Ranveer Singh

Ranveer Singh is an Indian actor working in the Hindi film industry. Born in Mumbai, India,Ranveer Singh had always wanted to be an actor since his childhood.   However, during his college days he felt that the idea of acting was far-fetched and focused on creative writing. While pursuing his Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, Singh again became interested in acting and after coming back to India, he started auditioning for lead roles in the Hindi film industry.In 2010, Singh auditioned for the lead role in the Yash Raj Films venture called Band Baaja Baaraat, and got selected. The romantic comedy was set in the world of wedding planning and required Singh to portray a typical Delhi guy called Bittoo Sharma.   The director of the film, Maneesh Sharma, sent him to the Delhi University campus during the recce of the film, and from there Singh drew his inspiration for the character.   After its release, Band Baaja Baaraat became a critical and commercial success, with Singh's portrayal of Bittoo being lauded by critics. He went on to win the Best Male Debut award at the 56th Filmfare Awards.   Following Band Baaja Baarat, Singh signed his second film titled Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, produced by Chopra and directed by Maneesh Sharma.   The film was described as a fun-filled 'rom-con' where a smooth and charming conman Ricky Bahl, played by Singh, cons girls for a living but finally meets his match.   It also stars Anushka Sharma, Parineeti Chopra, Dipannita Sharma and Aditi Sharma, and started filming in April 2011 in Delhi.   While post-production was going on for Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, Singh signed his third feature film titled Lootera. Written and to be directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, the film is a love story set in the 1950s, starring Sonakshi Sinha opposite to Singh.   As the shooting started for Lootera, The Times of India confirmed that Singh had signed the lead role in the remake of the 2009 Telugu film, Magadheera.   Helmed by producer Vikas Bahl and director Anurag Kashyap, it is a historic love story set against the backdrop of 17th century India; the film is said to have an estimated budget of INR 50 crore.