Ranbir Kapoor's cousin Aadar Jain mentored by Ranveer Singh

Aadar Jain

We have known Aadar Jain since he was only a gleam in his parents' eyes. And we have watched him grow into the dapper young man he has become today, on the verge of debuting in the upcoming film Qaidi Band, produced by Aditya Chopra, which has already given him a legion of young fans.

But even though he was born into the first family of Indian films, and his relatives include most of Bollywood today, Aadar was always a quintessential SoBo boy, who grew up away from the film industry, went to school at Cathedral and hung out with non-filmy friends.

Discovered by a production house's casting director Shanoo Sharma, who signed him up before anyone else, today, he is being mentored by one of the industry's most powerful men, like Ranveer Singh. Earlier this month, we weren't able to make it to his media launch, where he was introduced by his cousin Ranbir Kapoor, but as we watched its replay, we couldn't help thinking that though the young man was sharing the stage with a far more experienced star, he'd managed to hold his own, in what must have been a nerve-wracking experience.

And yesterday, when we watched the trailer of his upcoming movie, which had opened to good reports, we were pleasantly surprised to see that the banner had cast him against type as an unshaven and gritty undertrial, a far cry from the stereotypical chocolate boy-love story debut afforded to new actors. And Jain appears to have risen to the occasion, getting his teeth into his character with flair. Giving every impression that he's here to stay. Enter, Citizen Jain.