Ranbir Kapoor

Ranbir Kapoor (Hindi: रणबीर कपूर, born 28 September 1982 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies. He first appeared in the 2007 film Saawariya for which he won a Filmfare Best Male Debut Award.

Early life
Main article: Kapoor family
Born to actors Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh, Kapoor is the great grandson of Prithviraj Kapoor and the grandson of actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor. He is the brother of Riddhima Kapoor and his uncles are Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor. Other notable family members include his cousins Karishma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and Nikhil Nanda. As a child, Kapoor studied at Bombay Scottish School in Mahim, Mumbai, and went on to pursue method acting at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York.

Career
Before starting off his career as an actor, Kapoor worked as an assistant to director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, where he was involved in the making of the film Black (2005).Kapoor later made his acting debut in November 2007 with Bhansali's Saawariya opposite newcomer Sonam Kapoor. The film failed to do well at the box office,though his performance was largely appreciated. Kapoor was then seen in Siddharth Anand's romantic comedy Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008) alongside Bipasha Basu, Minissha Lamba and Deepika Padukone. The film performed reasonably well at the box office.

Kapoor's first release of 2009 was Ayan Mukerji's Wake Up Sid, in which he portrayed the character of Siddharth Mehra, a spoiled and self-centered college student from Mumbai. Featured opposite Konkona Sen Sharma, the film was a critical and commercial success, and Kapoor earned several nominations for Best Actor at various award ceremonies. He next starred alongside Katrina Kaif in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, which surfaced as one of the biggest hits of the year.Following this, Kapoor appeared in Shimit Amin's drama Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year. Upon release, the film received positive reviews by critics but failed to do well.Kapoor's performance was critically acclaimed, with one critic writing, "Ranbir brings to his part a whole lot of earnestness and heart. His natural and utterly contagious exuberance so much on display in his last two films Wake Up Sid and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani is effortlessly curbed here."

He recently appeared in Prakash Jha's multi-starrer Rajneeti, which released on June 4, 2010. Kapoor's forthcoming projects include Siddharth Anand's Anjaana Anjaani with Priyanka Chopra, and Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar with newcomer Diana Penty.

Personal life
Kapoor currently lives with his parents in Pali Hill in Mumbai, Maharashtra. During an interview in March 2008, he announced that he was dating Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone.The couple later broke up in October 2009.

Awards and nominations
See also: List of awards and nominations received by Ranbir Kapoor
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
2007 Saawariya Ranbir Raj Thakur Winner, Filmfare Best Male Debut Award
2008 Bachna Ae Haseeno Raj Sharma
2009 Luck by Chance Himself Cameo
Wake Up Sid Siddharth Mehra (Sid) Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance also for Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani & Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Prem Shankar Sharma Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance also for Wake Up Sid & Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year
Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award
Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year Harpreet Singh Bedi Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance also for Wake Up Sid & Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
2010 Rajneeti Samar Pratap
Anjaana Anjaani Rocky Releasing on 24 September 2010
2011 Rockstar Pre-produc