Sidharth Malhotra

Sidharth Malhotra

Sidharth Malhotra at a promotional event for Hasee Toh Phasee, 2014
Born 16 January 1985
Delhi, India
Occupation Actor, model
Years active 2012–present

Sidharth Malhotra (born 16 January 1985) is an Indian film actor and former model who appears in Bollywood films. At the age of 18, Malhotra began a career as a model. Dissatisfied with the profession, he quit and subsequently assisted Karan Johar on the 2010 film My Name Is Khan. He made his acting debut with Johar's comedy-drama Student of the Year (2012), for which he received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut nomination. In 2014, Malhotra portrayed leading roles in two commercially successful films—the romantic comedy Hasee Toh Phasee and the thriller Ek Villain.

Life and career

Malhotra was born on 16 January 1985 in Delhi to Sunil, a former employee of the Indian Merchant Navy, and Rimmi Malhotra, a homemaker.[1][2] He was schooled at Delhi's Don Bosco School and Naval Public School, and later attended the Bhagat Singh College.[3] At the age of 18, Malhotra dabbled in modelling “just for fun and easy pocket money”; he performed several photo shoots and fashion shows but decided to quit after four years as he was dissatisfied with the profession.[4] Interested to pursue an acting career, he successfully auditioned for a film to be directed by Anubhav Sinha. However, the film was shelved, following which he worked as an assistant director to Karan Johar on the 2010 film My Name Is Khan.[3][5]

Malhotra at the trailer launch of Student of the Year in 2012

In 2012, Malhotra made his acting debut with Johar's Student of the Year alongside Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt. He was cast as Abhimanyu Singh, a scholarship student of limited financial means, who competes with his wealthy best friend Rohan (played by Dhawan) to win an annual school championship. Film critic Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN considered Malhotra's performance to be "earnest", adding that he had "a pleasing presence."[6] Student of the Year was a financial success,[7] grossing INR700 million (US$11 million) domestically.[8]

Malhotra was next paired opposite Parineeti Chopra and Adah Sharma for the romantic comedy Hasee Toh Phasee (2014), which tells the love story of a drug-abusing scientist and an under-confident aspiring businessman. Mohar Basu of Koimoi found his performance to be "restrained" and described his chemistry with Chopra as "lively" and "heartfelt"; Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV praised his screen presence and compared it to the early work of Amitabh Bachchan.[9][10] The film performed moderately well at the box office, with global revenues of INR620 million (US$9.8 million).[11] His second release in 2014 was the Mohit Suri-directed romantic thriller Ek Villain. Malhotra was cast as Guru, a hardened criminal whose terminally-ill wife (played by Shraddha Kapoor) is murdered by a serial killer (played by Riteish Deshmukh). Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express reviewed: "Sidharth Malhotra is watchable even if he has a hard time doing menace — he just seems so nice and wholesome all the time, even when he is crunching bones."[12] The film was generally perceived to be plagiarised from the Korean film I Saw the Devil, although Suri dismissed the allegations.[13] The film eventually emerged as a major commercial success with domestic revenues of over INR1 billion (US$16 million).[14] The box office performance of the film established Malhotra as one of the most successful among the new generation of Bollywood actors.[15][16]

As of April 2015, Malhotra had completed work on a remake of the Hollywood film Warrior (2011), entitled Brothers, to be directed by Karan Malhotra and co-starring Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline Fernandez and Jackie Shroff.[17][18] He has committed to play a time traveler in debutant director Nitya Mehra's untitled science fiction film, co-starring Katrina Kaif, and will also star with Alia Bhatt and Fawad Khan in Shakun Batra's family drama Kapoor and Sons.[19][20]

In the media

In 2013, Malhotra performed at a concert in Hong Kong alongside his Student of the Year co-stars Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt.[21] He co-hosted the 2013 Stardust Awards ceremony with Dhawan and Ayushmann Khurrana, and also hosted a segment of that year's Filmfare Awards ceremony.[22] Also in 2013, Malhotra performed at a special event alongside Dhawan, Bhatt, Roy Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor and Huma Qureshi to raise funds for the flood-affected victims of Uttarakhand.[23] He also shot for a PETA advertisement to create awareness about dogs.[24] Malhotra is the brand ambassador for several brands and products, including Coca-Cola and American Swan.[25]

