Is Ranbir Kapoor the original Ranbir in the legendary Kapoor family?

Kapoor family holds legacy of centuries of Indian cinema to itself. From Prithviraj Kapoor to Ranbir Kapoor, industry has been gifted with phemenal male and female actors from family. More often than t, Ranbir identifies himself as a proud grandson of legendary Bollywood actor Raj Kapoor. With his grand-d, Ranbir t only shares love for atre but also his first name.

Who is original Ranbir Kapoor?

It is a less kwn fact that Prithviraj Kapoor's son, Raj Kapoor was named Ranbir Raj Prithviraj Kapoor at birth. Despite fact that actor always went by name Raj, his first name is originally Ranbir. In 1982, prominent actors Neetu Singh and Raj Kapoor's son, Rishi Kapoor gave birth to ar member of legendary family, Ranbir Kapoor. To put it in a tree diagram, Ranbir Kapoor is fourth of family, preceded by Rishi Kapoor and Raj Kapoor who are  third and second generation respectively.

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Raj Kapoor is regarded as one of finest actors in history of Bollywood. His accoles include 11 Filmfare awards and 3 National Film awards. His performance in Awaara was greatly acclaimed across globe. Ranbir has expressed gratitude he holds for his grandfar, Raj Kapoor multiple times. He claims to have always been inspired by Raj Kapoor's acting. He chose to work in Bollywood industry because of extraordinary actor of 90s.

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Both actors t only share same first name, but also exceptional comic timing. It is a dominant opinion that Ranbir's performance in some major commercial hits like Jagga Jasoos and Barfi! is largely inspired by Raj Kapoor. Undoubtedly a certain line of similarity can be drawn between two versatile actors. While interacting with media for promotion of Jagga Jasoos, Ranbir doffed his hat off to incredible journey of Raj Kapoor to pinnacle of success. He also shared how blessed he felt to be a part of legendary family and more precisely, to be Raj Kapoor's grandson.

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