Ranbir Kapoor rare childhood and teenage pictures

Neetu Kapoor and son Ranbir Kapoor share a great mother-son bond. The two are more like how friends are. Mother Neetu is not only very supportive of what Ranbir does but also very protective of him. How could mommy let go without a beautiful message for her son on his birthday?

Neetu Kapoor took to Instagram to share a throwback picture of their lovely family where Rishi Kapoor is seen holding Ranbir in his arms and Riddhima is in Neetu’s arms. She wrote a heartfelt caption wishing Ranbir, “Happy birthday Rana ��you are that dream child any parent wld wish for !! Loving caring ❤️intellectual �� love and blessings ��❤️. This year all the fan clubs have outdone themselves he thanxxx all of you today !! ����”

With her post, she expressed her gratitude towards all fan pages for the immense love for the ‘Jagga Jasoos’ actor, and called Ranbir a dream child that any parent would wish for.

Ranbir Kapoor is taking the legacy of the Kapoor family ahead in Bollywood. The actor, who is easily one of the most promising talents of this generation, was known to share a deep bond with his grandfather Raj Kapoor.

So imagine our delight when we stumbled upon this rare picture of a young Ranbir sharing a sweet moment with the original showman of Bollywood. Donning a striped tee, Ranbir is totally engrossed in the conversation and looks adorably cute while Raj Kapoor can be seen indulging him. Take a look.

Doesn’t the granddad-grandson duo look adorable together? Besides the good looks, it’s safe to say that the ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ actor has inherited his brilliant acting skills from his grandfather.

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Amitabh Bachchan's 'Ajooba' completed 25 years and to commemorate it, Big B retweeted a pic posted by one of his fans on Twitter and it is indeed a sight to behold. The legend of Bollywood is seen with the director of 'Ajooba,’ Shashi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor. However, the sweetest and cutest part of this pic is little Ranbir Kapoor and his sis, Riddhima. The great actor has praised Ranbir with these words, "Did you see little Ranbir Kapoor in one of the Ajooba pictures .. !! so cute .. 25 years later, huge star!" Now that’s a praise no one can stop blushing over, right?

Move on to check out some of Ranbir Kapoor's rare childhood and teenage pictures...

PIC: When Ranbir Kapoor was a teenager

Ranbir Kapoor may be undergoing a low phase on the career front but we all know the Kapoor lad is the undisputed chocolate hero of Bollywood. The brilliant actor comes from the famous Kapoor Khandaan and has acting in his genes. An old picture of the actor sprung up on the web showing the teenage Ranbir sitting next to uncle Rajiv Kapoor and papa Rishi Kapoor while attending a function. Well, the hunk was as dashing in his growing up years as he is now. Isn’t it? On the work front, Ranbir is currently working on Anurag Basu's 'Jagga Jasoos' with his alleged ex, Katrina Kaif and post that will get going with Ayan Mukerji's superhero flick where he's paired opposite Alia Bhatt.

Move on to check out yet another one of the actor's cute childhood picture with grandpa Raj Kapoor…

The Kapoor family is of Punjabi Hindu origin. Prithviraj Kapoor was the first from the family to pursue acting. He was born in the town of Samundri in Punjab, British India in 1906. His father, Basheshwarnath Kapoor, served as a police officer in the Indian Imperial Police in the city of Peshawar while his grandfather, Keshavmal Kapoor, was a Tehsildar in Samundri, Punjab, British India. All three of Prithviraj Kapoor's sons, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, and Shashi Kapoor, became actors. Raj Kapoor's sons, Randhir Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor, went on to become well-known actors; his youngest son, Rajiv Kapoor, was not as successful as his brothers.
Rishi Kapoor's son, Ranbir Kapoor, has established himself as a leading Bollywood actor. On the occasion of his birthday, here's presenting some very rare childhood and teenage pictures of the star,

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A baby Ranbir Kapoor playing on the laps of the legend Raj Kapoor- his grandfather. Ranbir Kapoor was the apple of the eyes of his grandfather. At the slightest pretext Raj Kapoor would take the baby Ranbir Kapoor in his arms and make him sit on his lap and would ask any member of the family to click a picture with him.

