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Khaleej Times
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
Ranveer Singh, one of Bollywood's most bankable stars, turns 40
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, known for his electric energy, fearless fashion, and versatile roles, turned 40. Ranveer Singh is considered one of the bankable stars for producers in the Hindi film industry. Since his debut in the rom-com Band Baaja Baaraat (2010), Singh has delivered versatile performances in different genres. From his soothing performance in Lootera to displaying the underdog grit in Gully Boy, Singh showed that no genre or character is beyond his reach. The actor just took over a decade to tick all the boxes and establish himself as an entertainer. As the actor turns a year older today, let's revisit some of his diverse character portrayals. Band Baaja Baaraat (2010) In 2010, the actor made his debut with Band Baaja Baaraat, marking the beginning of a new era when Bollywood was flooded with star kids and actors who were ruling the screens for decades. In the movie helmed by Maneesh Sharma, Ranveer plays the role of Bittoo Sharma, a fun-loving youth who starts a wedding planning business with Shruti Kakkar (Anushka Sharma), an ambitious girl. Despite their promise not to mix business with love, the duo soon realises that they have fallen in love with each other, leading to complications in their professional and personal lives. Singh's performance was appreciated by the critics and his admirers. Lootera (2013) Singh's debut was followed by Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, which was not well-received. The actor decided to distance himself from commercial cinema with Vikramaditya Motwane's Lootera in 2013. With this film, Ranveer showcased his range as an actor. Adapted from a story by O Henry, the film hinges on a punchline and delivers it through a well-crafted ending. In the movie, Singh plays Varun Shrivastav, an archaeologist who travels to the village of Manikpur to study the land surrounding the temple, which is owned by the zamindar (landlord). Varun impresses the zamindar with his knowledge and charms his daughter Pakhi (Sonakshi Sinha). Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013) In the same year, the actor took a 180-degree turn to deliver one of his best performances, via Sanjay Leela Bhansali's romantic drama film Ram-Leela, opposite Deepika Padukone. He played the role of Ram, who falls in love with Leela (Deepika), but the villagers oppose their union as they belong to communities that have been at odds for centuries. Singh's performance and his chemistry with Padukone were widely appreciated by critics and fans. 'Padmaavat' (2018) With Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat, came the actor's breakthrough performance that set benchmarks. The film, which also starred Shahid Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles, was released in January 2018. In the movie, Singh brilliantly portrays Sultan Alauddin Khilji, who is obsessed with capturing the famed beauty Queen Padmavati (Padukone) of Mewar. The only one standing in his way is her husband, Maharawal Ratan Singh (Kapoor). Simmba (2018) Singh took up a completely different role with the action-comedy film Simmba, yet again proving his range as an actor. This time, he joined Rohit Shetty's "cop universe" with the movie. The movie followed Sangram Simmba Bhalerao (Ranveer), a corrupt police officer who works for Durva, a big drug smuggler. When Durva's brothers murder a girl close to Simmba, he decides to go on the path of righteousness to avenge her. Gully Boy (2019) Undoubtedly, one of Singh's best movies is the 2019 Zoya Akhtar-directorial Gully Bolly, which also starred Alia Bhatt and Siddhant Chaturvedi. Inspired by the story of two Mumbai-based rappers, Naezy and Divine, Gully Boy is one of the few Bollywood films that pays tribute to Indian rappers. A critical and commercial success, the movie was also appreciated at the Berlin Film Festival, where it had its world premiere. In the movie, Singh plays Murad, a 22-year-old boy living in the slums of Dharavi, Mumbai. Murad's parents want him to become well-educated and get a good job, but Murad dreams of becoming a rapper. When Murad meets MC Sher (Siddhant), he takes on the alias Gully Boy and starts to realise his dream and fight to live it. The story beautifully showcases the inspiring journey of Singh's character as he struggles to make it big as a rapper. The star also raps his way into our hearts with his brilliant rapping skills perfectly showcased in songs like Apna Time Aayega, Mere Gully Mein and Asli Hip Hop. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023) The latest addition to Ranveer Singh's diverse filmography is the Karan Johar directorial Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani in 2023. Paired with Alia Bhatt, the actor plays the role of a man on a mission to reunite his grandfather (Dharmendra) with his lost love, who happens to be Alia Bhatt's grandmother. Singh played the flamboyant Rocky Singh Randhawa. From his dance to flirting with Alia Bhatt in the film, the actor stood out in a star-studded cast. The actor has also appeared in several other movies, including Ladies vs. Ricky Bahl, Gunday, Dil Dhadakne Do, and Befikre, among others.
India.com
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Meet Bollywood legend who once lived in a chawl, did over 200 films, founder of a leading production house, his son is an actor.., he is…
Meet Bollywood legend who once lived in a chawl, did over 200 films, founder of a leading production house, his son is an actor.., he is… In the glitzy and glamorous world of Bollywood, success is always fleeting. And with the success comes money. While one day a star could be nothing, another day, on a Friday, one box office hit can turn around their entire career trajectory and their life. Many such tales belong to actors of the Hindi Film Industry who, at one stage, were barely making ends meet, but later they managed to become a stars in the film. Many of them only spent moments, days, or weeks of their childhood and/or early youth in poverty, but they had their moment to shine in Bollywood. You can find lots of instances of this in Bollywood. One such actor who had a similar tale was Jeetendra, who went through poverty but later got Bollywood success. In an interview, Jeetendra said that he lived in a dilapidated apartment, but when he had a fan installed in his apartment, the entire dilapidated building came to look at the fan. Jeetendra encountered difficult times even after being successful in his industry, and he starred in 60 movies in 8 years. 60 films in 8 years Jeetendra began his journey as a Bollywood actor in 1964 with I.V. Shantaram's film 'Geet Gaya Pattharon Ne'. He achieved success in Bollywood quickly. Later, he also became active as a producer. However, in 1982, after the failure of his film 'Deedar-e-Yaar,' Jeetendra experienced a major blow. His finances suffered. To remedy this, he continued working on blind films. A veteran actor had mentioned this insecurity in an interview: 'I did 60 films continuously in 8 years because it is true, I was insecure, very insecure in the 1980s.' When the fan was fitted into the house, everyone in the chawl came to see it In the same interview, Jeetendra shared an anecdote associated with his hardships. The actor said, 'I am a person who came from a chawl in Goregaon. I have seen the time when a fan was fitted in my house, and people from the entire chawl came to see it. I have gone through the bad time very closely, that's why I used to work like a madman.' Jeetendra has not worked in films for almost 25 years The actor Jeetendra ruled the Hindi film industry for so many years. Now that the actor has stayed away from the industry for two and a half decades. But he earns crores from his production houses, Balaji Telefilms, Alt Balaj,i and Balaji Motion Pictures. His daughter Ekta Kapoor and wife Shobha Kapoor look after this work.
