Ranbir Kapoor @42: Moped the set of 'Black', when he did 'Barfi' the family members said – you are committing suicide; He used to tell his mother that he will not play a role like Shahrukh.

'My brothers (Randhir and Rajiv Kapoor) used to ask me what has happened to him? He is committing suicide.. he does a film in that too like 'Rocket Singh' and 'Barfi'.. in which he is dumb and doesn't even listen.. he will be finished.. he will become an arty hero.

I was also worried after hearing all this but Ranbir proved us all wrong with his choice. 'Barfi' proved to be a hit.

Ranbir is a daring actor. When he was starting his career with 'Saawariya', he had told his mother that I do not want to do the kind of work that Shahrukh Khan Sahab and other actors have done.

I want to do films in which the problems of people of my age group will be talked about.

For this reason his choice of films is different. Like Wake Up Sid, Rocket Singh, Barfi and Tamasha. Some of those films will work, some will not… but I want to praise his brave choice.

These things about Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor were said by none other than his father and famous late Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor.

Today, on Ranbir's 42nd birthday, we will talk about his career graph and choice of characters.

Ranbir Kapoor with father Rishi Kapoor on the sets of the film 'Prem Rog'.

Assisted father at the age of 17 Ranbir worked on a film for the first time at the age of 17, after completing his 10th exams. This film was 'Aa Ab Laut Chalen'.

It was directed by Ranbir's father Rishi Kapoor and Ranbir was the assistant director in it. After this Kapoor went to New York to pursue a filmmaking course. While studying here, he made two short films.

Assistant director Ranbir Kapoor with actress Aishwarya Rai on the sets of the film 'Aa Ab Laut Chalen'.

Moped the set of 'Black', abused In 2005, the actor returned to Mumbai and became an assistant director in the Amitabh Bachchan-Rani Mukherjee starrer film 'Black'. In an interview, the actor had said- 'I used to work on the set for 21 hours. Used to do work ranging from mopping to fixing lights.

He was beaten and abused, but he learned something every day. Rest, my aim was that Bhansali (director of the film Black) sir should offer me a lead role in one of his films.

Father advised not to experiment Very few people know that father Rishi Kapoor had advised Ranbir at the beginning of his career not to experiment with characters, but Ranbir did many experimental roles right from the beginning of his career.

Because of his different choices, Ranbir is today called the finest actor of the industry.

Debut film 'Saawariya' flopped In the year 2007, Ranbir made his acting debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film 'Saawariya' but this film did not work. However, Ranbir received the Filmfare Award in the Best Male Debut category for this.

Ranbir played the role of a vagabond in the film. In an interview, he had said that this character was a tribute to his grandfather's iconic Awara role.

The actor's film 'Bachna Ae Haseeno', released after this, was also average. It earned Rs 79 crore worldwide but Ranbir was yet to make his mark as an actor.

Got recognition from 'Wake Up Sid' This identity came from 'Wake Up Sid' released in 2009. The film was a sleeper hit and was highly appreciated by the critics. Ranbir's acting was also highly praised.

After this, 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani', released in 2009, was also a hit. It was the third highest grossing film of the year by collecting Rs 99 crore.

Ranbir was awarded the Filmfare Best Actor (Critics) Award for the film 'Rocket Singh'.

Did something different in 'Rocket Singh', shined with 'Rajneeti' Ranbir played the role of a salesman Sardar in 'Rocket Singh', released in 2009. This role was different from all the heroes of his era who were not working on commonman scripts. Even though the film did not perform well at the box office, critics praised his character.

In 2010, Ranbir played the first gray character of his career in the film 'Raajneeti'. In an interview, Ranbir had described this as the first complex role of his career. It also became Ranbir's first film to earn more than Rs 100 crore.

'Rockstar' and 'Barfi' brought international stardom Ranbir got international stardom with 'Rockstar' released in 2011. For this he learned to play proper guitar. For this Ranbir received both the Filmfare Best Actor and Best Actor Critics Awards.

Ranbir created his own identity with 'Barfi' released in 2012. In this he played the role of a deaf and dumb person. The film got the official entry to the Oscars from India. To play this role, the actor took inspiration from Charlie Chaplin and grandfather Raj Kapoor.

Ranbir's film 'Barfi', made with a budget of only Rs 35 crore, had earned Rs 175 crore worldwide.

2013 to 2017: The era of flop films Ranbir, who did many experiments in her career, also had to go through a phase of flop films for a few years. From 2013 to 2017, the actor worked in 6 films. Apart from 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil', films like 'Besharam', 'Roy', 'Bombay Velvet', 'Tamsha' and Jagga Jasoos were flops.

However, there is a different audience which likes 'Tamasha' and 'Jagga Jasoos'. Ranbir's characters in both these films were experimental.

Records made with 'Sanju' and 'Brahmastra Part 1' In 2018, Ranbir's 'Sanju' became the highest grossing film of the year by earning Rs 586 crore worldwide. Then after a break of 4 years, the actor's film 'Brahmastra – Part 1', released in 2022, was also a hit.

However, 'Shamshera' released this year was a flop. In this film, Ranbir played a double role for the first time in his career.

'Animal' is the first pure action and longest film of Ranbir's career.

'Animal' returned to stardom The actor's last film was 'Animal' released last year. It earned Rs 917 crore and became the third highest grossing film of the year after Shahrukh's 'Jawaan' and 'Pathan'.

After going through the phase of flop films, Ranbir has once again made a comeback in the list of top actors through this film.

Ranbir has done 21 films so far in his 17-year career. Of these, 11 films were hits. These days the actor is working on the first mythological film of his career, 'Ramayana'. Let us hope that this experiment of his also remains successful.