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Sidharth Malhotra

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Sidharth Malhotra
Sidharth Malhotra 2016.jpg
Malhotra at an event for Kapoor & Sons
in 2016
Born (1985-01-16) 16 January 1985 (age 36)
Delhi, India
Alma materShaheed Bhagat Singh College
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2010–present

Sidharth Malhotra ([sɪˈd̪ʱːaːrt̪ʰ məlˈɦoːt̪raː]; born 16 January 1985)[1][2] is an Indian actor and former model who appears mainly in Hindi-language films. Dissatisfied with his modelling career, which he began at the age of 18, he went on to work as a trainee assistant director to Karan Johar for the 2010 film My Name Is Khan.

Malhotra made his acting debut with a leading role in Johar's teen drama Student of the Year (2012), for which he received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut nomination. He went on to star in films such as Hasee Toh Phasee (2014), Ek Villain (2014), Kapoor & Sons (2016), Ittefaq (2017), Marjaavaan (2019) and Shershaah (2021).

Life and career

Early life, film debut and early films (1985–2015)

Malhotra was born and raised in Delhi, India into a Punjabi Hindu family,[3] to Sunil, a former captain in the Merchant Navy, and Rimma Malhotra, a homemaker.[4] He was schooled at Delhi's Don Bosco School and Naval Public School, and graduated from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi. [5][6] At the age of 18, he began modelling. Although he was successful, he decided to quit after four years because he was dissatisfied with the profession.[3]

Malhotra at an event for Hasee Toh Phasee in 2014

Malhotra, interested in pursuing an acting career, 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.[6][7] Eventually, in 2012, made his acting debut with Johar's teen drama Student of the Year alongside co-debutantes 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 Nanda (Dhawan) to win an annual school championship. Film critic Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN considered his performance to be "earnest", adding that he had "a pleasing presence."[8] Student of the Year was a financial success,[9] grossing ₹700 million (US$9.3 million) domestically.[10]

Following a year-long absence from the screen, similar to that of co-stars Bhatt and Dhawan who had their second releases after him, Malhotra next starred opposite Parineeti Chopra and Adah Sharma in the 2014 romantic comedy Hasee Toh Phasee, which tells the love story of a 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.[11][12] The film performed moderately well at the box office, with global revenues of ₹620 million (US$8.2 million).[13]

Malhotra's second release of 2014 was the Mohit Suri-directed romantic thriller Ek Villain, which saw him portray Guru Divekar, a hardened criminal whose terminally-ill wife Aisha Verma (Shraddha Kapoor) is murdered by a serial killer Rakesh Mahadkar (Riteish Deshmukh). Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express reviewed his performance as "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."[14] The film became a commercial success with domestic revenues of over ₹1 billion (US$13 million).[15] The box office performance of the film established him as one of the new generation of Bollywood actors.[16][17]

Malhotra next appeared in a 2015 remake of the 2011 American film Warrior, titled Brothers, directed by Karan Malhotra and co-starring Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline Fernandez and Jackie Shroff.[18][19] The film received negative reviews and under-performed at the box office, but was noted for its performances, particularly Malhotra and his chemistry with co-star Akshay Kumar.[20]

Kapoor & Sons and the next projects (2016–present)

Malhotra's next release, the Shakun Batra-directed family drama Kapoor & Sons, proved to be a critical and commercial success, and his career highest-grossing film to date.[21][22] Featuring an ensemble cast including Rishi Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah, Rajat Kapoor, Fawad Khan, and Alia Bhatt, the film tells the story of two brothers of contrasting personalities (Malhotra and Khan) who return home to their dysfunctional family after their grandfather suffers from a cardiac arrest. A reviewer for India Today thought that Malhotra was overshadowed by Khan in the film, though Namrata Joshi of The Hindu wrote that "he holds his own with his solid presence and vulnerable glances".[23][24]

Malhotra with his co-star Jacqueline Fernandez at a promotional event for their film A Gentleman in 2017

Malhotra followed the success of Kapoor & Sons with a starry role in the romantic comedy Baar Baar Dekho, co-starring Katrina Kaif, as a mathematician who travels in time. The film was produced by Karan Johar under the banner of Dharma Productions and Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under the banner of Excel Entertainment. Directed by Nitya Mehra, the film opened to mixed to negative reviews from the critics and flopped at the box office. Later in 2017, he starred in dual roles for the first time in the action comedy A Gentleman with Jacqueline Fernandez from the writer-director duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., which was produced by Fox Star Studios and released on 25 August 2017 worldwide; although highly anticipated, it opened to a poor reception.[25] The films had domestic collections of INR 420 Million[26] and INR 220 Million[27] respectively.

