Sidharth Malhotra is a famous Indian model and actor who started his career as a television star and later moved on to modeling and films. He shot to fame when he landed his first starring role in the teen drama Student of the Year. Let’s find out more about the actor.
Biography/Wiki
Sidharth was born on January 16, 1985 in Delhi, India (age 39 in 2024). I have participated in many drama programs since I was a child. He studied at Don Bosco School and Birla Vidya Niketan School in Delhi and received his bachelor’s degree from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University.
He started his career at the age of 16 playing the role of Jaichand (the younger brother of Prithviraj Chauhan) in the TV series Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan. After the show, he tried modeling but failed. After a lot of hard work, he became a well-known face in the modeling world. He even participated in an advertising campaign for the famous international designer Roberto Cavalli; subsequently, he was signed by many popular magazines such as Redbook, Gladrags and Men’s Health. Although he was a successful model, he quit modeling simply because he was dissatisfied with the career. Soon after, he auditioned for a film directed by Anubhav Sinha and was selected. However, due to unknown reasons, the film was put on hold.
In the initial stages of his acting career, he even worked as a clapboard in the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Ra One. Before getting his big break, he worked as an assistant director on films like “My Name is Khan” and “Dostana.”
Sidharth Malhotra as assistant director of “My Name is Khan”
appearance
The fitness enthusiast’s chest measures 42 inches, her waist measures 30 inches, and her biceps measure 16 inches. He weighs 80 kg and is 6 feet 1 inches tall. The actor has brown eyes.
family
Sidharth was born into a Punjabi family in Delhi.
Parents and siblings
His father, Sunil Malhotra, was a merchant ship captain and his mother, Rimma Malhotra, was a housewife. He has a sibling Harshad Malhotra who is a banker.
Childhood photos of Sidharth Malhotra
Siddharth Malhotra and his family
wife
He married Bollywood actress Kiara Advani on February 7, 2023, at Suryagarh Palace in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani’s wedding photos
Relationships/Affairs
He was reportedly dating Alia Bhatt for some time.
Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt
Later, he started dating Kiara Advani; however, in April 2022, there were reports that they parted ways.
Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani
Profession
Sidharth’s curiosity about acting and sports made him more immersed in the industry from an early age. Started by starring in TV series. At the age of 18, he achieved great success in the modeling industry; this continued for four years, after which he retired from modeling. When he was struggling in the industry, famous fashion designer Manish Malhotra extended a helping hand to him.
In 2012, he entered Bollywood with his first film “Student of the Year (SOTY)” and achieved commercial success.
Sidharth Malhotra wins Student of the Year Award
In 2014, he worked with Riteish Deshmukh and Shraddha Kapoor in the film Ek Villian. This movie turned out to be a commercial blockbuster that entered the 1 billion club. In 2016, he starred in the family drama Kapoor & Sons, co-starring Rishi Kapoor, Fawad Khan and Alia Bhatt.
In 2019, he starred in the movie “Marjaavan”.
dispute
- The incident happened on a talk show when Sidharth talked about his wish to take Madhuri Dixit to bed.
- He is suing two of his fans, who opened a Sidharth fan club website and sold merchandise and T-shirts in his name, for Rs 10 crore.
Awards
- In 2013, he won the Stardust Award for Most Promising Male Newcomer and the South African Indian Film and Television Awards for Best New Actor – Student of the Year.
- He won the Big Star Entertainment Award for Most Entertaining Romantic Movie Actor of the Year for Hasee Toh Phasee.
Sidharth Malhotra and his trophy
Favorites
- He loves jalebi, sushi, biryani and chicken wraps.
- He loves hot chocolate so much.
- Of all sports, he enjoyed watching and playing rugby.
- Goa and New York are his favorite places in the world.
- He is an admirer of Hollywood actors George Clooney and Johnny Depp.
- His favorite Bollywood movies are “Agneepath”, “Andaz Apna Apna”, “Chupke Chupke”, “Sholay”, “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge”, “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham”.
- His favorite Hollywood movies are Raiders of the Lost Ark, the Lord of the Rings series and Good Will Hunting.
- He would love to work with Imtiaz Ali, Rajkumar Hirani and Zoya Akhtar.
- He likes black and white best.
- He prefers Abercrombie and Fitch’s Fierce fragrance.
car collection
He owns a Mercedes Benz ML Class ML 250.
salary
He charges around Rs 3-5 crore per film.
His net worth is approximately 670 million rupees ($10 million).
fact
- He has been keen on sports since childhood and played rugby for a club in Delhi.
- He participated in the 2007 Gladras Supermodel competition and came in second place.
- While filming the movie Student of the Year, he was dating a South African girl.
- Salman Khan gifted a watch to Sidharth as a token of appreciation for his role in Ek Villian.
- In order to star in “Brothers”, he had to gain 10 kilograms.
- He found non-vegetarian food tempting.
- Sidharth was so fond of Shah Rukh’s hairstyle in “Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge” that he sported the same hairstyle as a teenager.
- In his spare time, he likes to exercise and draw comics.
- He is a dog lover and has a pet boxer. He even campaigns for the animal welfare NGO PETA.
Sidharth Malhotra and his dog
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