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Sidharth Malhotra
Sidharth Malhotra at a promotional event forHasee Toh Phasee, 2014
Born 16 January 1985 (age 30)
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 aFilmfare 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.
Contents
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1 Life and career
2 In the media
3 Filmography
4 Awards and nominations
4.1 Other honours
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Life and career[edit]
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 Yearin 2012
In 2012, Malhotra made his acting debut with Johar's Student of the Year alongside Varun Dhawanand 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 ₹700 million (US$11 million) domestically.[8]
Malhotra was next paired opposite Parineeti Chopra and Adah Sharma for the romantic comedyHasee 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 ₹620 million (US$9.8 million).[11] His second release in 2014 was theMohit 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 ₹1 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 May 2015, Malhotra has completed work on a remake of the Hollywood film Warrior (2011), entitled Brothers, directed by Karan Malhotra and co-starring Akshay Kumar,Jacqueline Fernandez and Jackie Shroff.[17][18] He is filming alongside Alia Bhatt and Fawad Khan for Shakun Batra's family drama Kapoor and Sons and has committed to play a time traveler in debutant director Nitya Mehra's untitled science fiction film, co-starring Katrina Kaif.[19][20]
In the media[edit]
In 2013, Malhotra performed at an event alongside Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor and Huma Qureshi to raise funds for the flood-affected victims of Uttarakhand.[21] He collaborated with PeTA for a campaign to create awareness about dogs.[22] Malhotra is the brand ambassador for several brands and products, including Coca-Cola[citation needed] and American Swan.[23]
Malhotra was ranked 12 in The Times of India 's "50 Most Desirable Men" listing of 2012.[24] He was also voted as the most good looking debutant of 2012 by a UK poll.[25][26]Malhotra is the first man to feature twice on the cover of Men's Health India.[27]
Filmography[edit]
Key
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 Pratap Singh
2015 Brothers Monty Fernandez Post-production[17][18]
TBA Kapoor and Sons TBA Filming[20]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year Film Award Category Result
2012 Student of the Year BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor (Film) Debut—Male Nominated[28]
2013 ETC Bollywood Business Awards Most Profitable Debut (Male) Nominated[29]
Filmfare Awards Best Male Debut Nominated[30]
Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer—Male Nominated[31]
Stardust Awards Breakthrough Performance—Male Won[32]
Superstar of Tomorrow—Male Nominated[33]
Star Guild Awards Best Male Debut Nominated[34]
Times of India Film Awards Best Debut—Male Nominated[35]
South Africa India Film and Television Awards Debut Actor of the Year—Male Won[36]
2014 Hasee Toh Phasee BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film - Male Won[37]
2014 N/A BIG Star Entertainment Awards Entertainer of the Year (shared with Alia Bhatt) Won[38]
2014 Ek Villain Stardust Awards Superstar of Tomorrow – Male Nominated[39]
2014 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film - Male Nominated[40]
2015 Screen Awards Best Actor – Popular Choice Nominated[41]
Other honours[edit]
2014: Times of India's Most Desirable Men of 2013 #11[42]
2013: Times of India's Most Desirable Men of 2012 #12[43]
2013: The Times of India Hotlist Most Promising Newcomer 2012 :#3[44]
2013: The Times of India 50 Handsome Hunks in 100 years of Indian Cinema :#27[45]
2014: Vogue Beauty Awards Most Beautiful Man [46]
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Sidharth Malhotra
Sidharth Malhotra at a promotional event forHasee Toh Phasee, 2014
Born 16 January 1985 (age 30)
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 aFilmfare 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.
Contents
[hide]
1 Life and career
2 In the media
3 Filmography
4 Awards and nominations
4.1 Other honours
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Life and career[edit]
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 Yearin 2012
In 2012, Malhotra made his acting debut with Johar's Student of the Year alongside Varun Dhawanand 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 ₹700 million (US$11 million) domestically.[8]
Malhotra was next paired opposite Parineeti Chopra and Adah Sharma for the romantic comedyHasee 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 ₹620 million (US$9.8 million).[11] His second release in 2014 was theMohit 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 ₹1 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 May 2015, Malhotra has completed work on a remake of the Hollywood film Warrior (2011), entitled Brothers, directed by Karan Malhotra and co-starring Akshay Kumar,Jacqueline Fernandez and Jackie Shroff.[17][18] He is filming alongside Alia Bhatt and Fawad Khan for Shakun Batra's family drama Kapoor and Sons and has committed to play a time traveler in debutant director Nitya Mehra's untitled science fiction film, co-starring Katrina Kaif.[19][20]
In the media[edit]
In 2013, Malhotra performed at an event alongside Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor and Huma Qureshi to raise funds for the flood-affected victims of Uttarakhand.[21] He collaborated with PeTA for a campaign to create awareness about dogs.[22] Malhotra is the brand ambassador for several brands and products, including Coca-Cola[citation needed] and American Swan.[23]
Malhotra was ranked 12 in The Times of India 's "50 Most Desirable Men" listing of 2012.[24] He was also voted as the most good looking debutant of 2012 by a UK poll.[25][26]Malhotra is the first man to feature twice on the cover of Men's Health India.[27]
Filmography[edit]
Key
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 Pratap Singh
2015 Brothers Monty Fernandez Post-production[17][18]
TBA Kapoor and Sons TBA Filming[20]
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year Film Award Category Result
2012 Student of the Year BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor (Film) Debut—Male Nominated[28]
2013 ETC Bollywood Business Awards Most Profitable Debut (Male) Nominated[29]
Filmfare Awards Best Male Debut Nominated[30]
Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer—Male Nominated[31]
Stardust Awards Breakthrough Performance—Male Won[32]
Superstar of Tomorrow—Male Nominated[33]
Star Guild Awards Best Male Debut Nominated[34]
Times of India Film Awards Best Debut—Male Nominated[35]
South Africa India Film and Television Awards Debut Actor of the Year—Male Won[36]
2014 Hasee Toh Phasee BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor in a Romantic Film - Male Won[37]
2014 N/A BIG Star Entertainment Awards Entertainer of the Year (shared with Alia Bhatt) Won[38]
2014 Ek Villain Stardust Awards Superstar of Tomorrow – Male Nominated[39]
2014 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Film - Male Nominated[40]
2015 Screen Awards Best Actor – Popular Choice Nominated[41]
Other honours[edit]
2014: Times of India's Most Desirable Men of 2013 #11[42]
2013: Times of India's Most Desirable Men of 2012 #12[43]
2013: The Times of India Hotlist Most Promising Newcomer 2012 :#3[44]
2013: The Times of India 50 Handsome Hunks in 100 years of Indian Cinema :#27[45]
2014: Vogue Beauty Awards Most Beautiful Man [46]
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