Birthday Special: 30 Reasons Why We Love Ranbir Kapoor
Barely five years old in Bollywood, Ranbir Kapoor is already viewed as the best in the business. And, fortunately, it's not an overstatement.
He always had the advantage of an illustrious lineage -- great grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor, grandfather Raj Kapoor, father Rishi Kapoor, mom Neetu Singh, granduncles -- Shammi and Shashi Kapoor, cousins Karisma and Kareena but it's never been about his name.
His talent spoke for him right from that disastrous first film Saawariya to his latest Barfi! despite its controversial submission into the Oscars race.
So far he's attracted the right kind of projects and chosen wisely treating his viewers to consecutive fine efforts and a promise of equally enticing future projects.
The Kapoor scion turns 30 today. Here's celebrating the on-the-brink superstar and his well-deserved success with a list of 30 things we love about him.
1. He's undeniably good looking. Being the offspring of two very good looking people ' Rishi & Neetu -- helps. So naturally, he's got some pretty genes working in his favour.
2. The talented Kapoor
Being a Kapoor is always a good thing in Bollywood. It's not just beauty but Ranbir's also inherited the talent of his enormously gifted family.
Image: Ranbir Kapoor in Barfi! 🤗
3. The self-effacing, modest star
Even more so when the world is going gaga over him and he makes self-effacing comments like, 'There is nothing sexy about me. I have a long nose, big cheeks, long face, broad forehead and my legs are too thin. So I am anything but sexy.'
Image: Ranbir Kapoor on a GQ cover 🤓
4. The Aamir Khan of his generation
He's not the new Aamir Khan without reason.
While it took the Lagaan star some really bad films to embrace his one-film-a-time policy, Ranbir has understood the value of playing choosy and picking the right roles quite early on in his career.
Image: Ranbir Kapoor
Photographs: Manav Manglani/Reuters
5. Sense of humour
You can have all the charisma in the world but it's no good if you're humourless.
Luckily, Ranbir is not. From mocking himself (and others) on award shows to wisecracking about his lousy percentage in school, RK is a lot of fun.
Image: Ranbir Kapoor
Photographs: Stringer India/Reuters 😈
6. The (leading) ladies' man
The Bachna Ae Haseeno star is linked with every single co-star he works with, from Sonam Kapoor to Katrina Kaif to Nargis Fakhri.
Image: Movie poster of Bachna Ae Haseeno 😃
7. Mamma's boy
Brushing all the female attention aside, it's sweet how he reserves all the adoration for the first woman in his life -- his mom.
Often dubbed a 'Mamma's boy,' Ranbir is that rare guy who's actually proud to be one.
Image: Ranbir Kapoor with mum Neetu Kapoor
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar
8. Dedicated actor
What a dedicated actor.
To get the nuances of a role right, Ranbir doesn't merely rely on his instincts but prefers to put in 100 percent commitment, be it by growing a beard to play an authentic Sikh boy in Rocket Singh: Salesmen of the Year or learning guitar to look convincing in and as Rockstar.
Image: Ranbir Kapoor in Rocket Singh: Salesmen of the Year 👏
9. Staying classy
I've always maintained that she is a beautiful person. Apart from being physically attractive, she is beautiful from within.'
Image: Ranbir Kapoor with Deepiak Padukone in Bachna Ae Haseeno 😆
10. His royal hotness
Right from the moment he dropped his towel on big screen to baring his torso for movies and photo spreads, RK's lean, mean physique has made him every teenage girl's favourite poster boy.
Image: Ranbir Kapoor on a magazine cover 😎
11. Onscreen romance king
Nothing better than romancing Ranbir on reel it seems.
While his Wake Up Sid co-star Konkona Sen Sharma says he's 'chivalrous and a delight to work with' his love interest in Barfi! -- Ileana D'Cruz finds him 'extremely charming on and off screen.'
Image: Ronabir Kapoor with Ileana D'Cruz in Barfi! 😛
12. Aging gracefully
Image: Ranbir Kapoor in the Docomo ad 😕
13. Consistently great on-screen kisser
Bottom-line: consistently great on-screen kisser. (Sorry Hashmi!)
Image: Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri in Rockstar 😉
14. Dancing god
Can he dance, you ask?
Just watch him groove like fantastic elastic in Chillar Party's Tai Tai Phish to know how well.
Image: Ranbir Kapoor in Chillar Party ⭐️
15. Being secure
It's always refreshing to see a secure face in this wobbly, backbiting industry.
Whether he's openly bonding with Imran Khan to refute any suggestions of a friction or praising his seniors to the skies, this is one self-assured celebrity.
Image: Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor 😳
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