Ranbir Kapoor may have been born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but he took no time to become the Bollywood heartthrob. One of the actors with most fan following, Ranbir Kapoor turns 36 today (September 28).

The Kapoor scion made his silver screen debut back in 2007 and it has been 11 years since he has been entertaining the audience. The Rockstar is considered to be one of the most the sought-after and talented actors in Bollywood.

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Ranbir has been, however, in the limelight not only for his career graph but for his love life too. From Deepika Padukone to Mahira Khan, his name has been linked to many actresses.  Ranbir is currently rumoured to be seeing Alia Bhatt.

On his birthday, let’s take a look at Ranbir’s 11 best performances over the 11 years.

Saawariya (2007)

Ranbir made his debut on silver screen with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya opposite Sonam Kapoor. Ranbir’s role as lover boy earned him the Filmfare award for the best male debut. He is remembered for his towel dance in his debut film.

Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008)

Ranbir as Raj Sharma established his image as the quintessential lover boy. He can be seen romancing Minissha Lamba, Bipasha Basu and Deepika Padukone at three different stages of his life. The songs from the film are still catchy.

Wake Up Sid (2009)

The film is directed by his director-friend Ayan Mukherji. Ranbir struck the right chord with today’s youth. In the film, Ranbir finds his passion and learns the meaning of responsibility.

Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009)

Ranbir played the role of a Sikh salesman, and a line from the film touched the right chords: “Risk toh Spiderman ko bhi lena padta hai, main toh phir bhi Salesman hoon”. Ranbir was praised for his acting, though the film also starring his parents Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor didn’t do well at the box office.

Raajneeti (2010)

Another notable performance by Ranbir who played Samar Pratap Singh, son of a politically influential mother, who was forced to join politics. The film is one of Ranbir’s blockbusters.

Rockstar (2011)

The image of the cute-faced Bollywood star changed into that of a powerful actor after Imtiaz Ali’s film Rockstar. He portrayed the role of a college boy who aspired to become a rockstar. This film won many hearts and the audience loved Ranbir for his incredible performance.

Barfi (2012)

The role Ranbir played was of a hearing a speech impaired boy. This was a role that many mainstream actors wouldn’t take but Ranbir played it with elan. The film was selected for the Best Foreign Language category for the 85th Academy Awards.

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013)

Bunny aka Kabir Thapar became the lover boy in the eyes of the audience, and his role as a photographer gave birth to too many young photographers. It was a typical Bollywood love story but treated in a unique way.

Tamasha (2015)

Ranbir might have been out of his comfort zone in the film as he acted opposite his ex-girlfriend Deepika Padukone. The film was not appreciated by many, but Imtiaz Ali was successful in spreading the message he wanted to put across.

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016)

Ranbir as Ayan beautifully portrayed the feeling of unrequited love. The film also portrayed the meaning of love and friendship in its own terms and conditions.

Sanju (2018)

The much-awaited film of Ranbir Kapoor, Sanju is a biopic of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt. Ranbir was so convincing as Sanjay Dutt that audience though it was Sanjay Dutt himself in some of the scenes. The film made Rs 200 crore.