Overview

• Paparazzi videos from Mumbai airport showed Ranbir Kapoor with Alia Bhatt accepting birthday wishes, smiling, waving and thanking photographers as the clip spread widely online.
• In the Arks-posted message, he said he is 43, joked about the greys in his beard and expressed gratitude for family, friends, work and fans, as daughter Raha’s voice was heard in the background.
• Neetu Kapoor shared a family photo with the note “Happy birthday my love, grateful and blessed to have you,” while Riddhima Kapoor Sahni posted unseen childhood and pre-wedding pictures and a cake-cutting glimpse with aunt Rima Jain.
• Some reports suggested the family returned to Mumbai by private charter on the morning of his birthday, though this was not officially confirmed.
• Coverage also highlighted his upcoming films, including Nitesh Tiwari’s two-part Ramayana with Sai Pallavi, Yash and Sunny Deol, and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love & War with Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal, slated to release on March 26 next year.