Siddharth Malhotra

Siddharth Malhotra (born 16 January 1985) is an Indian film actor and model who made his acting debut in Karan Johar's award winning Student of The Year.

Early life
Sidharth Malhotra was born on January 16, 1985 to Rimma Malhotra, a housewife and Sunil Malhotra who was a captain in Merchant Navy. His parents come from a Punjabi origin. He was born and brought up in Delhi.

Modelling
Siddharth Malhotra started his career as a ramp model during his college days. He has been associated with brands like NIIT , Colour Plus  & Pantaloon . He has walked the ramp for designers like Manish Malhotra  and Rohit Bal . He has modeled even in Paris  and Dubai . Malhotra was seen in Roberto Cavalli ’s advertisement campaigns and also on the covers of several magazines like RedBook, Gladrags and Men’s Health.

Debut & Breakthrough (2012)
In 2012, Malhotra made his debut in Karan Johar's Student of The Year  along with Varun Dhawan  and Alia Bhatt . His performance was appreciated by film critics, such  Taran Adarsh<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> from Bollywood Hungama. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> stating, "Both Sidharth and Varun are excessively talented, supremely confident and hardly look like first-time actors. Photogenic, charming and self-assured, it's tough to say who's better, Sidharth or Varun? Both shine in their respective roles, both enact their parts with gusto. Sidharth is terrific, while Varun is a talent one can't help but marvel at. In fact, all three, Siddharth, Varun and Alia, are here to stay!" <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> film critic R ajeev Masand<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> from CNN-IBN <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> wrote, "The debutants, in turn, put their best foot forward: Sidharth Malhotra is earnest and has a pleasing presence". <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> film critic Roshni Devi commented, "With three big debutantes in the movie, it is a bit difficult to pick and choose, but my vote goes for Sidharth Malhotra as Abhimanyu. He’s the sweet charming boy who steals your heart with his sighs". <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> Raedita Tandan from Filmfare wrote, "Among the performances, Sidharth, Varun and Alia do their best not to seem like newcomers and they emerge triumphant. Sidharth’s restraint is impressive. The three make confident debuts". <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> film critic Anupama Chopra fro <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">m Hindustan Times <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> commented, "Critically, the leading men, Varun and Sidharth, work. They don't instantly set the screen on fire like Hrithik Roshan or Ranbir Kapoor did in their first films. But they grow on you. Karan puts a heavy burden on them. They are the backbone of this film, but they pull it off. If you have patience and a taste for the overblown, check them out". <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> 'Student Of The Year' is doing fantastic at box office within first three days of its release with collections in the vicinity of 32 crores.

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">Malhotra has also been signed for a non-exclusive two film deal with Ekta Kapoor <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">'s production house, Balaji Motion Pictures <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> Sidharth Malhotra will be paired opposite Parineeti Chopra  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">in the film Hasee Toh Phasee <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">, to be co-produced by Dharma Productions and Phantom Films. The movie will be directed by debutant director, Vinil Mathew. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> Siddharth has also bagged Mohit Suri <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">'s The Villain<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;"> which is to be produced by Balaji Motion Pictures <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;">. Malhotra will begin shooting for the film post Hasee Toh Phasee. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" style="line-height:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">[12]