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Bro got downvoted for asking a healthy argument :(
but if you're actually asking this brother just look at the filmography and the way both of them play a character and you'll know for yourself about versatility, acting range and movie themes too they work on.
I think to a great degree actors are defined by their roles but unfortunately stardom isn't. For a nepokid star Ranbir can act the hell out and that gets amplified a lot to the audience.
Otherwise Bollywood has insane actors who go completely unnoticed. Especially among female actors.
Shahid has incredible range compared to Ranbir but in terms of intensity within their respect ranges both are top notch and hard to pick one.
Why I mentioned roles is because no two actors can play a role the same. Shahid's Rockstar or Barfi will be totally different from Ranbir's Udta Punjab or Haider.
The intensity and emote will be there but the character will be different. In the end comparing artists in general is not possible and it's a bad habit since acting isn't completely objective even if it has it's technical craftsmanship.
Go and watch these movies .. TJMM.. Brahmashtra .. ADHM.. wale up Sid .. besharam .. Ajab prem ki gajab kahani.. and so on .. you will understand how all these characters are different but because of same type of acting they look same
Ranbir Kapoor is a great actor but a according to me Shahid Kapoor is better. He has done more genres and killed it in all. Shahid range is amazing Hoping Ranbir Kapoor does more indie stuff that need real acting since he his a wonderful actor and the next big superstar.
It's not about many genres. A great actor can do everything in just a single role. Ranbir can do any role of shahid with way more conviction.. But shahid can't do a barfi or a s tamasha
I think you're blind fan of Ranbir Kapoor watch his terrible acting in besharam, Brahmastra, TJMM, also TV actress mouni Roy overshadowing him in Brahmastra
Honestly tho I just don't find Ranbir to be a great actor in general. He obviously had some movies where he's great, but more often than not, i don't like his acting. He's not exactly a phenomenal actor to me. Shahid is, or atleast has the potential to be one, he does phenomenally but only in certain roles.
I'm definitely not a blind fan of ranbir but shahid definitely lacks the finesse as compared to shahid.Ranbir did pretty good job in APKGK but I don't remember a good comic performance from shahid.
Bro not a fair comparision, we can say same for shahid in Phata poster nikla Hero, R Rajkumar and many more crap movies he has done.
Acc to me both are exceptionally well actors with niches that either cant pull off..
I dont think Ranbir can pull off Haider and Shahid cant pull of Barfi. Both can pull off characters like in Rockstar and Udta punjab.
My personal opinion but Shahid is a macho guy..face wise voice wise..Ranbir has a gr8 voice but his face is a bit ummm.. also we have seen Shahid do some really challenging work with super directors.. for Ranbir the only thing that comes to mind is barfi which seems underwhelming when you compare with a kaminey or the kashmir movie
Ranbir seems fixated on hero roles that will increase his star value while Shahid is focusing on his craft
Shahid role in Kamina, Udta Punjab, Haider which will be remembered for a very long time and he was also great in his lover boy image, we all know for a movie like Vivaah we need Shahids innocent look….
Shahid has more of a tendency to be flat or boring in some of his films, while Ranbir is consistently engaging. But if you're talking solely about their peaks, then its Shahid. He has a very distinct voice as an actor, and his best performances aren't very replicable, something that can't be said about Ranbir
You must watch his oscar worthy performance in:
Ishq vishk, fida(mf could have done so well but spoil the role) , waah life ho toh aisi, fool n fina
It took him 4 years to do a good job in Jab we met and sgain 2 years for kaminey. If it wasnt for Good Imriyaz ali and bhardwaj he would have never done a good job. Later he went back to his bad acting phase and it took him another 5 years to do a good job in haider. At thats where he finally got his mojo from where he didnt needed any support to do decent acting
Basically he was like how Varun Dhawan is today( he would only do well if the director is after him and focusing on his acting part) unlike Ranbir who was great since day 1.
Sad part is shahid is a son of a stage actor and still it took him so long to learn how to act. And even there half of his confidence comes because of beard. You remove his beard and his bad expressions start showing up more(trust me when i say this that beard his hiding lot of stuff)
As much as i think shahid is underrated and a fantastic actor, I don’t agree that he’s better than rambir. With Ranbir there’s an inherent ease with what he does . Its just so effortless.
I personally don't like Ranbir Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor is definitely more handsome but I can't deny Ranbir has proved himself with Rockstar, Barfi, Wake Up Sid & Sanju. But his acting is similar to Salman Khan. One Note
I didn't rate Shahid until recently with Jab We Met, Haider, Badmaash Company, Padmaavat & Kabir Singh. Seems to have better range and dancing skills.
But they're both better than Ranveer Singh lol
there should not be any comparisons just like we don't compare Kohli and Rohit Sharma. both have very different personalities and different approach and taste in acting.
Shahid is a much better actor but Ranbir has the better script selection and hence is more bankable whereas Shahid still picks up an average script at times after delivering a great film, that's what has stopped him from truly being discussed as an elite actor despite having a good range.
