born july indian film actor appears hindi films completing bachelor degree returned india pursue career film acting debut leading role films romantic comedy band film emerged critical commercial success earning award best male debut category went star romantic drama tragic romance biggest commercial successes point action drama starred ensemble comedy drama portrayed historical romance highest grossing bollywood films garnered critical acclaim won award best actor early life background born july family grandparents moved mumbai elder sister named maternal cousin actress producer daughters actor wife née explains dropped surname felt long syllables brand actor participating school plays debates gone birthday party grandmother asked dance entertain remembers suddenly jumped lawn started dancing song action film felt thrill performing interested acting dancing joined mumbai realised getting break film industry easy people film background got opportunities feeling idea acting far focused creative writing went united_states received bachelor_of_arts degree university decided acting classes took theatre minor completing studies returning mumbai worked years advertising agencies like worked assistant director left pursue acting decided send portfolio directors kinds auditions good opportunities getting calls minor roles bleak frustrating times think right thing career early work january called audition head casting division films informed lead role film titled band romantic comedy set world wedding planning vice president company later saw audition tapes video impressed acting decided fit hero film director needed convincing called auditions weeks completely convinced caliber weeks testing confirmed role playing female lead described role typical delhi boy prepare role spent time students campus prior release film trade analysts skeptical film commercial potential citing response productions lack male star fact female lead forgotten actress went sleeper hit portrayal praised writing pitch perfect role good hearted small town bit comes matters heart film earned approximately million million domestic box office 56th awards won award best male debut following band signed ladies romantic comedy produced directed played girls living finally meets match film starred according title character film including entertaining sinister times_of_india wrote average joe kind hero looks convincing sunny commercially ladies earned million million domestically success present release period romance written directed starring adaptation short story leaf critically acclaimed wrote brings quiet sensitivity occasionally intensity offering finely performance leaves lasting impression performed poorly box office starred opposite adaptation william_shakespeare romeo juliet entitled played ram boy based character romeo impressed performance band decided cast film generated positive reviews critics performance writing india today commented going bollywood hero entry scene lying bike song outstanding learnt new language better performance character ram paid fourth film presence star film emerged biggest commercial success worldwide revenues billion million portrayal received including nomination starred criminal alongside variety praised screen presence wrote movie center interest arm takes good brother role chemistry considered critic prime asset film proved biggest box office opener eventually emerged box office success revenue billion million worldwide cameo appearance starred gangster unsuccessful crime drama kill opposite received negative reviews ensemble comedy drama starred younger sibling dysfunctional family writing critic found surprise element film praised comic timing particularly noted performance film economic success grossing billion million worldwide seventeen days release reunited epic romance opposite portrayed shaved head locked hotel room days review mentioned brings character life grace soldiers like clad wielding sharp film box office success won award best actor july completed work romance paris opposite addition committed star film based untitled film starring filmography awards filmography awards nominations recipient awards best male debut band best actor received additional best actor nomination ceremony
Ranveer Singh