He received recognition for his role as a brooding thief in the drama Lootera (2013) and established himself as a leading man through his collaborations with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the first of which was Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013). . . Singh has received critical acclaim for playing Bajirao I and Alauddin Khilji in Bhansali's historical dramas Bajirao Mastani (2015) and Padmaavat (2018), respectively. He won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for the former and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for the latter. These are among the top-grossing Indian films, along with the action film Simmba (2018), in which he starred.
He won additional Filmfare Awards for Best Actor for his role as an aspiring rapper in the musical drama Gully Boy (2019) and Kapil Dev in the sports film 83 (2021). Singh has also hosted The Big Picture television show (2021–2022) and endorses various brands and products. He is married to his frequent co-star Deepika Padukone. Off the screen he is known for his extravagant fashion sense.

Early life and education
Ranveer Singh Bhavnani was born on July 6, 1985 to Anju and Jagjit Singh Bhavnani into a Sindhi family in Bombay, Maharashtra, India (now Mumbai).[2][3][4] His grandparents moved to Bombay from Karachi, Sindh (in present-day Pakistan) during the Partition of India. He has an older sister, Ritika Bhavnani.Singh is the paternal grandson of character and actress Chand Burke and is related to the family of actor Anil Kapoor through his wife Sunita Kapoor (née Bhavnani).SinghHe explains that he stopped using his surname, Bhavnani, as he felt the name was "too long and too many syllables", thereby minimizing his branding as a "salable product".Singh had always aspired to be an actor. , participation in various plays and school debates.
However, after entering the H.College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai, Singh realized that breaking through in the film industry was not easy.Singh felt that the idea of ​​acting was "too far-fetched" and focused on creative writing.He went to the United States, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunications from Indiana University Bloomington in 2008.In college, she decided to study acting and took up theater as a minor. After completing his studies and returning to Mumbai in 2007, Singh worked for several years in advertising as a copywriter for agencies such as O&M and J.Walter Thompson.
He also worked as an assistant director but stopped to pursue acting. So he decided to send his portfolio to the directors. He went to all sorts of auditions, but didn't have good opportunities and only received calls for supporting roles: "Everything was so grim."It was very frustrating. There were times when I wondered if I was doing the right thing or not."
Career
In 2010, Singh auditioned for a starring role in Maneesh Sharma's band Baaja Baaraat, a romantic comedy from Yash Raj Films. Impressed by his audition, producer Aditya Chopra cast him in the role opposite Anushka Sharma. Singh described his role as Bittoo Sharma as a typical Delhi boy.[8] To prepare for the role, he spent time with students on the Delhi University campus. Despite reservations from trade journalists about the film's commercial appeal, the film turned out to besleeping beat.
Singh's performance was praised, with NDTV's Anupama Chopra writing that Singh was "perfect in the role of the uncouth but kind-hearted small-town idler". At the annual Filmfare Awards, Singh won Best Male Debut. After the band Baaja Baaraat, Singh signed on for Ladies vs. Ricky Bahl, a romantic comedy again produced by Chopra, directed by Maneesh Sharma and starring Anushka Sharma. He played a con man Ricky Bahl who cheats on girls to make a living, but eventually finds his opponent. According to Singh, the main character in the film had different incarnations, including a lighthearted and fun side and a darker side.
Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India wrote, "Ranveer is, well, Ranveer: your average Joe-type of hero, looking convincing enough as Sunny, Deven, Iqbal, Ricky, and his various avatars." Commercially Ladies performed moderately against Ricky Bahl. Well. Singh received critical acclaim for Vikramaditya Motwane's romance Lootera (2013) with Sonakshi Sinha.[23] Adapted from O.Henry's short story The Last Leaf, the film tells the story of Pakhi Roy Chowdhury, a young Bengali woman who falls in love with Varun Shrivastava, a con artist posing as an archaeologist, CNN's RajeevMasand -IBN wrote that Singh "endows Varun with a calm sensibility and at times a fiery intensity. He leaves a lasting impression with a finely internalized performance."“Lootera underperformed commercially. Singh with Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Leela Bhansali at an event for Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela in 2013.
Singh then starred alongside Deepika Padukone in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet entitled Goliyon. Ki Raasleela Ram.-Leela in which he played Ram, a Gujarati boy based on the character of Romeo. Bhansali was impressed by Singh's performance in the band Baaja Baaraat and decided to cast him in the film. Critics' reviews, as well as Singh's performance.Rohit Khilnani wrote for India Today that the film proved he was going to be a star. The film became Singh's biggest commercial success, grossing 2,020 crore (US$25 million) worldwide. Singh received a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actor.
In 2014, Singh played a Bengali criminal in Ali Abbas Zafar's Gunday, alongside Arjun Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Irrfan Khan. and takes it with him, despite playing the role of a 'good brother' who might be ungrateful.” Additionally, critic Rohit Khilnani considered Singh's chemistry with Kapoor to be the film's greatest asset. Gunday proved to be Singh's biggest box set , Office Premiere and eventually became a blockbuster grossing Rs 1000 crore (US$13 million) worldwide.After a cameo in Finding Fanny, Singh played a gangster in Shaad Ali's poorly received crime drama Kill Dil opposite Parineeti Chopra and Ali Zafar.