Ranveer Singh is an Indian film actor, model, and dancer. He is known for his successful acting career in Bollywood. He has received several awards, including four Filmfare Awards. In 2010, Ranveer made his acting debut with the Hindi-language romantic comedy film, Band Baaja Baaraat.
The film won critical acclaim and was a commercial success. The film earned him the 56th Filmfare Awards for Best Emerging Male Artist. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Bollywood and has been featured on Forbes India’s Top 100 Celebrity list since 2012.
Facts About Ranveer Singh
| Born | 6 July 1985, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Real Name | Ranveer Singh Bhavnani |
| Nickname | Rambo |
| Age | 36 Years old |
| Height | Height in Feet: 5 Feet 8 Inches 1.78 Meter |
| Weight | 80 Kilogram 176 Pound |
| Hair Color | Dark Black |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Education | Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board H.R. College of Commerce and Economics Indiana University Bloomington |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Ethnicity | Sindhi Hindu family |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Parents | Father: Jagjit Singh Bhavnani Mother: Anju Bhavnani |
| Sister | Ritika Bhavnani |
| Wife | Deepika Padukone (m. 2018) |
| Net Worth | $50 Million or ₹367 crores (As of 2021) |
Ranveer Singh Biography
Ranveer Singh was born on July 6, 1985, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India as Ranveer Singh Bhavnani. He was born into a middle-class Sindhi Hindu family. Ranveer Singh father, Jagjit Singh Bhavnani was a businessman, and his mother Anju Bhavnani was a housewife.
During the Partition of India, Ranveer’s grandfather Sundar Singh Bhavanani and grandmother Chand Barka moved from Karachi, Sindh province to Mumbai.
Ranveer Singh sister name is Ritika Bhavnani and she is the elder sister of the Bajirao of Bollywood (Ranveer Singh). He is a cousin of actress Sonam Kapoor and producer Rhea Kapoor, daughters of actor Anil Kapoor and wife Sunita Kapoor (Née Bhavnani).
Ranveer explain that he did not want to use his original surname, Bhavnani, because “it’s too long and with too many syllables”, so it’s difficult for the public to memorize. Since his childhood, Ranveer has always wanted to be an actor and used to participate in school plays all the time.
He joined the HR College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai. Ranveer soon realized that getting into the film industry would not be easy, as it was for other aspiring actors from well-known families in the entertainment world. Ranveer then turned to his second passion, creative writing.
He moved to the United States and earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University Bloomington. In addition to his studies, he took acting lessons. After completing his studies and returning to Mumbai in 2007, he worked in advertising as a copywriter.
He then worked as an assistant director and began to send his acting portfolio to directors and producers.
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Ranveer Singh Family
Ranveer Singh wife is actress Deepika Padukone, with whom he was fall in love on the set of Ram-Leela in 2012. On 14 November 2018, they married in traditional Konkani Hindu and Sikh Anand Karaj ceremonies at Villa Del Belbianello, Lake Como, Italy.
Around 40 guests attended their wedding ceremony. Ranveer Singh wife age is 35 years old, which is only 1 year younger than him.
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Ranveer Singh Career
In January 2010, Ranveer was called in for an audition by Shanoo Sharma, head of the casting division at Yash Raj Films. After conclusive tests, he obtains the main role in a romantic comedy film, Band Baaja Baaraat in which he played Bittoo Sharma.
In 2011, Ranveer signed for his second film Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, which was produced by Chopra and directed by Maneesh Sharma. The film co-starred Anushka Sharma, Parineeti Chopra, Dipannita Sharma, and Aditi Sharma.
The film is critically successful for Ranveer Singh and a box office hit, earning around $32 million worldwide. In 2013, Ranveer appeared in a period romantic drama film Lootera, which was written and directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, co-starring Sonakshi Sinha.
Afterward, he starred opposite Deepika Padukone in William Shakespeare’s adaptation of the tragic novel Romeo and Juliet by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, titled Ram-Leela, in which he played Ram, a Gujarati boy based on the character of Romeo.
Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone love story began during the Ram-Leela shooting. The film was one of the biggest commercial successes for Ranveer, earning around ₹2.02 billion (US$28 million) worldwide.
In 2014, Ranveer starred as a Bengali criminal in the action-drama film Gunday, alongside Arjun Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, and Irrfan Khan.
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Highest Point of Career
In 2018, he portrayed Alauddin Khilji, a cruel Muslim king, in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period drama film Padmaavat, alongside Deepika Padukone and Shahid Kapoor, which marked his third collaboration with Bhansali and Padukone.
Padmavati had a production budget of $28 million which made it the most expensive Hindi movie ever made. The film was the biggest commercial success, with gross revenue of more than $80 million worldwide.
At the end of 2018, Ranveer played a corrupt cop in Rohit Shetty’s action-comedy Simmba, which was a remake of the Telugu-language film Temper, co-starring Sara Ali Khan and Sonu Sood. Simmba emerged as his second most successful film, with earnings of ₹4 billion (US$56 million) worldwide.
In 2020, Ranveer Singh starts a production house named Maa Kasam Films.
Ranveer Singh Net Worth
According to Forbes India Magazine, Ranveer Singh net worth is estimated at around ₹367 crores or US$50 million as of 2021. In 2021, he is ranked 7th in Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list.
In 2019, Forbes magazine estimated his annual earnings to be ₹118.2 crores (US$17 million) and ranked him as the fifth highest-paid actor in India. He was also featured in American international monthly men’s magazine, GQ in their 50 most influential young Indians of 2017 and 2019.
Besides his acting career, he does several brand endorsements, which include Ching’s, ITC’s Bingo Snacks, Jack & Jones, Head & Shoulders, and MakeMyTrip. According to Duff & Phelps, Ranveer Singh brand value is estimated at US$65 million in 2021.