Abhay Chopra's 2017 remake of the 1969 mystery film Ittefaq starred Malhotra opposite Sonakshi Sinha. Produced by Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment and Johar under Dharma Productions, the film was produced by Chopra's mother Renu Ravi Chopra under BR Studios and also starred Akshay Khanna. Released on 3 November 2017, the film got "100% fresh" rating from Rotten Tomatoes based on 5 reviews but failed to show any remarkable performance at the Box Office with a lifetime collection of INR 500 million.[28]

Neeraj Pandey's Aiyaary, released on 16 February 2018, featured Malhotra along with Manoj Bajpayee and Rakul Preet Singh. Produced by Shital Bhatia under the banner of Friday Filmworks, the film opened on a note of ₹ 30 Million and collected ₹ 183.1 million, eventually emerging as a mediocre success.[29] Shrishti Negi of News 18 gave the film a rating of 1.5 stars out of 5 and said that, "Unlike Pandey’s other films, there is a sense of flatness in Aiyaary. Apart from a few scenes, the movie seems to be randomly constructed and fails to evoke any thrill."[30] Bollywood Hungama gave the film a rating of 2 stars out of 5 and said that, "On the whole, Aiyaary misses the mark and is a huge letdown on the account of its flawed script and the lengthy run time. At the box office, it will be a disappointing fare."[31]

Malhotra had two releases in 2019. He first starred in the romantic-comedy Jabariya Jodi, his second collaboration with Parineeti. The film was released on 9 August 2019 to not so great reviews and mediocre success at the box-office. His second appearance was in Milap Milan Zaveri's masala actioner Marjaavaan,[32] co-starring Tara Sutaria, Rakul Preet Singh and Riteish Deshmukh, which released on 15 November 2019.[33]

In 2021, Malhotra had a lead role in the biographical-action film Shershaah, based on the life of the Indian army officer, Param Vir Chakra (PVC) Vikram Batra.

Other work and charity

He collaborated with PETA for a campaign to create awareness about dogs.[34] In August 2016, he performed in various cities of the USA as a part of the "Dream Team 2016" tour, also featuring fellow actors Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Katrina Kaif, Parineeti Chopra, and Aditya Roy Kapur, as well as Johar and rapper Badshah.[35]

Filmography

Films

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 "Abhi" Singh
2014 Hasee Toh Phasee Nikhil Bharadwaj
Ek Villain Guru Divekar
2015 Brothers Monty Fernandes
2016 Kapoor & Sons Arjun Kapoor
Baar Baar Dekho Jai Varma
2017 A Gentleman Gaurav Kapoor/Rishi Purohit Also playback singer for song "Bandook Meri Laila"
Ittefaq Vikram Sethi
2018 Aiyaary Major Jai Bakshi
2019 Jabariya Jodi Abhay Singh
Marjaavaan Raghuvendra "Raghu" Nath
2021 Shershaah Captain Vikram Batra/Vishal Batra Released On Amazon Prime Video[36]
2022 Mission Majnudagger TBA Filming[37]
Thank Goddagger TBA Filming[38]
Yodhadagger TBA Filming[39]

Music videos

Year Title Singer Label Ref.
2020 Muskurayega India Vishal Mishra Jjust Music [40]
Challon Ke Nishaan Stebin Ben Zee Music Company [41]
2021 Thoda Thoda Pyaar [42]

Accolades

Malhotra at the 2014 IIFA Awards
Year Film Award Category Result
2013 Student of the Year BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor (Film) Debut—Male Nominated[43]
ETC Bollywood Business Awards Most Profitable Debut – Male Nominated[44]
Filmfare Awards Best Male Debut Nominated[45]
Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer—Male Nominated[46]
Stardust Awards Most Promising Debut Male Won[47]
Best Breakthrough Performance – Male (shared with Varun Dhawan) Won[48]
Superstar of Tomorrow — Male Nominated[49]
Star Guild Awards Best Male Debut Nominated[50]
Times of India Film Awards Best Debut—Male Nominated[51]
2014 Hasee Toh Phasee BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – Male Won[52]
N/A Entertainer of the Year (shared with Alia Bhatt) Won[citation needed]
N/A Filmfare Glamour And Style Awards Emerging Face of Fashion – Male Won[53]
N/A Vogue Beauty Awards Most Beautiful Man Won[54]
2015 Ek Villain Stardust Awards Superstar of Tomorrow – Male Nominated[55]
BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film – Male Nominated[56]
Screen Awards Best Actor – Popular Choice Nominated[57]
2016 N/A Filmfare Glamour And Style Awards Most Stylish Star – Male Won[58]
2017 Kapoor & Sons BIG Zee Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film – Male Nominated[59]
N/A GQ Awards Most Stylish Man of the Year Won[60]
N/A Hindustan Times Most Sylish Awards HT Most Stylish Readers’ Choice Actor Won[61]
2018 Ittefaq Zee Cine Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role Nominated

Other honours

  • 2014: Times of India's Most Desirable Men of 2013 #11[62]
  • 2013: Times of India's Most Desirable Men of 2012 #12[63]
  • 2013: The Times of India Hotlist Most Promising Newcomer 2012 :#3[64]
  • 2013: The Times of India 50 Handsome Hunks in 100 years of Indian Cinema :#27[65]

See also

  • List of Indian film actors

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