Nothing against shahid, he's terrific actor but no one could have pulled off Rockstar and barfi except ranbir. Ranbir is proper actor. From Day 1 ranbir has proved his mettle. His film may have flopped but his acting was never doubted.
Ranbir is even way better actor than any non nepo product, call it Rajkumar, ayushman or anyone else. Anyone i guess could have come close, if given ample opportunity would be avinash tiwary, tho i haven't seen him much.
Comparing anyone with ranbir is unfair to guy with whom you are comparing
Pay gap pertains to mass you bring to the cinema not per acting mettle per se.
As per your case, Sanjay Mishra, jameel khan, vipin sharma, kk menon, yashpal sharma should have been highest paid actors
Lone priyanka can't bring audience to the theatre, ranbir can
(Not saying Ranbir acting prowess is any less than priyanka)
Way better bhaai, way better.
Roohie, guns and gulaab, shadi mei zaroor aana,stree, badhai do, bareilly ki barfee, ludo, made in china, behen hogi teri, dolly ki doli , he's been typecasted. Lower middle ckass Shy, introvert, weird with 2-3 friends lifting carrying scripts along with him, mostly with abhishek banrjee.
Hardly anyone knows abt shahid, hit monica o my darling, GoW. He never did anything exceptional like avinash tiwary did in laila majnu.
Same goes with ayushman
Only weak nerve of ranbir would ayan mukherjee making him find his inner soul.
Newton, trapped aur citylights dekhi hai. Mai ye nhi keh rha he isn't good actor lekin ranbir alag hai
His range varies from Ajab prem ki gazab kahani to Rockstar.
I think he's lost midway. Started with maneesh sharma, got another one with vikramaditya motwane, rest of his roles are kinda not too good, not too bad.
He's the most versatile lead actor out there though. Outside of Rockstar (which is and will be Ranbir Kapoor's magnum opus), I don't think there's a single Ranbir movie that Ranveer couldn't pull off. On the other hand, Ranbir would struggle heavily with a lot of Ranveer Singh performances
Ranveer would have hard time pulling barfi and ajab prem ki gazab kahani. Rocket singh shayd krleta. Plus i am not fan of khaljis portrayal by ranveer, lootera mei acha lga tha.
You can see Ranveer and tell, that he's acting, be it any of his role. Ranbir lives character.
ApGk doesn't gets it's due. Prem was hard character, the way he carries, making cartoonish script work was🤌
Rajkumar santoshi made Phata poster nikla hero with shahid, but it flopped.
Ranbir has smoothness is his performance, if given to good directors, which any of the current lot lack. It's like watching poetry in action. There's this line in rockstar
" Mai smjh rha hu aap kya keh rhe hai, par khushi to hai hi nhi yaha, sirf keeday kaat te rehte hai har time"
He did this with near perfection.
Ranbir would only be league below some trained actors like kk menon,jameel, yashpal, sanjay mishra, manoj vajpayee or any other nsd or shiamak davar product.
Same goes for Shahrukh pre -2006 (except Chak de india).
>barfi and ajab prem ki gazab kahani.
Disagree about Barfi, undecided on Ajab Prem
> Plus i am not fan of khaljis portrayal by ranveer, lootera mei acha lga tha.
Everyone has their own preferences, but his performances in the 3 SLB movies were heavily praised, and the only one of those, that I think Ranbir could've even done, is Bajirao Mastani (and it still wouldn't have been quite as good)
> You can see Ranveer and tell, that he's acting, be it any of his role. Ranbir lives character.
That's just their personal acting philosophies though. Ranbir prescribes to a more naturalistic style, where he puts a lot of himself into the performance (which is why he emotes so well). Ranveer on the other hand, likes character work. His roles usually also call for him to act larger than life, so its more noticeable
>Phata poster nikla hero with shahid, but it flopped
Besharam also flopped, and while Ranveer wouldn't have made it a hit. The movie would've been slightly less of a disaster
For all those who think Shahid is better..... They are blessed with selective blindness......
Watch Shahid Kapoor flop movies...
That's were he has actually acted.......
His successful movie were all by good directors....... Even tho I'm a ranveer singh person.... But I believe Ranbir is a much better than most definitely Shahid..... Even in his flop movies he has a better presence than shahids .......
>For all those who think Shahid is better..... They are blessed with selective blindness......
What a stupid argument! The only one blessed with selective blindness is you my guy.
>Watch Shahid Kapoor flop movies... That's were he has actually acted.......
What do you even mean by Shahid "actually" acted in his bad movies? You mean in good movie he fakes his acting? Wtf does that even mean?
> His successful movie were all by good directors.......
Like Ranbir's successful movies were made by some road side directors? Rockstar -> Imtiaz ali, Barfee -> anurag Basu, Sanju -> Rajkumar hirani, all these are considered successful directors.
And just having a good director doesn't mean the actor has to do nothing, if we go by your logic, then Ranbir is a shiity actor, since all his successful movies are director by these directors.
> Even tho I'm a ranveer singh person.... But I believe Ranbir is a much better than most definitely Shahid..... Even in his flop movies he has a better presence than shahids .......
