He made a mark in the Film Industry with his movie Khosla Ka Ghosla which not only earned him recognition but his performance in the movie was appreciated as well.Another movie that earned him praises was Pyaar Ke Side Effects where he played the character of Nanoo, a friend of Rahul Bose,the main lead in the film.Ranvir Shorey is mostly seen in multi starrer movies, one among which was Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd.(2007) that did an average business at the box office and Aaja Nachle which released in the same year.His career took a dark turn when he appeared in Rahul Rawails's "Buddha Mar Gaya", a dark comedy which was badly criticised in the Hindi Film Industry. The only movie in his career so far where he was given the lead role was the movie Mithya released in the year 2008.Ranvir's performance was highly appreciated and the film got an excellent critique.
Ranvir Shorey's recent movies include Ugly Aur Pagli opposite Mallika Sherawat and box office hit Singh is King.
Bollywood actor Ranvir Shorey along with co-star and friend Vinay Pathak also appeared on the small screen where they hosted a popular talk show titled, Ranvir Vinay aur Kaun? and successful late night show titled The Great indian Comedy Show.