Ranbir Raj Kapoor (born 28 September 1982) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi-language films. He is one of the most prominent male actors working today in Bollywood. 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. Over the years, Kapoor has built a reputation for choosing diverse roles. He has played everything from a troubled musician in “Rockstar” (2011) to a historical figure in “Besharam” (2013) and a gangster in “Barfi!” (2012), earning praise for his emotional depth and naturalistic style. His performances have won him multiple Filmfare Awards, India’s most prestigious film honours.

Filmography

• 2027Love & War
• 2027Ramayana: Part Two — Ram
• 2026Ramayana — Ram / Parshuram / Vishnu
• The Ba***ds of Bollywood — Ranbir Kapoor
• 2023Animal — Ranvijay Balbir Singh / Aziz Haque
• 2023Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar — Rohan 'Mickey' Arora
• 2022Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva — Shiva, Producer
• 2022Shamshera — Balli/Shamshera
• 2018Bucket List
• 2018Love per Square Foot — Gattu (Special Appearance)
• 2018Sanju — Sanjay Dutt
• 2017Jagga Jasoos — Jagga, Producer
• 2016Ae Dil Hai Mushkil — Ayan Sanger
• 2015Bombay Velvet — Johnny Balraj, Executive Producer
• 2015Roy — Roy
• 2015Tamasha — Ved Sahni
• 2014PK — Alien Scientist
• 2013Besharam — Besharam, Playback Singer
• 2013Bombay Talkies — Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
• 2013Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani — Kabir 'Bunny' Thapar
• 2012Barfi! — Murphy Johnson "Barfi"
• 2011Chillar Party — Item Number (Tai Tai Phish)
• 2011Rockstar — Janardan Jakhar / Jordan
• 2010Anjaana Anjaani — Akash
• 2010Raajneeti — Samar Pratap
• 2009Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani — Prem Shankar Sharma
• 2009Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year — Harpreet Singh Bedi
• 2009Wake Up Sid — Sidharth 'Sid' Mehra
• 2008Bachna Ae Haseeno — Raj Sharma
• 2007Saawariya — Ranbir Raj
• 2005Black — Assistant Director
• 2004Karma — Aryan
• 2002A Passion to Love — Director
• Filmfare Awards — Host
• Animal 3
• Animal Park — Ranvijay Balbir Singh/Aziz Haque
• Brahmāstra Part Two: Dev — Shiva

Appearances as themselves (20)

• 2025Dining with the Kapoors — Self
• The Roshans — Self
• The Great Indian Kapil Show — Self
• The Romantics — Self
• 2022Govinda Naam Mera — Self
• Unstoppable with NBK — Self
• Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives — Self
• The Kapil Sharma Show — Self
• Comedy Nights Bachao — Self
• 2014Bhoothnath Returns — Himself (Cameo Appearance)
• Mission Sapne — Himself
• Comedy Nights with Kapil — Self
• India's Most Desirable — Himself
• 2009Luck by Chance — Self
• 10 Ka Dum — Himself
• Oye! It's Friday! — Himself
• Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah — Self
• Indian Idol — Self
• Koffee with Karan — Self
• Kaun Banega Crorepati — Self