Ranbir Kapoor

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Biography

Son of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh; nephew of actors Randhir Kapoor, Rajiv Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor. Grandnephew of actors Shashi Kapoor, Jennifer Kendal, Shammi Kapoor, Geeta Bali; cousin of actresses Kareena Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor. Belongs to the fourth generation of highly prestigious and considered to be the first family of Bollywood .

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·music_department·assistant_director
  • Country
  • India
  • Nationality
  • Indian
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 28 September 1982
  • Place of birth
  • Mumbai
  • Residence
  • Pali Hill
  • Education
  • Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute·Bombay Scottish School· Mahim·H.R. College of Commerce and Economics
  • Knows language
  • Hindi
  • Parents
  • Rishi Kapoor·Neetu Singh

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Trivia

Shares his name with his grandfather, the legendary Raj Kapoor (his full name was Ranbir Raj Kapoor).

Son of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh.

Great-nephew of Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor.

Great-grandson of Prithviraj Kapoor.

Grandson of Raj Kapoor.

Cousin of Kareena Kapoor Khan and Karisma Kapoor.

Nephew of Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor, Sanjana Kapoor ( Shashis children).

Nephew of actors Kunal Kapoor Karan Kapoor Sanjana Kapoor.

Grandson of actress/ costume designer Rajee Singh.

Discovered actor Jatin Sial for Aa Ab Laut Chale. Ranbir saw him a in a play and recommended him to his father Rishi Kapoor.

Great grand nephew of actor Trilok Kapoor ( Prithvirajs brother).

Nephew of actor Jatin Sial. ( Rishi Kapoors Aunt Urmila Sials son).

Nephew of Aditya Raj Kapoor and Kanchan Desai ( Shammi Kapoors children).

Great grand nephew of Trilok Kapoor. Trilok is the brother of Prithviraj Kapoor.

Grand nephew of director Vijay Kapoor and his brother actor, politician Vicky Kapoor. Their father was Trilok Kapoor. Trilok was the brother of Prithviraj Kapoor.

Nephew of Jatin Sial ( Dads cousin.Urmila Sials son).

Distant great grand nephew of Kamal Kapoor. Kamal was a cousin of Prithviraj Kapoor.

Grandfather Raj Kapoors maternal uncle was actor Jugal Kishore Mehra. Jugal married actress Anwari Begum and adopted her daughter actress Zarine ( Nasreen). Nasreen is the mother of actress/ singer Salma Agha. This makes Salma Agha his aunt. This also makes Sasha Agha his cousin.

Ranbir Kapoor is a relative of Anil , Boney , Sanjay , Sonam and Arjun Kapoor. His great grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor was a cousin of Surinder Kapoor ( Anil Kapoor s dad).

His favorite movies are Its a Wonderful Life , Shree 420 , Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge , La vita bella , Mr. India , The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring , The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers , The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King , Singin in the Rain (1952) , Masoom , Dil Chahta Hai , Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , Kabhie Kabhie , Silsila , Chandni , Lage Raho Munna Bhai , 3 Idiots , Rang De Basanti , Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! , Home Alone , The Prestige , Lost in Translation , Catch Me If You Can , Amar Akbar Anthony and Rafoo Chakkar .

Visted the Fiji Islands in 1986. He accompanied his father for a stage concert with Dimple Kapadia, Asrani and Prem Chopra.

Was roommates with Abhay Chopra ( Ravi Chopras son) in the year 2000 in New York. Ranbir was there to attend a acting school.

Cousin Shaira Kapoor (Shashi Kapoors granddaughter) worked as production designer in Bombay Velvet.

His father Rishi Kapoor s brother is Randhir Kapoor , whose wife is Babita Kapoor. Babitas aunt is classic actress Sadhana , whom Ranbir escorted on the ramp of a fashion show for charity in 2014. A cheerful Sadhana wore a beautiful pink sari, while being on the arm of the handsome dapper Ranbir, in what turned out to be her last public appearance. A year-and-a-half later, she died from a high fever. Rishi went to her house to pay his last respects and was touched to see that she had kept a framed picture of her and Ranbir from the fashion show on her nightstand.

Cousin Pooja Desai was a assistant director in Dhoom 2 and Om Shanti Om. Pooja is the granddaughter of Shammi Kapoor.

His uncle is Sanjay Kapoor the CEO of Talking Pictures Productions in Bahrain. Sanjay is the son of director Vijay Kapoor. Vijay Kapoor has another son named Ajay Kapoor. Ajay Kapoor is the Executive Director at Indra Media Pvt Ltd. Ajay is Zee Sports - Head of Programming. Ajay has also been a producer of several drama series. He has also been the Nimbus Television - Creative Director. Ajay has also been the producer of Ten Sports. Director Vijay Kapoor also has a daughter named Anuradha settled in India. Anuradha has a daughter settled in Australia.

Second cousin of actor Adiraj Malhotra. Adiraj starred in the video "Purana Andaz " as a child. Adiraj is son of actor Monty Nath. Month Nath was the son of actor Prem Nath. Prem Naths sister was married to Raj Kapoor.

Second cousin of director Siddharth Malhotra.

Grandnephew of Prem Nath, Rajendra Nath and Narendra Nath.

Cousin of model Shivani Kapur. Shivani came to India in the early 2000s from England. How they are cousins is not clarified anywhere.Shivanis mother Malati Lall was invited to be the face of the Lakme campaign in the 1980s She had to refuse as Malatis mother did not want her to be a model.

Several magazines carried a story about the day Ranbir Kapoor was born. The entire Kapoor khandaan was in the hospital visiting Neetu Singh and the new born baby Ranbir. All except Rishis younger brother Rajiv Kapoor. Rajiv and his then girlfriend Padmini Kholapure were involved in a serious car accident. When questioned by the police, Rajiv and Padmini were reluctant to give their names. The reason being was that Raj Kapoor had warned Rajiv to break off from Padmini and this incident wouldve blown the situation out in the public.

Quotes

I believe that working with good people matters because then the work environment is good. If there is a sense of respect and belief among the people you work with, that is when good work is done.

We, after a certain age, after college, are so consumed about what we want to achieve in life, and we fiercely are ambitious and we go after that, but sometimes we tend to take all our loved and dear ones for granted.

I truly believe that God has given us few brain cells, and you have to direct them to the right things that make you happy.

What really matters is your movies and how good a person you are. Otherwise, tabloids and news channels writing about you only builds your curiosity and stardom and propels you to reach wider places.

I want to reach the heights of stardom beyond my imagination.

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