Look at the cute Ranbir looking at the camera while Rishi Kapoor guards his son. This is a picture of the young Rishi Kapoor posing for the shutterbugs during one of his film promotions to which his son Chota Ranbir accompanied him. Papa Rishi looks adorable as ever in his orange shirt and so does his son Ranbir Kapoor in his green and pink striped t-shirt.

A family portrait for Rishi, Neetu and baby Ranbir and baby Riddhima. In an interview with Firstpost.com Neetu Kapoor revealed that Ranbir was a very naughty kid and that not one year would pass in his school without her having been called by the school authorities for the mischief he had done in school.

Riddhima showers all her love on brother Ranbir and the baby brother laps it all. Ranbir was a quiet boy by nature says his mother Neetu in one of her interviews given to a leading daily. In the interview she revealed as a little boy Ranbir used to irritate her and his sister a lot. Sometimes when Rishi and Neetu would go out, Ranbir would irritate his sister so much so that she used to leave.

Here we see Ranbir Kapoor with his cousin and sister Riddhima. Ranbir always looks intrigued every time he faces the camera...Ranbir surely had the making of a star in him right from his childhood. In every single picture that he features, his eyes tend to tell a different story. even though there are two other beautiful little girls adorning the photo the beaming bright big eyes of baby Ranbir and his chubby face steals the show.

Rishi and Neetu Kapoor with baby Ranbir and Riddhima

It seems baby Ranbir is quite intrigued because he is being clicked. The million dollar look in his eyes are evident in this shot. Neetu Singh looks stunning as she cozies up to hubby Rishi Kapoor for this family portrait. This picture clearly tells that Riddhima who looks too attached to dad Rishi was indeed attached to her dad and she still is while Ranbir seems to be Neetu's pet and will forever continue to be.

The entire Kapoor clan is a wonderful example of a joint family. The brothers, sisters, uncles and aunts all lived together like a happy family. Hence it goes without saying that they surely used to meet up during family gatherings.
In this picture a Young Kareena doesn't want her photos to be clicked and she asks the shutterbugs to stop clicking pictures with a wave of her hands and a baby Ranbir imitates her actions. At Riddhima's birthday party.

Ranbir had always been a playful kid. He always used to bring the house down with his naughty yet playful antics. This picture clearly proves that and it also tells that baby Ranbir had grown up a little more. The year is 1988 and this picture had been clicked at his sister Riddhima's birthday party.

Karisma Kapoor is the elder daughter of actors Randhir Kapoor and Babita. She was born on June 25, 1974. She is the granddaughter of legendary actor Raj Kapoor and great granddaughter of film actor Prithviraj Kapoor. Her mother gave her the name 'Lolo' after the legendary Hollywood actress Gina Lollobrigida. She is the elder sister of Kareena Kapoor Khan. She is also the cousin sister of Bollywood's latest heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor.

The tiny Ranbir is being patted by his cousin Karisma Kapoor during a family holiday in Kashmir.

Grandmother Krishna Raj Kapoor surely loved her grandson. When this picture was clicked the Kapoor family was holidaying in New York. Here we see Ranbir taking a sip from his grandmother's drink, while his mother and granny are all ga ga about it. As always the ladies were always smitten by Ranbir's charms as they are today.

A little more grown up, Ranbir plays with sister Riddhima and cousin- a young Kareena with balloons on his birthday.

Ranbir Kapoor confessed in an interview that during these parties even though he was his usual naughty self but he used to be petrified of his father. In the same interview he further elaborated that he used to start crying if his father used to ask him to eat vegetables.

Therefore even though we see him playing with his sisters in this picture, we sure know whom he dreads and doesn't want that person to know about his shenanigans.

