Sidharth Malhotra

Siddharth Malhotra Malhotra was born on 16 January 1985 in Delhi to Sunil. He was a former employee in the Indian Merchant Navy. His daughter, Rima Malhotra, is a housewife. His father, Sunil Malhotra, taught at Don Bosco School in Delhi and Nautical Public School and later attended Singh Bhagat College at the age of 18. Malhotra worked in modeling as a hobby and “just for fun to make ends meet” by shooting fashion shows, but decided to retire after four years as he was dissatisfied with the profession. After days of interest in pursuing an acting career, he signed himself up to audition for the lead roles in the director's film In 2012, Malhotra made his directorial debut with Johar's film Student of the Year and was a financial success, grossing ₹700 million (US$12 million) domestically. In 2014, he appeared alongside actress Parineeti Chopra and Ed Sharma in the romantic comedy Hasee Toh Phasee (2014). The film performed moderately well at the box office, with global returns of 620 million ($10 million). His third release of the year was a romantic thriller directed by Sorey Ik Filin. The film was generally plagiarized from the Korean film I Saw the Devil, although a Syrian director had denied the allegations. The film ultimately emerged as a major commercial success with domestic revenues of approximately 740 million ($12 million) in its first week. Alongside Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt. He succeeded in being remembered, with film critic Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN saying that Malhotra's performance was "serious", and that he had a "pleasant presence".