Ranbir Kapoor Fans

ng it out, but Ranbir was born on a Tuesday in Mumbai to one of the cutest, and most romantic film pairs in the Hindi movie industry, Neetu and Rishi Kapoor. He was christened Ranbir by his granduncle Shammi Kapoor who thought of using the first name of Raj Kapoor, Ranbir for his grandson. On his birth, Raj Kapoor was sent a letter by his fan welcoming the birth of another actor into the family. Ranbir is the second child of Rishi and Neetu Kapoor. The romantic pair of the seventies tied the knot on January 25, 1980 and were blessed with two children, Riddhima and Ranbir. While Neetu Kapoor dotes on her son and calls him ‘The Complete Man’, Rishi is closer to his daughter, though in his own words, he loves his dogs more. Ranbir’s parents affectionately call him baba.

//FILMS AND TELEVISION
Ranbir does not have a particular favorite show but he likes to watch Travel and Living in his spare time. His other pastimes include spending time with his family, friends and dogs, watching movies, playing on his Xbox and Playstation, playing football and randomly staring at the ceiling. Before joining the film industry in an actor’s capacity, Ranbir increased his film knowledge by watching movies of stalwarts such as Guru Dutt and Mehboob Khan. Ranbir’s favorite Bollywood actors Rishi Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna and Kajol. His fav Hollywood actors are Dustin Hoffman and Jennifer Connelly. His fav movies are Shree 420 and Life is Beautiful. His fav scene from Saawariya is the scene where Raj confesses his love to Lillypop while his fav song is Pari. The success of APKGK and the failure of Rocket Singh really surprised him.

//EDUCATION
Ranbir did his schooling at Bombay Scottish. He attended HR College before setting off to New York to pursue a course in acting and direction at Lee Strasberg Institute and School of Visual Arts where he made about 300 short films. He chose the school because of its “colorful website.” In school, Ranbir barely managed to scrape through his classes, though he was the first male from the Kapoor family to graduate tenth grade. He was very good at football and even played a the district level.

//SPORTS
Ranbir loves to play football, cricket and chess. His favorite football team is Barcelona and his favorite player is Lionel Messi. After retiring, Ranbir wants to become a football coach but that’s after some 40 odd years.

//FOOD
Like every self-respecting Kapoor, Ranbir loves his food. He particularly enjoys Italian, Chinese and Ghar ka Khana. He prefers food made by his daadi, Krishna Kapoor to his mom’s, particularly the biryanis and paayas. He is a strict non-vegetarian, however, he is forced to include vegetables in his diet. His favorite sabzi is bhindi and he hates tendli. As if his acting skills weren’t enough to please people, he can also cook up a meal of scrambled eggs and passable keema. His favorite desserts are Creme Brulee, Mishti Doi and Gulab Jamun. His comfort food is chicken curry, daal and roti. His favorite restaurants are Gajalee and Ling’s Pavilion. His favorite spice is cardamom. he prefers Pepsi as his official drink, being the brand ambassador of the beverage and claims that he became an actor in hope of being a brand ambassador for Pepsi one day. However, his favorite beverage is water and he can be seen sipping Coke as well. His favorite fruits are bananas and water melons. He drinks socially and smokes publicly.

//MUSIC
Ranbir’s favorite Hindi song is ‘Kisiki Muskurahaton Pe Ho Nisaar’ from the movie ‘Anari’. His favorite English song is ‘The Boxer’ by Simon and Garfunkel. Ranbir does not sing, not even in the shower and claims that crows will fall dead from the sky if he ever started singing. He thinks his lack of singing talent is his shortcoming as an actor. He learnt to play the guitar for his movie ‘Rockstar’ and also knows how to play the tabla which he learnt for two years.

//RANDOM
Ranbir rarely shops for himself, however, he prefers PRADA as a brand. A hublot watch was the first thing he bought with his earnings! In case you are wondering the secret behind his shiny hair, he uses Redken shampoo and Crest happens to be his toothpaste brand with La Prairie being the official RK soap! His favorite colognes are Zegna and Jean Paul Gaultier. His favorite casual brand is Abercrombie and Fitch. His favorite color keeps changing every month from red to white to blue. His favorite books are ‘Songs My Mother Taught Me’ by Marlon Brando, ‘The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini and Barack Obama’s biography. Ranbir plays the role of a deaf man in his upcoming film Barfee. Yongistan :::