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Ranbir Kapoor confirms that he will soon make his directorial debut: 'I am dying to direct a movie'

Updated on: 29 September,2025 06:44 PM IST  |  Mumbai
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During a recent live Instagram session on the occasion of his birthday, Ranbir Kapoor shared that he is preparing to soon make his directorial debut. During the session, he also opened up about his upcoming films and birthday celebrations

Ranbir Kapoor confirms that he will soon make his directorial debut: 'I am dying to direct a movie'

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Actor Ranbir Kapoor recently celebrated his 43rd birthday on Sunday. On the occasion of his birthday, he interacted with his fans and got candid about his future plans, upcoming movies as well as his birthday celebrations. 

Ranbir Kapoor confirms directorial debut


During the session, one of the Instagram users asked Ranbir, "When are we getting RK the director?" To this, the 'Sanju' actor revealed that he aspires to become a director soon and had even started working on the same.



Ranbir admitted that he has even started a writer's room in order to inspire himself with new ideas. He was heard saying, "I am dying to direct a movie. I have started a writer's room, actually. I am trying to inspire myself with the two ideas I have and starting to work on them. But it is definitely on my to-do list in the next couple of years."

Ranbir Kapoor on Love and War

During the same session, Ranbir credited filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali for planting the seeds of his craft. He even spilt his excitement about reuniting with his mentor for his next, "Love and War."

The 'Rockstar' actor termed Vicky Kaushal and Alia Bhatt as his favourite actors. Ranbir shared, "Love and war, is a film directed by Mr. Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and it stars one of my two favourite actors, Vicky Kaushal and, of course my super talented wife Alia Bhatt, and it's directed by the man who taught me everything about cinema, whatever I know about acting, was seeded in by. and he was a master then, and i'm working with him 18 years later, and he's even bigger master today. So I'm very happy with that collaboration."

It must be noted that Ranbir commenced his cinematic journey as an assistant to Bhansali on the film Black, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji
He later went on to make his acting debut with Bhansali's 2007 romance drama, Saawariya, which also marked his co-star Sonam Kapoor's entry in Bollywood.

Ranbir also shared that the much-anticipated Brahmastra 2 will be happening soon and even gave an update about Animal Park, saying, “Animal Park should start in 2027. Sandeep has been interacting with me on the idea, the music and the characters, and it’s just crazy, and I can’t wait to be on set." Notably, the actor is also busy with Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana.

(With inputs from IANS)

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