The Best Ranbir Kapoor Movies

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List of the best Ranbir Kapoor movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Ranbir Kapoor's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Ranbir Kapoor movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Ranbir Kapoor movies will be at the top of the list. Ranbir Kapoor has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Ranbir Kapoor movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Ranbir Kapoor films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Ranbir Kapoor role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Ranbir Kapoor performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

This is a list that includes films like Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and Luck by Chance.

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  • Barfi
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    Barfi

    Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D'Cruz, Ranbir Kapoor
    375 votes
    • Released: 2012
    • Directed by: Anurag Basu
    Barfi! is a 2012 Indian romantic comedy-drama film directed, written and co-produced by Anurag Basu. Set in the 1970s, the film depicts the story of Murphy "Barfi" Johnson and his relationships with two women, Shruti and Jhilmil. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, and Ileana D'Cruz in the lead roles, with Saurabh Shukla, Ashish Vidyarthi, and Roopa Ganguly in supporting roles. Made on a budget of approximately 30 crore, Barfi! opened worldwide on 14 September 2012. The film was a major box-office success, becoming one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2012 in India and overseas, and was declared a "Super Hit" after its three-week run by Box Office India. The film went on to gross 1.75 billion worldwide. The film was selected as India's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film nomination for the 85th Academy Awards. Barfi won several awards and nominations at various award ceremonies across India. At the 58th Filmfare Awards, the film received thirteen nominations including Best Actress for Chopra and won seven including Best Film, Best Actor for Kapoor and Best Music Director for Pritam.
  • Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
    2

    Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

    Deepika Padukone, Madhuri Dixit, Ranbir Kapoor
    386 votes
    • Released: 2013
    • Directed by: Ayan Mukerji
    Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is a 2013 Indian coming-of-age romantic comedy film, directed by Ayan Mukerji and produced by Karan Johar. It stars Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. This is their second film together after 2008's Bachna Ae Haseeno. Aditya Roy Kapur and Kalki Koechlin play supporting roles. Madhuri Dixit appears in an item number titled "Ghagra" with Ranbir Kapoor. Initially set for a March 2013 release, the film was released on 31 May 2013. Upon release, it received positive to mixed reviews and was a huge box office success. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani has become the seventh highest grossing Bollywood film of all time in India and worldwide. It is also the ninth highest grossing Bollywood film in overseas markets.

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  • Rockstar
    3

    Rockstar

    Genelia D'Souza, Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri
    294 votes
    • Released: 2011
    • Directed by: Imtiaz Ali
    Rockstar is a 2011 Indian musical romantic drama film directed by Imtiaz Ali, starring Ranbir Kapoor and debutant Nargis Fakhri, with music composed by A. R. Rahman. The film also stars Shammi Kapoor, Moufid Aziz, Aditi Rao Hydari, Piyush Mishra, Shernaz Patel and Kumud Mishra, with the former making his last silver screen appearance. The film was produced by Eros International Ltd. along with Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd. It follows Janardhan Jakhar a.k.a. JJ and Jordan, who dreams of becoming a big rockstar. He undergoes an emotional change to do so and during the process, a love story follows with a girl named Heer, which takes him from India to Prague. Development of Rockstar commenced in May 2010. Nargis Fakhri was cast as the female lead, after plans to give the role to Kareena Kapoor were shelved. Filming in India took place at Delhi, Kashmir, Mumbai and Dharamsala, while the foreign sequences were shot in Prague and Liberec, Czech Republic. Rockstar was released on 11 November 2011. On the day of release, Tibetans in Chennai and Dharmasala protested against the Central Board of Film Certification for asking the film-makers to censor scenes featuring the Tibetan flag.

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  • Wake Up Sid
    4

    Wake Up Sid

    Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Anupam Kher
    246 votes
    • Released: 2009
    • Directed by: Ayan Mukherjee
    Sid Mehra (Ranbir Kapoor) is a young man living in Mumbai who benefits from the indulgence of his parents. After graduating from university, he makes a stab at working in his father's business, but lasts only a week. He then meets Aisha (Konkona Sen Sharma), an aspiring writer from Calcutta. Sid helps her get settled in the city and then wants to take things further -- but Aisha isn't interested because of Sid's slacker personality. Will her rejection serve as a wake-up call for Sid?

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  • Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
    5

    Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani

    Katrina Kaif, Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor
    292 votes
    • Released: 2009
    • Directed by: Rajkumar Santoshi
    Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani is a 2009 romantic comedy film. It stars Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif in lead roles. Salman Khan and director Rajkumar Santoshi appear in cameo roles.It is a remake of Telugu movie Soggadu which released in the year 2005.

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  • Bachna Ae Haseeno
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    Bachna Ae Haseeno

    Deepika Padukone, Bipasha Basu, Ranbir Kapoor
    235 votes
    • Released: 2008
    • Directed by: Siddharth Anand
    Bachna Ae Haseeno is a 2008 film directed by Siddharth Anand.

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