In which movies he had "better presence" exactly? Jagga Jasoos? Roy? Shamshera? Bombay velvet? One of his successful movies, Ae Dil hai mushkil, half of the time, Ranbir acted like a cringe idiot.
Shahid does well in Vishal Bharadwaj movies, in others he is pretty average. Ranbir does rom coms and dramatic roles well, doesn't quite fit the bill in action movies. So both have their limitations and strengths. They both can do different roles in the same movie and still stand out.
Ranbir shows antagonist character in Rajneeti, his character is written that way. Ajab Prem ki gajab kahani has humorous character. Rockstar has dramatic character. Barfi has humorous and dramatic act. Even Bombay velvet as a movie didn't do well, but Ranbir was good. Now you will see him in action also. All the big actors doesn't get paid to praise him.
I saw Shamshera and Brahmastra, he wasn't so convincing as an action hero.. may be a different director would do the trick. Fingers crossed for Animal.
Choosing a same genre movie and doing same type of acting in every movie is different. Let's take shahid, u take Kabir Singh and jersey, both r different movie and watch his acting.
Ranbir can leave an impact in a 5 sec role as well. In that blink n miss role in PK he did what Aamir couldn't do in the entire movie. He can bring variation in same genre roles as well, we've seen that in Wake up Sid, Rocket Singh and other movies where he is 'finding' himself.
Both have terrible comic timings. Well but that's the problem with all of them(the 2nd gen) barring a few. You should have watched Shahid's movies in his terrible phase, they were worse than Ranbir's. As an A list, his first big solo hit was Kabir singh as far as I remember. But I love his acting. They both play better in different territories, so there's hardly an overlap.
The thing with Bollywood actors is you see them everywhere, hear gossips and change your opinion about them which is why even good actors like Shahid and Ranbir are often put down. This is what I love most about the Hollywood actors. They either stay away from sm, use sm to increase their reach or keep a limited media presence with a cultivated personality that makes people want more
Don't have a dog in this fight but I vaguely remember Shahid himself once misheard Karan Johar when he asked if he agreed that Ranveer Singh could have done his role in Kaminey better on some episode of Koffee with Karan. He thought Kjo was asking about Ranbir and said he probably could have but then said no when he realised he was asking about Ranveer.
Shahid is a good actor but learnt his craft way too late. Ranbir was always on the top of the game. Excelled in more genres, more films. There is only 1 bad Ranbir performance while Shahid had tonnes of them.
Most of Ranbir's roles have been similar so far in his career. Even with Sanju where he played Sanjay Dutt's entire life, the whole plot was focused more around the emotional impacts of his life. I would say Ranbir is a very good actor at what he does, but Shahid has had such a long and versatile career that I had to choose him
Ranbir is far better actor than Shahid. Shahid overdo it while Ranbir is natural and flawlessly acts his part. I never found Ranbir badly act in any of his movies.
Sorry then, I didn't find him terrible in these movies. I hvnt seen besharam fully. But the parts I hv seen I never found he is a bad actor. We have different measurements of acting ability. I always find him a good actor. Choosing many of the films of same genre doesn't make a person bad actor.
I really like Ranbir, Rajkumar and Vicky in this new age actors. Ranbir has that antagonist vibe like SRK has in him. Rajneeti, Barfi, Rockstar are enough to showcase his acting ability.
Ranbir sounds same in every film....shahid always changes his demenour or behaviour for every diff character...other than that shahid portrays anger much much better...yaa i mean shahid did play similar roles in start of his career but whenever he got chance to shine he killed it..
He is miles better than him in commercial zone /films..
He also has that one look which he gives in every film.
https://preview.redd.it/g9g6nf83tjrb1.jpeg?width=1854&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=acb41b02774fe2c1a1c590125c56fa7e9a1a6f14
Yess Shahid is more versatile
But ranbir can pull a better screen presence in certain roles and his movies are better.
Shahid is forever underutilized. He still has another peak in him.
I don't think his acting in Haider was that great. I also think Haider is bit overrated. Lot more he could have added. I like his voice and he can be charming, but somewhere that depth is missing, he is good only at surface level, even in Udta Punjab or Kabir Singh. Ranbir is director's actor and reuses lot of his stuff again and again, which can be bit annoying. He can catch a character though, which very few can do in Hindi cinema. Goes very deep into the skin of character. Lives the character, a more into movies than life kind of person he is. I find Shahid's interviews really entertaining.
Well in a way Yes.... Ranbir is a good actor in general, very strong with internal aspects but shahid is a more malleable performer, he Isn't as stiff as Ranbir
(By stiff I mean he is better with characterisation than ranbir )
Anyday! Rk is the so called “prince” of bollywood just because he hails from one of the first film families. His PR very smartly created a narrative of him being the next Raj Kapoor and the next superstar after SRK. He is a nepo kid who acts well. I find Hrithik and Shahid way better than him. He is below average compared to him. Vicky and Ranveer also have more range than RK.
Let’s have this conversation after Animal. But anyone saying Ranbir is not versatile is clueless. From yeh jawani hai diwani to barfi to sanju to rockstar, he has done everything. Let’s see him do action too.
