Acting

Ranveer Singh

Also known as: Ranveer Singh Bhavnani, Ранвир Сингх, رانویر سینگ

Biography

Ranveer Singh (born July 6, 1985) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. He made his acting debut in the romantic comedy *Band Baaja Baaraat* (2010), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He subsequently starred in the period romance *Lootera* (2013) and portrayed Peshwa Bajirao I in the historical drama *Bajirao Mastani* (2015), which earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. He later portrayed Sultan Alauddin Khilji in the period drama *Padmaavat* (2018), for which he received the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor, and played the titular police officer in the action film *Simmba* (2018). Singh won further Filmfare Awards for Best Actor for his performances as an aspiring street rapper in the musical drama *Gully Boy* (2019)—for which he also performed as a playback singer and as cricketer Kapil Dev in the biographical sports drama *83* (2021). His subsequent releases include the romantic comedy-drama *Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani* (2023) and an appearance in the action film *Singham Again* (2024). He later starred in the action thriller *Dhurandhar* (2025) and its sequel *Dhurandhar: The Revenge* (2026).