Claim: Ranbir Kapoor is a person who acts.

Wake Up Sid is a 2009 Indian coming of age drama film . Directed by Ayan Mukerji and produced by Karan Johar 's Dharma Productions , the movie was distributed by UTV Motion Pictures , with visual effects contributed by the Prime Focus Group . The film takes place in contemporary Mumbai and tells the story of spoiled , careless , rich-kid Sid Mehra -LRB- Ranbir Kapoor -RRB- , a college student who is taught the value of owning up to responsibility by Aisha -LRB- Konkona Sen Sharma -RRB- , an aspiring writer from Kolkata . It was critically and commercially successful . Ranbir Kapoor won numerous awards for his performance , and the film 's soundtrack was vastly popular .