Malhotra was ranked 12 in The Times of India‍ '​s "50 Most Desirable Men" listing of 2012.[26] He was also voted as the most good looking debutant of 2012 by a UK poll.[27][28] Malhotra is the first man to feature twice on the cover of Men's Health India.[29]

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes
2010 My Name Is Khan Assistant director
2012 Student of the Year Abhimanyu Singh
2014 Hasee Toh Phasee Nikhil Bharadwaj
2014 Ek Villain Guru
2015 BrothersFilms that have not yet been released TBA Post-production[17][18]

Awards and nominations

Year Film Award Category Result
2012 Student of the Year BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor (Film) Debut—Male Nominated[30]
2013 ETC Bollywood Business Awards Most Profitable Debut (Male) Nominated[31]
Filmfare Awards Best Male Debut Nominated[32]
Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer—Male Nominated[33]
Stardust Awards Breakthrough Performance—Male Won[34]
Superstar of Tomorrow—Male Nominated[35]
Star Guild Awards Best Male Debut Nominated[36]
Times of India Film Awards Best Debut—Male Nominated[37]
South Africa India Film and Television Awards Debut Actor of the Year—Male Won[38]
2014 Hasee Toh Phasee BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film - Male Won[39]
2014 N/A BIG Star Entertainment Awards Entertainer of the Year (shared with Alia Bhatt) Won[40]
2014 Ek Villain Stardust Awards Superstar of Tomorrow – Male Nominated[41]
2014 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film - Male Nominated[42]
2015 Screen Awards Best Actor – Popular Choice Nominated[43]

Other honours

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Iyer, Meena (30 June 2012). "Siddharth Malhotra’s short journey to stardom". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gupta, Priya (11 December 2013). "I was dating a South African girl, but I’m now single: Sidharth Malhotra". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Lakhe, Amruta (7 February 2014). "Sidharth Malhotra talks about his journey from being the junior most to a lead actor". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "The new stars of Bollywood". Hindustan Times. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  6. ↑ Masand, Rajeev (20 October 2012). "'Student of the Year' Review: If fun is what you're seeking, you won't be disappointed". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Sidharth Malhotra". Box Office India. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Box office verdict 2012". Koimoi.com. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  9. ↑ Basu, Mohar (7 February 2014). "Hasee Toh Phasee Movie Review: Sidharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra". Koimoi.com. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  10. ↑ Chatterjee, Saibal (7 February 2014). "Hasee Toh Phasee movie review". NDTV. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Top Worldwide Grossers 2014". Box Office India. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  12. ↑ Gupta, Shubhra (30 June 2014). "Ek Villain review: Sidharth Malhotra is watchable but has hard time doing menace". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  13. ↑ "Ek Villain not inspired by Korean film, says Mohit Suri". India Today. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  14. ↑ Mobhani, Suleman. "Bollywood's 100 Crore club". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  15. ↑ "Ek Villain changed Sidharth Malhotra's luck?". The Times of India. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  16. ↑ Sinha Jha, Priyanka (4 July 2014). "Newbie Central". The Financial Express. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Akshay Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra’s ‘Brothers’ shoot over". Indian Express. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Ramachandran, Naman (22 August 2014). "Akshay Kumar to Star in Lionsgate, Endemol Indian Remake ‘Warrior’". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  19. ↑ Bhattacharya, Roshmilla (6 September 2014). "Sidharth Malhotra to play a time traveller?". The Times Of India. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  20. ↑ "Producer Karan Johar confirms Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, Fawad Khan and Rishi Kapoor for 'Kapoor and sons'". CNN-IBN. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
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  22. ↑ "Stardust Awards 2013 Announcement | Alia, Sidharth, Esha, Varun". YouTube. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  23. ↑ "Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt and Siddharth Malhotra unite for a cause | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  24. ↑ "Sidharth Malhotra shoots for PETA". Indian Express. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  25. ↑ "Sidharth Malhotra to endorse American Swan". The Indian Express. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  26. ↑ "Times top 50 Most Desirable Men of 2012: No 12 - Sidharth Malhotra". Times of India. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  27. ↑ "Sidharth Malhotra voted as most good looking debutants of 2012 - bollywood news". glamsham.com. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
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  30. ↑ "3rd Annual BIG Star Entertainment Awards Nominations". Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  31. ↑ "Nominations announced for ETC Bollywood Business Awards". Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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  40. ↑ "92.7 BIG FM". Twitter. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
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  42. ↑ "Big Star Entertainment Awards Nominations List 2014". Reliance Broadcast Network. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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