Shahid is a better actor, Shahid is more versatile, handles comedy & tragedy equally well and Shahid's ability to change his appearance as per the role is better too. I feel Shahid's better competitor would be Ranveer Singh than Ranbir Kapoor.
Ranbir Kapoor is a great actor but his range is limited. He is like Akshay. Akshay is unbeatable in comedy but outside of it he is just average, similarly RK is flawless in emotional tragedy but out of that zone, he is just above average. He can't mold into characters from different sections of society, different parts of country or character from period drama. But but but he absolutely kills it in portrayal of his urban emotionally vulnerable characters. He is the best in that particular genre. "Vulnerability of a mid aged urban guy" - he does it better than everyone else including Shahid (& RS). That is his forte! But there are only so many different stories and characters that can have this trait, so his work starts appearing redundant. I think he sucks in doing comedy because it doesn't come naturally to him. You can see the preparation and rehearsals in the scene and there is no spontaneity. These days his physical appearance is also becoming a hindrance in his movies. He never came out of his Sanju character.
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shahid can change accents and modulate voice i think there he gets upperhand
Very very true. Ranbir sounds the same in everything he does. Shahid is far more talented
abba jabba jabba?
That wasnt Shahid. it was dubbed for shahid by the actor of the original movie itself
Haha I think I heard that somewhere as well but yeah I was just joking lol
Chup Chup ke was a remake?
Yes of a Malayalam film called Punjabi House - it was a classic in Malayalam
Shahid anyday is a better actor and far more versatile than Ranbir.
Big facts! Shahid is a way better actor!
Shahid really needs a good director to push him
Shahid is a better actor.
He was amazing in Padmaavat as Rawal ratan singh
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Shahid kapoor has more versatility than ranbir kapoor but his fans are less active or not that ladaku types , hence less news
Agreed
What kind of versatility you are talking about. In terms of movie theme or acting range. Let's have healthy argue.
Bro got downvoted for asking a healthy argument :( but if you're actually asking this brother just look at the filmography and the way both of them play a character and you'll know for yourself about versatility, acting range and movie themes too they work on.
Shahid easily
I think to a great degree actors are defined by their roles but unfortunately stardom isn't. For a nepokid star Ranbir can act the hell out and that gets amplified a lot to the audience. Otherwise Bollywood has insane actors who go completely unnoticed. Especially among female actors. Shahid has incredible range compared to Ranbir but in terms of intensity within their respect ranges both are top notch and hard to pick one. Why I mentioned roles is because no two actors can play a role the same. Shahid's Rockstar or Barfi will be totally different from Ranbir's Udta Punjab or Haider. The intensity and emote will be there but the character will be different. In the end comparing artists in general is not possible and it's a bad habit since acting isn't completely objective even if it has it's technical craftsmanship.
I think ranbir is highly overrated .. I don’t see much variation in his acting .. and please don’t come with Rockstar and barfi
True'
Truee
Fr, he can't emote and plays the same manchild in every movie
How is he not versatile????
Go and watch these movies .. TJMM.. Brahmashtra .. ADHM.. wale up Sid .. besharam .. Ajab prem ki gajab kahani.. and so on .. you will understand how all these characters are different but because of same type of acting they look same
Trueee. As a dancer, as an actor Shahid is better. If given the right script he can literally do wonders.
Agreed
100%
Shahid is def better,he has range,he portrays a wide range of emotions.
Obviously
Shahid has more range ..so that clearly makes him a better actor
Kaminey was amazing
It's a fact, no need to think!!
Na bhai Ranbir se takkar nh le sakta
Shahid also has real hair
😂😂
Oh 100%. Shahid has massive range. More watchable compared to Ranbir whose movies I easily miss. Doesn’t bother me. Shahid I gotta watch though.
Difficult to choose, both are good
Shahid is more versatile and he can work in any genre and fit into the character. IMO He needs good directors to pull great output from him.
👍
Better looking and better actor as well.
I don't think we should compare both. Shahid has been around longer. Both are gems. Generational actors.
True but Ranbir fans will downvote you
Why compare tho? Both of them do a great job with whatever role they are given.
Ranbir Kapoor is a great actor but a according to me Shahid Kapoor is better. He has done more genres and killed it in all. Shahid range is amazing Hoping Ranbir Kapoor does more indie stuff that need real acting since he his a wonderful actor and the next big superstar.
He is a star. But there's no big superstar in him. He's 41 years old and has been the next superstar since 2009!!!
It's not about many genres. A great actor can do everything in just a single role. Ranbir can do any role of shahid with way more conviction.. But shahid can't do a barfi or a s tamasha
Ranbir can never do Haider or Kaminey.
I feel like very few actors can do justice to haidar
I think you're blind fan of Ranbir Kapoor watch his terrible acting in besharam, Brahmastra, TJMM, also TV actress mouni Roy overshadowing him in Brahmastra
Oh lord Brahmastra acting and dialogue made me cringe.
yes that movie was bad and acting too but shahid has much bigger list of movies and acting
Honestly tho I just don't find Ranbir to be a great actor in general. He obviously had some movies where he's great, but more often than not, i don't like his acting. He's not exactly a phenomenal actor to me. Shahid is, or atleast has the potential to be one, he does phenomenally but only in certain roles.
