After a short hiatus, Celeb In The Spotlight is back with a
bang! This time we have the recent hot shot model come actor Siddharth Malhotra in the
spotlight!
Born on January 16, 1985 in Surat, India to Dr. Rajeev
and Leena
Malhotra, Siddharth celebrated his 27th birthday this year. Being the
only child of his parents, who both happen to be principals, he has always been
the apple of their eyes, and now the audience's too with winning
millions of hearts after his record breaking debut into Tinsel Town.
Ever since childhood, Siddharth had always been keen on acting,
actively taking part in dance and drama in school to help shape his
dream. Thus despite his parent's wish for him to pursue a career in
engineering, he went ahead to pursue his desire.
At the mere age of 16, he dropped out of St. Xavier's college and began
his
career with modeling, which led him to winning the
Mr. Gujrat Pageant in
2007 where he also received the subtitle of "Mr. Internet Popularity"
and "Mr. Photogenic" from the judges. He was also awarded the
Gladrags Face Of The Year
2009.
Along with modeling and acting, Siddharth harbored dreams of directing as well. He was an assistant director to
Karan Johar in
My Name
Is Khan, being involved in production throughout the project. Turns out Siddharth's not only a
good looking face, but a multi-talent as well!
Siddharth made his Bollywood debut in October this year with the box office hit
film,
Student Of The Year, also
featuring
Varun Dhawan and
Alia Bhatt. In the initial days of the
movie's release, it gained a profit of an impressive 32 crores. Critics seemed to be very
pleased with Siddharth's praise worthy performance. Even if a bit conflicted
between Varun and himself, Siddharth was described to have taken many-a-hearts away with
his on screen "sighing". Along with winning millions of hearts, he
also received immense appreciation, making a name for himself with his very first
movie.
As for the Siddharth's personal life, rumor has it that the handsome hunk is taken. His love life is blooming with two years of
companionship with a girl he met in the US whilst working
on
My Name is Khan. However, the heartthrob is yet to confirm this.
Did You Know...
- Siddharth was discovered by a modeling agent
in a cafe at the age of 16
- He has acted in the Indian TV Show, Prithviraj
Chauhan with Rajat Tokas as a child artist
- Siddharth has done ramp shows in countries
such as India, Dubai, Paris, Milan, New York and Singapore
- Due to his contract with Gladrags, he was
unable to play the role of a model in the National award winning movie, Fashion starring Priyanka Chopra.
Rumors have it that the lad has signed a non-exclusive two-film deal
with none other than production queen, Ekta Kapoor, which means that we might be seeing the fresh
face on the big screen again very soon! Here's wishing Siddharth much success and an eternal film career.
Editors: Fatima & Jenifer Y.
Graphics: Sano S.
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