Ranveer Singh Bhavnani crashed into Hindi cinema with the scrappy Delhi romance Band Baaja Baaraat and quickly became known for total-commitment performances and a wardrobe as flamboyant as his energy. His collaboration with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali produced a celebrated run — Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat — in which he played everything from a Gujarati Romeo to the chilling Sultan Alauddin Khilji.

Gully Boy showed a quieter register, earning him major acclaim as an aspiring street rapper from Mumbai's Dharavi, while 83 saw him transform into cricket captain Kapil Dev. A five-time Filmfare winner married to actress Deepika Padukone, he remains one of the industry's most bankable and unpredictable leading men, recently anchoring the spy thriller Dhurandhar and the cop-universe entry Singham Again.

Filmography Highlights

• Band Baaja Baaraat (2010) — Wedding-planner rom-com and an award-winning debut
• Lootera (2013) — Lyrical period romance praised for its restraint
• Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013) — First of his fiery Bhansali collaborations
• Bajirao Mastani (2015) — Commanding turn as the Maratha general Bajirao I
• Padmaavat (2018) — Menacing Alauddin Khilji won him Best Actor at Filmfare
• Simmba (2018) — Rohit Shetty masala hit in the cop universe
• Gully Boy (2019) — Street-rap drama, India's Oscar entry that year
• 83 (2021) — Played Kapil Dev in the 1983 World Cup saga

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