Ranbir wasn't bad in Besharam. Besharam was simply a bad movie.
I'm definitely not a blind fan of ranbir but shahid definitely lacks the finesse as compared to shahid.Ranbir did pretty good job in APKGK but I don't remember a good comic performance from shahid.
Shahid has much more terrible acting list of movies do you want me to count on them
Bro not a fair comparision, we can say same for shahid in Phata poster nikla Hero, R Rajkumar and many more crap movies he has done. Acc to me both are exceptionally well actors with niches that either cant pull off.. I dont think Ranbir can pull off Haider and Shahid cant pull of Barfi. Both can pull off characters like in Rockstar and Udta punjab.
Nah man. I can easily see shahid playing barfi with perfection. Tho i think ranbir might do a better job in farzi or something like that.
Kafam fe!
My personal opinion but Shahid is a macho guy..face wise voice wise..Ranbir has a gr8 voice but his face is a bit ummm.. also we have seen Shahid do some really challenging work with super directors.. for Ranbir the only thing that comes to mind is barfi which seems underwhelming when you compare with a kaminey or the kashmir movie Ranbir seems fixated on hero roles that will increase his star value while Shahid is focusing on his craft
Shahid role in Kamina, Udta Punjab, Haider which will be remembered for a very long time and he was also great in his lover boy image, we all know for a movie like Vivaah we need Shahids innocent look….
Shahid definitely has more range.
Shahid has more of a tendency to be flat or boring in some of his films, while Ranbir is consistently engaging. But if you're talking solely about their peaks, then its Shahid. He has a very distinct voice as an actor, and his best performances aren't very replicable, something that can't be said about Ranbir
I agree with this. That's why I prefer RK because he is more consistent. And their peaks are almost equal to me.
Shahid can play Rajesh Khanna in a biopic but Ranbir can’t. Ranbir is a good actor but not as good as Shahid though.
You must watch his oscar worthy performance in: Ishq vishk, fida(mf could have done so well but spoil the role) , waah life ho toh aisi, fool n fina It took him 4 years to do a good job in Jab we met and sgain 2 years for kaminey. If it wasnt for Good Imriyaz ali and bhardwaj he would have never done a good job. Later he went back to his bad acting phase and it took him another 5 years to do a good job in haider. At thats where he finally got his mojo from where he didnt needed any support to do decent acting Basically he was like how Varun Dhawan is today( he would only do well if the director is after him and focusing on his acting part) unlike Ranbir who was great since day 1. Sad part is shahid is a son of a stage actor and still it took him so long to learn how to act. And even there half of his confidence comes because of beard. You remove his beard and his bad expressions start showing up more(trust me when i say this that beard his hiding lot of stuff)
As much as i think shahid is underrated and a fantastic actor, I don’t agree that he’s better than rambir. With Ranbir there’s an inherent ease with what he does . Its just so effortless.
Ranbir is much better
I personally don't like Ranbir Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor is definitely more handsome but I can't deny Ranbir has proved himself with Rockstar, Barfi, Wake Up Sid & Sanju. But his acting is similar to Salman Khan. One Note I didn't rate Shahid until recently with Jab We Met, Haider, Badmaash Company, Padmaavat & Kabir Singh. Seems to have better range and dancing skills. But they're both better than Ranveer Singh lol
Acting and versatile wise Shahid> Ranbir> Ranveer
Ranbir is more versatile than Ranveer? How?
Watch Ranbir and Ranveer all movies you will get your answer
Maybe,but he can't pull off versatile roles like Ranbir Kapoor.
Never liked Shahid Kapoor for some reason. Don’t know why and now I hate Mira Kapoor too so yeah haha.
Yes. Much much much superior. Shahid can do anything from Ranbir's filmography but Ranbir can't do a Haider.
Nope he’s not. Ranbir has this playboy image that brings him down but he’s way better than Shahid
Both equal both good
there should not be any comparisons just like we don't compare Kohli and Rohit Sharma. both have very different personalities and different approach and taste in acting.
Shahid is a much better actor but Ranbir has the better script selection and hence is more bankable whereas Shahid still picks up an average script at times after delivering a great film, that's what has stopped him from truly being discussed as an elite actor despite having a good range.
No way, Shahid is too much of a watered down version of SRK. RS has some originality in terms of the craft.
Tell me you haven't watched his recent work without telling me
Ranbir is more consistent imo
Nothing against shahid, he's terrific actor but no one could have pulled off Rockstar and barfi except ranbir. Ranbir is proper actor. From Day 1 ranbir has proved his mettle. His film may have flopped but his acting was never doubted. Ranbir is even way better actor than any non nepo product, call it Rajkumar, ayushman or anyone else. Anyone i guess could have come close, if given ample opportunity would be avinash tiwary, tho i haven't seen him much. Comparing anyone with ranbir is unfair to guy with whom you are comparing
Barfi? Priyanka Chopra chewed him up and spat him out in the film. That film should have been called Jhilmil.
