Ranbir Kapoor, who has traveled from Bollywood’s ‘Chocolate Boy’ to ‘Animal’, has today become one of the most reliable stars of Indian cinema. This journey that started in 2007 with a falling towel and the innocence of ‘Saawariya’ has now reached the dignity of ‘Ram’. Recently, Ranbir’s ‘Ram’ look from Nitesh Tiwari’s ambitious film ‘Ramayana’ was released, which has created a stir on the internet. Let’s take a look at Ranbir Kapoor’s 19 years long ups and downs film career and his box office report. For those who don’t know, let us tell them that ‘Ramayana’ is going to be released in two parts. But before that, know everything about Ranbir’s film journey.
a flop debut
Ranbir Kapoor was born on September 28, 1982 in Mumbai. His father, Rishi Kapoor, and his mother, Neetu Kapoor, were both well-known actors. To further improve his acting, he studied acting at ‘Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute’ in New York. Before debuting as an actor, Ranbir worked as an assistant director in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film ‘Black’ and later debuted with SLB’s film ‘Saawariya’.
This film was released in 2007, in which Ranbir played the lead role alongside Sonam Kapoor. This film clashed with Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone’s film ‘Om Shanti Om’ and proved to be a huge flop at the box office. Despite this, Ranbir received the Filmfare Award for ‘Best Male Debut’ for his performance in this film. His acting was highly praised by both the critics and the audience.
After this, in 2008 he appeared in the film ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’. Made on a budget of around Rs 30 crore, the film managed to earn Rs 36 crore at the box office, but could not give Ranbir his first blockbuster film.
first success
After ‘Saawariya’, Ranbir worked in three films in 2009: ‘Wake Up Sid’, ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’ and ‘Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year’. His acting in these films was highly praised, the first two films were successful at the box office, but ‘Rocket Singh’ flopped. Then in 2010, Ranbir appeared in the film ‘Raajneeti’. In this film, Ranbir played the role of an ambitious politician. This film proved to be a huge hit and people started taking Ranbir seriously, because this actor made his presence felt even among the big-name stars. ‘Raajneeti’ was made on a budget of Rs 45 crore and earned Rs 145 crore at the box office. However, in the same year, Ranbir’s film ‘Anjaana Anjaani’ also flopped.
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Ranbir Kapoor’s era!
The film ‘Rockstar’ released in 2011, in which Ranbir played the character of a troubled musician ‘Jordan’ and along with the film becoming a hit, he also received the Filmfare Award. In 2012, the film ‘Barfi!’ I. In this he played the character of a young man who could not hear or speak; This character is still considered one of his most memorable performances. He received the Filmfare ‘Best Actor’ award for this film and the film was also successful at the box office.
The 2013 film ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’ was a huge hit and established Ranbir as a ‘youth icon’.
However, along with many box office successes, Ranbir also faced some flops, such as ‘Besharam’ (2013), ‘Roy’ (2015), ‘Bombay Velvet’ (2015) and ‘Tamasha’ (2015).
But, in 2016, the actor made a strong comeback with Karan Johar’s superhit film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’. After this, his another film ‘Jagga Jasoos’ flopped, but then he made a comeback with the blockbuster film ‘Sanju’.
After the box office failure of the film ‘Shamshera’ in 2022, Ranbir made a comeback with the superhit film ‘Brahmastra’ (2022); And in 2023, with the film ‘Animal’, this actor broke all his own records. For those who don’t know, let us tell you that ‘Animal’ has become the highest grossing film of his career so far and for this he has also received his fourth ‘Best Actor’ Filmfare Award.
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Ranbir will now be seen as ‘Ram’
Now Ranbir Kapoor will be seen playing the role of Lord Ram in Nitesh Tiwari’s film ‘Ramayana’. This film will be released in two parts. This film has been made in IMAX format and approximately Rs 4000 crore is at stake on it. For those who are not aware, let us tell you that ‘Ramayana Part 1’ is going to be released in Diwali 2026, and ‘Ramayana Part 2’ will be released in Diwali 2027.