Ranbir Kapoor with a can of Pepsi in his hand cozies up to his mother and sister while flashing a big smile for the camera.
Riddhima looks every bit of her father while Ranbir Kapoor looks more like his mother. In an interview with Rajeev Masand Ranbir was quoted as saying that Ranbir adopted his mother's genes and just like her, he too runs a lot, plays football and works a lot.

Ranbir Kapoor a now young boy with the ladies in his family. The picture has a grown up Riddhima Kapoor, Neeta Kapoor and grandmother Krishna Raj Kapoor in a holiday spirit. Neetu Kapoor once revealed in an interview to Firstpost.com that even though a naughty kid, for Ranbir whatever she said luckily used to be the last word and that Ranbir never went against her. She further admitted that she used to shield her son from the wrath of his father many-a-times.

A young Ranbir Kapoor is seen here in yet another school group photo. Dressed in his school uniform he is seen standing along with other school kids. In an interview to Rajeev Masand, Ranbir Kapoor confessed that he doesn't know whether he is as good as his father and whether he can live up to those expectations but that he has a style of his own and it should be appreciated. He was so right, all and sundry appreciates his style.

This picture was clicked in the year 1994. Mom Neetu Kapoor once said that young Ranbir did the most mischievous things but his expressions never lets on.
Ranbir was more of a fun guy and he never really delved deep into the complexities of things which is why he came out as funny and obnoxious more often than not to his parents but under it all, there was a little guy who was very understanding and serious and only Neetu Kapoor, his mother could see that facet in him.

With the steady passage of time Ranbir celebrated his 15th birthday with a friend. This picture was taken with the two friends standing together in an embrace. Very popular in school his mother Neetu says he would often sought out fights between friends. Right from his childhood, Ranbir was quite a brat but on the contrary to what he was at home, in school he was the one to mitigate all issues and problems. Well that surely would be an eye-opener for all his fans.

Here we see Ranbir with a friend during his school farewell. From the looks of it Ranbir looked quite popular with his guy pals.
Wonder what mischief they used to be upto in the back benches...Ahem... Ahem...

Isn't it common for everyone to get pimples during their teenage years due to the hormonal and bodily changes that is so rampant during these years? These are the years for exploring and getting to know the world. this picture shows Ranbir is in his end teens. He is about to end school.

Who doesn't love pugs? We're sure everyone must have once in his/her life time wanted to own a pet dog. Even though Ranbir belonged to the much respected and coveted Kapoor clan, he was a next door guy by heart. He loved pets and always had a strong connect with them.
Here we see another teenage picture of Ranbir with his pet pug. It seems that he seemed to love his puggy a lot.

Ranbir Kapoor was born and brought up in Mumbai and therefore it is not likely that a common Mumbaikar's aspects will not be present in him. Like the common Mumbaikar, Ranbir too celebrated the Ganeshotsav with a lot of pomp and show. in fact the entire Kapoor family is known to celebrate the Ganpati pooja with a lot of dedication every year.
This picture was taken at the 1996 Ganpati festival. Here we see a teenaged Ranbir escorting his Ganesha.

This is a picture clicked in the year 1997, Ranbir now in his college, sports a 'Backstreet Boys' hair-do. he was a huge fan of the boy band. So much so that he wanted to look like on of the band members and getting the same hair-cut was more like a step towards that ambition of this young lad.

This picture was taken way back in 1999 Here we see Ranbir Kapoor sporting a light goatee with friends Ishan Kapur and Tushar Khanna.
From the looks of it, the three of them look very comfortable with each other and were partners in crime.
We're sure he had a rocking college life as well. Wink...wink!

Ranbir now a college dude, poses with his professor in this picture.

Ranbir was a student of H.R. College of economics and commerce. His teachers used to love him and knowing his parentage would be forever willing to click pictures with him and he used to happily oblige.

This is yet another picture that proves that the Kapoor clan is one huge joint family and with the passage of time the bond between the family members did not loosen. This picture represents just a small part of the otherwise huge Kapoor Khandaan everyone in the picture.