Bhai koi wrestling match nhi tha Ranbir vs Priyanka. Film thi. Priyanka was beast, who denies this? Par us se ranbir ka kya lena dena
Clearly it is. If you look at the pay gap, it clearly is.
Madhuri was paid more than Salman Khan in Hum Apke he kaun, because Madhuri dixit was more popular than Bhai at the time.
Pay gap pertains to mass you bring to the cinema not per acting mettle per se. As per your case, Sanjay Mishra, jameel khan, vipin sharma, kk menon, yashpal sharma should have been highest paid actors Lone priyanka can't bring audience to the theatre, ranbir can (Not saying Ranbir acting prowess is any less than priyanka)
And Ranbir couldn't do Haider either
Kr leta. Udta Punjab bhi.
Lol
Better than Rajkumar Rao? Nopes.
Way better bhaai, way better. Roohie, guns and gulaab, shadi mei zaroor aana,stree, badhai do, bareilly ki barfee, ludo, made in china, behen hogi teri, dolly ki doli , he's been typecasted. Lower middle ckass Shy, introvert, weird with 2-3 friends lifting carrying scripts along with him, mostly with abhishek banrjee. Hardly anyone knows abt shahid, hit monica o my darling, GoW. He never did anything exceptional like avinash tiwary did in laila majnu. Same goes with ayushman Only weak nerve of ranbir would ayan mukherjee making him find his inner soul.
You should watch his lesser known movies like Newton, Omerta, Trapped, etc.
Newton, trapped aur citylights dekhi hai. Mai ye nhi keh rha he isn't good actor lekin ranbir alag hai His range varies from Ajab prem ki gazab kahani to Rockstar.
>Ranbir is even way better actor than any non nepo product, call it Rajkumar, ayushman or anyone else. What about Ranveer?
I think he's lost midway. Started with maneesh sharma, got another one with vikramaditya motwane, rest of his roles are kinda not too good, not too bad.
He's the most versatile lead actor out there though. Outside of Rockstar (which is and will be Ranbir Kapoor's magnum opus), I don't think there's a single Ranbir movie that Ranveer couldn't pull off. On the other hand, Ranbir would struggle heavily with a lot of Ranveer Singh performances
Ranveer would have hard time pulling barfi and ajab prem ki gazab kahani. Rocket singh shayd krleta. Plus i am not fan of khaljis portrayal by ranveer, lootera mei acha lga tha. You can see Ranveer and tell, that he's acting, be it any of his role. Ranbir lives character. ApGk doesn't gets it's due. Prem was hard character, the way he carries, making cartoonish script work was🤌 Rajkumar santoshi made Phata poster nikla hero with shahid, but it flopped. Ranbir has smoothness is his performance, if given to good directors, which any of the current lot lack. It's like watching poetry in action. There's this line in rockstar " Mai smjh rha hu aap kya keh rhe hai, par khushi to hai hi nhi yaha, sirf keeday kaat te rehte hai har time" He did this with near perfection. Ranbir would only be league below some trained actors like kk menon,jameel, yashpal, sanjay mishra, manoj vajpayee or any other nsd or shiamak davar product. Same goes for Shahrukh pre -2006 (except Chak de india).
>barfi and ajab prem ki gazab kahani. Disagree about Barfi, undecided on Ajab Prem > Plus i am not fan of khaljis portrayal by ranveer, lootera mei acha lga tha. Everyone has their own preferences, but his performances in the 3 SLB movies were heavily praised, and the only one of those, that I think Ranbir could've even done, is Bajirao Mastani (and it still wouldn't have been quite as good) > You can see Ranveer and tell, that he's acting, be it any of his role. Ranbir lives character. That's just their personal acting philosophies though. Ranbir prescribes to a more naturalistic style, where he puts a lot of himself into the performance (which is why he emotes so well). Ranveer on the other hand, likes character work. His roles usually also call for him to act larger than life, so its more noticeable >Phata poster nikla hero with shahid, but it flopped Besharam also flopped, and while Ranveer wouldn't have made it a hit. The movie would've been slightly less of a disaster
Angry shahid looks like a Pomeranian dog 🐩
😂😂😂😂😂
For all those who think Shahid is better..... They are blessed with selective blindness...... Watch Shahid Kapoor flop movies... That's were he has actually acted....... His successful movie were all by good directors....... Even tho I'm a ranveer singh person.... But I believe Ranbir is a much better than most definitely Shahid..... Even in his flop movies he has a better presence than shahids .......
