Ranbir Raj Kapoor, born on 28 September 1982 in Mumbai, is an Indian actor who works in Hindi-language films. He is the fourth generation of the Kapoor family of Hindi cinema. His father, Rishi Kapoor, and his mother, Neetu Singh, were both actors, and his grandfather was the actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor.
Before acting, Ranbir worked as an assistant director to Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the film Black (2005). He made his acting debut in Bhansali’s Saawariya (2007), for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He rose to fame with Wake Up Sid and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (both 2009) and the political drama Raajneeti (2010).
His performances as a troubled musician in Rockstar (2011) and as a cheerful deaf-and-mute young man in Barfi! (2012) won him two Filmfare Awards for Best Actor in a row. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) made him one of the leading stars of his generation. After a run of films that did not do well, with Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) the exception, he returned to success with Sanju (2018), in which he played actor Sanjay Dutt and won another Filmfare Best Actor award.
After a break, he had further success with the fantasy film Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva (2022) and the action drama Animal (2023). Animal became his highest-grossing film and won him a fourth Filmfare Award for Best Actor. In total, he has won seven Filmfare Awards.
In 2026, Ranbir took on one of the biggest roles of his career, playing Rama in Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana: Part 1, which was released in cinemas on 5 November 2026. The film also stars Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana. A second part is planned for Diwali 2028. He is married to actor Alia Bhatt.
