15 Facts About Sidharth Malhotra

Sidharth Malhotra is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films.

Sidharth Malhotra began his career as a fashion model, but left it to pursue an acting career.

Sidharth Malhotra took on roles in television before assisting director Karan Johar on the 2010 film My Name Is Khan.

Sidharth Malhotra had his first lead role in Johar's teen film Student of the Year.

Sidharth Malhotra married his co-star in the film, Kiara Advani, in 2023.

Sidharth Malhotra was born and raised in Delhi, India into a Punjabi Hindu family, to Sunil, a former captain in the Merchant Navy, and Rimma Sidharth Malhotra, a homemaker.

Sidharth Malhotra was schooled at Delhi's Don Bosco School and Naval Public School, and graduated from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi.

Sidharth Malhotra had his first acting role in 2009 in the television serial Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan, in which he played the small role of Jaichand.

Sidharth Malhotra was cast as Abhimanyu Singh, a scholarship student, who competes with his wealthy best friends to win an annual school championship.

Sidharth Malhotra next appeared in a 2015 remake of the 2011 American film Warrior, titled Brothers, directed by Karan Sidharth Malhotra and co-starring Akshay Kumar.

Sidharth Malhotra first starred in the romantic-comedy Jabariya Jodi, his second collaboration with Parineeti Chopra.

In 2021, Sidharth Malhotra had a lead role in the biographical war film Shershaah, based on the life of the Indian army officer Vikram Batra.

Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times compared it unfavourably to Shershaah and stated that Sidharth Malhotra was let down by the script despite being in "top form, with a charming onscreen presence".

In 2013, Sidharth Malhotra collaborated with PETA for a campaign to spread awareness about dogs sterilisation.

Sidharth Malhotra confirmed the relationship in 2019, after they had broken up.