Saawariya to Shamshera: Ranking Ranbir Kapoor’s Roles

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Rockstar (2011)
Ranbir's feverish performance as Delhi-born musician Janardhan Jhakar (a.k.a Jordan) has that eye-of-the-cyclone vibe about it – particularly in terms of how it reveals the stillness of a rebellion torn between adolescence and adulthood, rapture and rage.

Barfi! (2012)
Ranbir Kapoor’s enchanting turn as the deaf-mute protagonist who sees and hears the world as a whimsical fairytale plays out like a giant feeling.

Jagga Jasoos (2017)
It’s a joyous performance to watch – unadorned by starry crutches and fueled by a desire to reinvent the language of Hindi entertainment.

Shamshera (2022)

On paper, Ranbir Kapoor’s return to the big screen after four years had everything going for it: A double role for its hero, his first period action role, a Baahubali-sized canvas, progressive caste messaging, a proper villain, a massive budget and a legacy production house.

Tamasha (2015)
Ved cannot be reduced to one label, largely because of how the actor translates an identity crisis into somewhat of a cultural touchstone for Hindi storytelling.

Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009)
The actor doesn’t play ‘Rocket Singh’ as a simpleton who fumbles his way to success. He resorts to empathy as an act of resistance, which in turn allows Bedi to embrace the computer-selling trade rather than the soul-selling business.

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