Ranbir Kapoor To Direct His First Film Soon! Promises His Fans A Writer's Room & More

Many people know that Ranbir Kapoor studied filmmaking and method acting at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York and later trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, but fewer are aware that he began his journey behind the camera.

During his college years, Ranbir directed his first short film titled A Passion to Love, marking his initial step into the world of cinema as a director before fully transitioning into acting.

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Treated as a psychological thriller, you can watch this film on YouTube.

Although Ranbir Kapoor has spent his entire career in front of the camera, he now wishes to revisit his roots and take on the director’s chair, gearing up to helm his very first feature film.

In his recent Instagram live, Ranbir Kapoor said that he is ‘dying to direct a film’.

He said, “I am dying to direct a movie. I have actually started a writers’ room recently. I am trying to inspire myself with the two ideas I have. I am starting to work on it, but it is definitely on my to-do list in the next couple of years.”

Ranbir Kapoor Praises Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Alia Bhatt

Praising Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Ranbir said, “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 him, 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.”

About turning 43, the Animal actor said, “43 never looked so handsome. Just imagine, it’s just seven years till I hit 50, it just hit me. I was making a video and I looked at my grey hair and (realised) in 7 years, I am going to be 50. Life just goes by too fast. Just live every day to your fullest, give it your best, be kind, be loving, and just have fun in your life, and just be a good person.”

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About Ranbir Kapoor’s Upcoming Movies

Ranbir Kapoor will next be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love & War, which will be a love triangle set against the backdrop of a war, also starring Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal.

He has also shot for Namit Malhotra’s Ramayana: Part 1, which is slated for release on Diwali 2026.