Ranveer Singh

Ranveer Singh Biography

Information

• Full Name: Ranveer Singh Bhavnani
• Profession: Actor (Hindi Cinema)
• Born: 6 July 1985
• Birthplace: Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
• Nationality: Indian
• Spouse: Deepika Padukone (m. November 2018)
• Children: 1 daughter, Dua Padukone Singh (born 8 September 2024)
• Father: Jagjit Singh Bhavnani
• Mother: Anju Bhavnani
• Sibling: Ritika Bhavnani (elder sister)
• Years Active: 2010 – present

Early Life & Education

• Born into a Sindhi family in Bombay; his grandparents moved to the city from Karachi during the partition of India.
• His paternal grandmother was the actress Chand Burke.
• His mother’s cousin, Sunita Kapoor, is married to actor Anil Kapoor.
• Studied at H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai.
• Received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Telecommunications from Indiana University Bloomington (USA) in 2008, taking theatre as a minor.
• Worked as an advertising copywriter with agencies including O&M and J. Walter Thompson, and briefly as an assistant director, before turning to acting.
• Dropped the surname Bhavnani professionally, saying it was “too long, too many syllables”.

Personal Life

• Began dating Deepika Padukone, his co-star in Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, in August 2012.
• The couple married in November 2018 at Lake Como, Italy, in both Konkani Hindu and Sikh Anand Karaj ceremonies.
• Their daughter, Dua Padukone Singh, was born on 8 September 2024.
• Launched the record label IncInk in 2019 to promote independent musicians.

Ranveer Singh – Career Highlights

Debut & Breakthrough (2010 – 2013)

• Band Baaja Baaraat (2010): Debut as Bittoo Sharma, opposite Anushka Sharma; won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.
• Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2011): Played a con artist in his second Yash Raj Films release.
• Lootera (2013): Critical acclaim for his performance as a melancholic thief.
• Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013): Played Ram opposite Deepika Padukone in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet; began his long partnership with Bhansali.

Establishing Stardom (2014 – 2016)

• Gunday (2014): Action drama opposite Arjun Kapoor.
• Dil Dhadakne Do (2015): Zoya Akhtar’s ensemble comedy-drama; praised for his comic timing though the film underperformed commercially.
• Bajirao Mastani (2015): Played Peshwa Bajirao I; a major success that won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor.
• Befikre (2016): Romantic comedy set in Paris.

Peak Success & Versatility (2017 – 2019)

• Padmaavat (2018): Played Sultan Alauddin Khalji; won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.
• Simmba (2018): Title role in Rohit Shetty’s cop universe; a major commercial success, later reprised in a cameo in Sooryavanshi.
• Gully Boy (2019): Played an aspiring Mumbai street rapper in Zoya Akhtar’s musical drama; premiered at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor, and was India’s official entry for the Academy Awards.

Biopic & Experimentation (2020 – 2023)

• 83 (2021): Portrayed cricketer Kapil Dev in Kabir Khan’s film on the 1983 Cricket World Cup; won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor, though the film did not recover its budget.
• Jayeshbhai Jordaar (2022): Satire on female infanticide; his transformation was praised though the film underperformed.
• Cirkus (2022): Rohit Shetty’s ensemble comedy, a remake of Angoor; did not meet expectations.
• Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023): Karan Johar’s romantic comedy opposite Alia Bhatt; a commercial success.

Dhurandhar (2025 – 2026)

• Dhurandhar (2025): Headlined Aditya Dhar’s two-part spy thriller as an undercover intelligence operative in Pakistan.
• Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026): The concluding instalment; the two films rank among Indian cinema’s highest earners.

Ranveer Singh Awards List