Guwahati: Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor turned 38 on Monday. He is one of the highest-paid actors of Hindi cinema and has featured in Forbes India‘s Celebrity 100 list since 2012. Kapoor is the recipient of several awards, including six Filmfare Awards.
The son of actors Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh, and the grandson of actor-director Raj Kapoor, Kapoor pursued filmmaking and method acting at the School of Visual Arts and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, respectively.
He subsequently assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the film Black (2005) and made his acting debut with Bhansali’s tragic romance Saawariya (2007), a critical and commercial failure.
Kapoor rose to prominence in 2009 with his performances in the coming-of-age film Wake Up Sid, the romantic comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, and the drama Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year. His most widely seen film in this period came with the political drama Raajneeti (2010).
The romantic drama Rockstar (2011), in which he played a troubled musician, and the comedy-drama Barfi! (2012), in which he played a cheerful deaf-and-mute man, earned Kapoor two consecutive Best Actor awards at Filmfare.
A starring role opposite Deepika Padukone in the romantic comedy Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) established him as a leading Bollywood actor.
He followed this with roles in a series of films that did not perform well commercially, with the exception of the romance Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016).
This changed in 2018 when Kapoor portrayed Sanjay Dutt in Rajkumar Hirani’s biopic Sanju, one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time, for which he won another Filmfare Award for Best Actor.
In addition to acting in films, Kapoor supports charities and causes. He is also a co-owner of the Indian Super League football team Mumbai City FC.
On the occasion, his sister Riddhima Kapoor Sahni shared a collage of throwback pictures to wish him.
Sharing the collage, Riddhima wrote: “Happiest bday AWESOMENESS! Love you so much #mybabybrother #38andfab.” The pictures also feature Riddhima’s daughter Samara and mom Neetu Kapoor.
In a run-up to his birthday, Riddhima shared a bunch of pictures of Ranbir with her, Neetu and others. She also shared a collage of various family moments from the past, with many featuring their late father, actor Rishi Kapoor, who passed away this April. One of the pictures from this lot was a throwback to their childhood with Rishi holding both his children in his arms and posing by a statue of Shirdi Sai Baba.
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Happiest bday AWESOMENESS! Love you so much ❤️ #babybrother ❤️ #38andfab
Ranbir’s birthday coincides with that of his aunt, Rima Jain. Riddhima also shared pictures with her. One of them includes Riddhima posing with Tara Sutaria, who is rumored to be dating Rima’s son, actor Aadar Jain.
Ranbir was working on his upcoming ambitious project Brahmastra, when the spread of coronavirus halted its production work. The Ayan Mukerji directorial also stars his girlfriend Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy and Nagarjuna among others.