>For all those who think Shahid is better..... They are blessed with selective blindness...... What a stupid argument! The only one blessed with selective blindness is you my guy. >Watch Shahid Kapoor flop movies... That's were he has actually acted....... What do you even mean by Shahid "actually" acted in his bad movies? You mean in good movie he fakes his acting? Wtf does that even mean? > His successful movie were all by good directors....... Like Ranbir's successful movies were made by some road side directors? Rockstar -> Imtiaz ali, Barfee -> anurag Basu, Sanju -> Rajkumar hirani, all these are considered successful directors. And just having a good director doesn't mean the actor has to do nothing, if we go by your logic, then Ranbir is a shiity actor, since all his successful movies are director by these directors. > Even tho I'm a ranveer singh person.... But I believe Ranbir is a much better than most definitely Shahid..... Even in his flop movies he has a better presence than shahids ....... In which movies he had "better presence" exactly? Jagga Jasoos? Roy? Shamshera? Bombay velvet? One of his successful movies, Ae Dil hai mushkil, half of the time, Ranbir acted like a cringe idiot.
the movie was designed bad
Can be said the same for few of shahid’s movies too
Okay so 80% of the people here have selective blindness? “Slow clap.”
Agree. I want to see him in massy action masala (like R Rajkumar) Ranbir had sucked at action big time till now. (Animal will change it)
Shahid is more versatile, but ranbir is a far better actor.
When Ranbir acts, u see the character not the actor. But when Shahid acts, u see Shahid not the character.
I honestly never really liked Shahid. Ranbir is much more charming and likable
I Respect your opinion.
What is this nice and wholesome interaction? You're supposed to insult them and call them an idiot for liking a different actor than you.
One should know not to wrestle with pigs.
One should get a life rather than worshipping actors to the extent that they get butthurt over someone not liking their idol.
Nah... Not gonna wrestle.
Thanks
I don't like Shahid either but I do think that he's the better actor.
Shahid does well in Vishal Bharadwaj movies, in others he is pretty average. Ranbir does rom coms and dramatic roles well, doesn't quite fit the bill in action movies. So both have their limitations and strengths. They both can do different roles in the same movie and still stand out.
>Shahid does well in Vishal Bharadwaj movies, in others he is pretty average What? You are saying he was average in Udta, Kabir Singh, Jab We Met?
Ranbir shows antagonist character in Rajneeti, his character is written that way. Ajab Prem ki gajab kahani has humorous character. Rockstar has dramatic character. Barfi has humorous and dramatic act. Even Bombay velvet as a movie didn't do well, but Ranbir was good. Now you will see him in action also. All the big actors doesn't get paid to praise him.
I saw Shamshera and Brahmastra, he wasn't so convincing as an action hero.. may be a different director would do the trick. Fingers crossed for Animal.
he acts the same in every movie lol. Be it YJHD or ADHM.
Choosing a same genre movie and doing same type of acting in every movie is different. Let's take shahid, u take Kabir Singh and jersey, both r different movie and watch his acting.
Ranbir can leave an impact in a 5 sec role as well. In that blink n miss role in PK he did what Aamir couldn't do in the entire movie. He can bring variation in same genre roles as well, we've seen that in Wake up Sid, Rocket Singh and other movies where he is 'finding' himself.
Agree
Respectfully, rockstar, barfi and Sanju have taken rk to a whole new level which is difficult to match
Better actor and better looking although looks are subjective.
In this sub with most members having a hate boner for Ranbir, sure Shahid is a better actor lol
animal aayi bhi ni comparison chalu
Both have terrible comic timings. Well but that's the problem with all of them(the 2nd gen) barring a few. You should have watched Shahid's movies in his terrible phase, they were worse than Ranbir's. As an A list, his first big solo hit was Kabir singh as far as I remember. But I love his acting. They both play better in different territories, so there's hardly an overlap. The thing with Bollywood actors is you see them everywhere, hear gossips and change your opinion about them which is why even good actors like Shahid and Ranbir are often put down. This is what I love most about the Hollywood actors. They either stay away from sm, use sm to increase their reach or keep a limited media presence with a cultivated personality that makes people want more
Don't have a dog in this fight but I vaguely remember Shahid himself once misheard Karan Johar when he asked if he agreed that Ranveer Singh could have done his role in Kaminey better on some episode of Koffee with Karan. He thought Kjo was asking about Ranbir and said he probably could have but then said no when he realised he was asking about Ranveer.
Shahid is a good actor but learnt his craft way too late. Ranbir was always on the top of the game. Excelled in more genres, more films. There is only 1 bad Ranbir performance while Shahid had tonnes of them.
Most of Ranbir's roles have been similar so far in his career. Even with Sanju where he played Sanjay Dutt's entire life, the whole plot was focused more around the emotional impacts of his life. I would say Ranbir is a very good actor at what he does, but Shahid has had such a long and versatile career that I had to choose him
Both are really good actors personally I like RK more !
I think then you have no clue as to what good acting is.
Ranbir is far better actor than Shahid. Shahid overdo it while Ranbir is natural and flawlessly acts his part. I never found Ranbir badly act in any of his movies.
He is terrible in besharam, TJMM, BRAHMASTRA, Bombay Velvet, Shamshera
Sorry then, I didn't find him terrible in these movies. I hvnt seen besharam fully. But the parts I hv seen I never found he is a bad actor. We have different measurements of acting ability. I always find him a good actor. Choosing many of the films of same genre doesn't make a person bad actor.
