throwback to ranveer singh's bollywood journey

as we await dhurandhar 2's release, let's rewind & see the rise of ranveer singh, the superstar!

did you know his paternal grandmother Chand Burke was a 1940s film star launched by Raj Kapoor?

he is also second cousins with Sonam Kapoor, but despite this filmi connection, he has had to hustle hard!

before the fame, he was a copywriter at Ogilvy & Mather and JWT

after 3 years of struggle, he cracked Band Baaja Baarat, which ranbir kapoor had rejected 

he went on to prove his worth with both commercial and critically acclaimed films like lootera

then came bhansali magic with Ram-Leela, Bajirao Mastani, and Padmaavat 

Padmaavat, Simmba, and Gully Boy cemented his peak phase

but then came the career slump - with 83, jayeshbhai jordaar & cirkus failing at the box office

but ranveer managed to tough it out and made a killing with rocky aur rani & now the blockbuster dhurandhar!

Dhurandhar rewrote the record books, becoming the highest-grossing Hindi film ever!

ranveer now has dhurandhar 2 and the zombie thriller pralay coming up