Sidharth Malhotra

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oding him. His advertising career got a boost when he won the prestigious Face of the Year Award at the popular Gladrags men’s pageant in 2009. Recalling his advertising career, Sidharth Malhotra said, “By the age of 20 years I was the most popular model not only in India but abroad. I had the distinction of doing ramp shows in the fashion capitals of the world - Paris, Milan, New York. I even modeled for international designer, Roberto Cavalli.” He added, “I was doing modelling because it gave me ample money and also groomed my personality but on the creative front, it was a big zero. Hence bored by repetitive photo shots and ramp walks, I quit modelling at the age of 21.” Sidharth Malhotra lost a few lucrative Bollywood offers While doing ramp walks shows, Sidharth was once noticed by celebrated filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, who was making a film on the Fashion world. He auditioned Sidharth Malhotra for his film Fashion and signed him opposite Bollywood queen Priyanka Chopra! Sidharth was on Sky Nine but his dream was shattered when Gladrags put brakes as he had signed a bond with the company, to work exclusively with them. Later when he was free from the Gladrag contract, another brilliant filmmaker Anubhav Sinha (The Shahrukh Khan’s Ra. One director) signed him for an untitled film. Hence he came to Mumbai and stayed at a rented apartment. But despite 8 months of preparation, the movie did not take off and Anubhav Sinha got busy with Ra.One, forgetting about the newcomer Sidharth Malhotra.

Frustrated with a career in acting Sidharth Malhotra applied for Assistant Director Recalling his decision to join films as assistant director Malhotra said, “Once I was riding in an auto rickshaw along with my friend, who worked as assistant director. During the journey, he explained to me about the profession and I decided to apply for the job as I felt it is better to first learn the art of filmmaking and then try my hand at acting.” As Assistant Director Sidharth Malhotra learnt nuances of acting from Shahrukh Khan While assisting Karan Johar during the making of My Name Is Khan, Sidharth Malhotra learnt a lot from SRK. In an interview, he confessed, “I must confess that I learnt the nuances of acting by Shahrukh Khan during the making of the film. The amount of hard work and patience he showed in canning a single scene taught me that acting was not a cake-walk, instead, it is a demanding and challenging job.” Sidharth informed, “Despite being such a huge star, Shahrukh Khan is down to earth. During breaks, he would give me tips on acting and told me that an actor should always come on sets before the shooting begins so that he is used to props and location.” “Shah Rukh Khan’s advice during the making of My Name Is Khan, was a wealth, that I can never be able to earn in my life,” he quipped. Sidharth Malhotra blew Rs 50,000/- in one night to celebrate the signing of his first film Student Of The Year Soon after the release of My Name Is Khan, Karan Johar announced the making of Student of the Year (SOTY) and signed Sidharth Malhotra for the film. Recalling the day when Karan Johar signed Sidharth Malhotra for SOTY, Sidharth said, “Karan Sir gave me the signing amount of Rs 1.1 Lakh. I was so excited that I gave a big bash to my friends and blew Rs 50,000 in one night! But in excitement, I forgot that the credit card I was having had only a Rs 20,000 limit. Thus I had to collect money from my friends and this was embarrassing.” Student Of The Year Won Laurels for Sidharth Malhotra Sidharth Malhotra won the prestigious Stardust Most Promising Debut Actor Award for his brilliant performance in the film. He played the role of Abhimanyu Singh, a scholarship student, from an underprivileged family, who challenges the mighty son of the wealthy, Rohan (played by Dhawan) to win an annual school championship. The movie was a super hit and the success of SOTY opened doors of Bollywood and he was flooded with offers. Sidharth Malhotra created a sensation with his next two films After the mega success of SOTY, Sidharth Malhotra gave two consecutive hits viz. Hasee Toh Phasee and Ek Villain. What surprised the critics was that in both films, Sidharth experimented with new characters. In Hasee Toh Phasee, he proved his versatility in comedy and Ek Villain, he displayed he is not just a chocolate hero but an actor of substance and comes out with flying colours playing a power-packed anti-hero.