“My brothers (Randhir and Rajiv Kapoor) were asking me what happened to him? He commits suicide.. he also does a film in this like ‘Rocket Singh’ and ‘Barfi’.. in which he is an idiot and doesn’t even listen.. he will be done.. he will become an arty hero.
I was also worried after hearing all this, but Ranbir proved us all wrong with his choice. “Barfi” turned out to be a success.
Ranbir is a bold actor. When he started his career with ‘Saawariya’, he had told his mother that I don’t want to do the kind of work that Shahrukh Khan Sahab and other actors have done.
I want to make films in which we talk about the problems of people my age.
This is why his choice of films is different. Like Wake Up Sid, Rocket Singh, Barfi and Tamasha. Some of these films will work, others won’t… but I want to applaud his courageous choice.
These things about Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor were said by none other than his father and famous Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor.
Today, on the occasion of Ranbir’s 42nd birthday, we will talk about his career graph and choice of characters.
Ranbir Kapoor with his father Rishi Kapoor on the sets of the film ‘Prem Granth’.
Father assisted at age 17 Ranbir worked on a film for the first time at the age of 17, after clearing his 10th exam. That movie was “Aa Ab Laut Chalen”.
It was directed by Ranbir’s father Rishi Kapoor and Ranbir was the assistant director. After that, Kapoor went to New York to take a film course. While studying here, he made two short films.
Assistant director Ranbir Kapoor with actress Aishwarya Rai on the sets of the film ‘Aa Ab Laut Chalen’.
Moped, mistreated on the set of “Black” In 2005, the actor returned to Mumbai and became an assistant director in the Amitabh Bachchan-Rani Mukherjee starrer film ‘Black’. In an interview, the actor had said: “I worked on the set for 21 hours. Used to perform jobs ranging from cleaning to repairing lights.
He was beaten and mistreated, but he learned something every day. Still, my goal was for Mr. Bhansali (director of the film Black) to offer me a lead role in one of his films.
Father advised not to experiment Very few people know that father Rishi Kapoor had advised Ranbir early in his career not to experiment with characters, but Ranbir did many experimental roles right from the start of his career.
Due to his different choices, Ranbir is considered as the best actor in the industry today.
The first film “Saawariya” is a failure In 2007, Ranbir made his acting debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film ‘Saawariya’, but that film did not work. However, Ranbir received the Filmfare Award in the Best Male Debut category for this.
Ranbir played the role of a drifter in the film. In an interview, he had said that this character was a tribute to his grandfather’s iconic role of Awara.
The actor’s film ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’, released after this, was also average. It grossed Rs 79 crore worldwide, but Ranbir was yet to make his mark as an actor.
I received recognition from “Wake Up Sid” This identity comes from “Wake Up Sid” released in 2009. The film was a sleeper hit and was highly praised by critics. Ranbir’s acting was also highly appreciated.
After that, ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’, released in 2009, was also a success. It was the third highest-grossing film of the year by collecting Rs 99 crore.
Ranbir received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critic) for the film ‘Rocket Singh’.
Did something different in ‘Rocket Singh’, shone with ‘Rajneeti’ Ranbir played the role of salesman Sardar in ‘Rocket Singh’, released in 2009. This role was different from all the heroes of his time who did not work in ordinary storylines. Although the film did not perform well at the box office, critics praised his character.
In 2010, Ranbir played the first gray character of his career in the film ‘Raajneeti’. In an interview, Ranbir had described this as the first complex role of his career. It also became Ranbir’s first film to earn over Rs 100 crore.
“Rockstar” and “Barfi” brought international fame Ranbir became an international celebrity with ‘Rockstar’ released in 2011. For this, he learned to play the guitar properly. For this, Ranbir received both the Filmfare Best Actor and Best Actor Critics Awards.
Ranbir created his own identity with ‘Barfi’ released in 2012. In this, he played the role of a deaf and mute. The film got India’s official entry into the Oscars. To play this role, the actor was inspired by Charlie Chaplin and his grandfather Raj Kapoor.
Ranbir’s film ‘Barfi’, made on a budget of just Rs 35 crore, had grossed Rs 175 crore worldwide.
2013 to 2017: The era of flop films Ranbir, who has experimented a lot in his career, also had to go through a phase of flop films for a few years. From 2013 to 2017, the actor worked in 6 films. Apart from ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’, films like ‘Besharam’, ‘Roy’, ‘Bombay Velvet’, ‘Tamasha’ and Jagga Jasoos were failures.
However, there is a different audience who loves ‘Tamasha’ and ‘Jagga Jasoos’. Ranbir’s characters in both these films were experimental.
Records made with “Sanju” and “Brahmastra Part 1” In 2018, Ranbir’s ‘Sanju’ became the highest-grossing film of the year by earning Rs 586 crore worldwide. Then, after a break of 4 years, the actor’s film ‘Brahmastra – Part 1’, released in 2022, was also a success.
However, “Shamshera”, released this year, was a failure. In this film, Ranbir played a double role for the first time in his career.
‘Animal’ is the first pure action film and the longest in Ranbir’s career.
“Animal” returned to fame The actor’s last film was “Animal”, released last year. It grossed Rs 917 crore and became the third highest-grossing film of the year after Shahrukh’s ‘Jawaan’ and ‘Pathan’.
After going through the phase of flop films, Ranbir once again made his comeback in the list of best actors through this film.
Ranbir has directed 21 films so far in his 17-year career. Among them, 11 films were hits. The actor is currently working on the first mythological film of his career, ‘Ramayana’.
Graphics: Anklesh Vishwakarma