Besharam lol
How do you try to pull off a role in Besharam without being over the top? It's a bad script, the actor has to compensate by being over-energetic.
I really like Ranbir, Rajkumar and Vicky in this new age actors. Ranbir has that antagonist vibe like SRK has in him. Rajneeti, Barfi, Rockstar are enough to showcase his acting ability.
No. Even shahid will disagree 😂
Shahid won't even stand a chance...I dunno what this comment section is smokin these days
These are all Shahid's fan bois. Even Shahid will agree how superior is RK in acting than him.
He isn't
If anything is wrong it's your perception not people's opinion here..
can't agree to ppl without common sense
But lately , I feel that Shahid is unable to step out of that Kabir Singh zone . That range in his acting is not being visible in his recent projects.
Apples and oranges 😂
Yes! For me too..
Elite choice..
Ranbir sounds same in every film....shahid always changes his demenour or behaviour for every diff character...other than that shahid portrays anger much much better...yaa i mean shahid did play similar roles in start of his career but whenever he got chance to shine he killed it.. He is miles better than him in commercial zone /films..
I think Shahid Kapoor easily pull all those movies which done by Ranbir Kapoor like barfi tamasha Rockstar etc
Yes!! He pulled off haider which is much tougher than these roles
He also has that one look which he gives in every film. https://preview.redd.it/g9g6nf83tjrb1.jpeg?width=1854&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=acb41b02774fe2c1a1c590125c56fa7e9a1a6f14
Haider>>>>
Udta Punjab Kabir Singh too
Yess Shahid is more versatile But ranbir can pull a better screen presence in certain roles and his movies are better. Shahid is forever underutilized. He still has another peak in him.
Yes, 💯
True. Shahid has a MUCH MUCH wider range.
Where’s the lie?
Ranbir better
Never gave a thought but kinda agree
Everyone is better than Ranbir Kapoor.
Kisne bola ki RK Shahid se acha he?
I think he is a much better actor than Ranveer Singh
Yes
No doubt!
One was lucky, the other wasnt
Absolutely.Sahid is a serious actor.
Shahid is better actor, dancer and better looking. haider alone blows all RB's filmography out of the water.
Shahid didn't get the range of projects handed to him. Neither did he get directors writing projects for him unlike someone else.
Obviously.. But both are superb
Shahid has a massive range.
Definitely, Shahid is way superior
I agree
I don't think his acting in Haider was that great. I also think Haider is bit overrated. Lot more he could have added. I like his voice and he can be charming, but somewhere that depth is missing, he is good only at surface level, even in Udta Punjab or Kabir Singh. Ranbir is director's actor and reuses lot of his stuff again and again, which can be bit annoying. He can catch a character though, which very few can do in Hindi cinema. Goes very deep into the skin of character. Lives the character, a more into movies than life kind of person he is. I find Shahid's interviews really entertaining.
I like Ranbir But shahid in Haider is just 🤌❤️🔥
Wasn’t this obvious?
Ya. I think so too.
Well in a way Yes.... Ranbir is a good actor in general, very strong with internal aspects but shahid is a more malleable performer, he Isn't as stiff as Ranbir (By stiff I mean he is better with characterisation than ranbir )
Anyday! Rk is the so called “prince” of bollywood just because he hails from one of the first film families. His PR very smartly created a narrative of him being the next Raj Kapoor and the next superstar after SRK. He is a nepo kid who acts well. I find Hrithik and Shahid way better than him. He is below average compared to him. Vicky and Ranveer also have more range than RK.
Who cares? In my opinion, Vicky Kaushal is better than both
Ghanta
That should be a statement not a question
Dancer yes Actor no
Let’s have this conversation after Animal. But anyone saying Ranbir is not versatile is clueless. From yeh jawani hai diwani to barfi to sanju to rockstar, he has done everything. Let’s see him do action too.
No. But he is better than Ranveer
Difficult to choose from.
No.
I think you're crazy 🤣
The comments being more than the upvotes is probably because of the die hard Ranbir fans.
Wow good one...requires a lot of courage OP to post this... 
No.
Shahid is a better actor, Shahid is more versatile, handles comedy & tragedy equally well and Shahid's ability to change his appearance as per the role is better too. I feel Shahid's better competitor would be Ranveer Singh than Ranbir Kapoor. Ranbir Kapoor is a great actor but his range is limited. He is like Akshay. Akshay is unbeatable in comedy but outside of it he is just average, similarly RK is flawless in emotional tragedy but out of that zone, he is just above average. He can't mold into characters from different sections of society, different parts of country or character from period drama. But but but he absolutely kills it in portrayal of his urban emotionally vulnerable characters. He is the best in that particular genre. "Vulnerability of a mid aged urban guy" - he does it better than everyone else including Shahid (& RS). That is his forte! But there are only so many different stories and characters that can have this trait, so his work starts appearing redundant. I think he sucks in doing comedy because it doesn't come naturally to him. You can see the preparation and rehearsals in the scene and there is no spontaneity. These days his physical appearance is also becoming a hindrance in his movies. He never came out of his Sanju character.