20 Facts About Sidharth Malhotra

Sidharth Malhotra Sidharth Malhotra is an Indian actor who was born >> Read More... is one of the best actors to have stepped into tinsel town. He can act and he is a beautiful man, which is just about all that people need to start worshipping Bollywood stars. He also entered Bollywood with Karan Johar Karan Johar is one among the top ten celebrities i >> Read More... , which means he is also a man with great connections, another sure shot way to success in Bollywood. Today, we will talk about 20 facts about the actor who is making a strong footing for himself in Bollywood despite the short time for which he has been here.

1. His Debut In Bollywood

We all know that Sidharth Malhotra rose to fame with his performance in Student Of The Year. However, that was not the first time that opportunity had come knocking on his door. The actor was meant to be a part of the national award winning ‘ Fashion Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ that starred Priyanka Chopra Born on 18 July 1982, Priyanka Chopra is an establ >> Read More... . Unfortunately, due to his contract with Gladrags, the actor could not be available to take up the project.

2. His Rise To Fame

The actor may have come into Bollywood with Karan Johar’s Student Of The Year, but the actor had already come into the public eye long before that. The actor had been a successful name in the modeling world long before his debut. He had modeled for the biggest names, like Roberto Cavalli, and had been a part of fashion shows all over the world, including Milan, Paris, New York Click to look into! >> Read More... and many more.

3. His Stint On Television

It was not just modeling and films, Sidharth had also tried his hand at television shows. Although he went unnoticed and even the most ardent fans of the show may not remember him, he was a part of the show Prithviraj Chauhan that had Rajat Tokas Rajat Tokas is a prominent Indian television actor >> Read More... as its lead.

4. His Discovery

The actor was first noticed when he was all of 16, sitting in a café by a casting agent. He then took up modeling because he thought it would bring in some extra pocket money. Then he got into acting which he does not for the money, but for the satisfaction that the art of acting brings to him. Someday, he hopes to become capable of making his own film.

5. His Love For Sports

The actor is totally in love with rugby. Other sports he is passionate about are basketball and swimming. In fact, it was when he was pursuing his love for rugby that he decided to also become passionate about his fitness. Since then not only has he been following up on his love for his sports, but also made sure that he keeps in perfect shape.

6. His Other Talents

We all know what a wonderful actor Sidharth is, but what not a lot of people know is that along with playing sports, his other interests also include sketching cartoons and doodling, which he does in his spare time. From what we hear, the actor is pretty impressive in that aspect too.

7. His Love For Food

Being a Punjabi comes with a few compulsory clauses. Generally it is hard to find a Punjabi who is not a foodie. Sidharth too is a self-confessed foodie and among his favourite dishes are Jalebi, Biryani, Italian Cuisine, Sushi and homemade food. Despite it all, the actor still maintains his muscles and rock hard abs through some solid hard work in the gym.

8. His Other Interests

Like any other human being, the actor too is a multidimensional being with several layers and interests to him. One of his many loves includes gadgets. A gadget freak, Sidharth loves computers, laptops, music players, iPods, mobile phones and happens to possess several gadgets. He is also incredibly fond of listening to music.

9. His Love Life

Unlike many other actors, Sidharth’s love life is not much of a secret. Despite being a shy person, the actor has been pretty adventurous in his love life. During shooting for his film Student Of The Year, the actor was dating Natalie, who is a South African model. Then he moved on to Izabelle Leite Izabelle Leite is a known Brazilian model and Boll >> Read More... , who is a Brazilian model. Now, for a couple of years, there have been rumours of him dating Alia Bhatt Alia Bhatt is a trendsetting actress from Mumbai, >> Read More... , who was his costar in the film Student Of The Year.

10. The Good Causes

Having achieved great heights of success early in his career, the actor now lives in his bachelor pad in an elite society in Mumbai, where he shares his posh apartment with just one companion, who is Oscar, his pet, a boxer. He has always been vocal about his love for dogs and has been associated with PETA, an animal welfare NGO.

11. His Relationship With Karan Johar

Karan Johar has never been too vocal about his sexuality, but it is not much of a secret either. His relationship with Sidharth Malhotra has always been looked at suspiciously, as the two have been to Paris together on a holiday, and have shared an extremely close friendship. So much so, that long before he debuted in Bollywood, he was a part of all the major circles because of his connection with Karan. This is also speculated to be the reason behind his casting as the lead in Student Of The Year.

12. He Kept His Mother Worried

His work commitments, like any other actor, have required him to rapidly gain and reduce weight. While shooting for his film ‘ Brothers Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, the actor had to gain a lot of muscle and immediately after completing the shoot, the actor had to lose the extra weight for his film Kapoor And Sons Click to look into! >> Read More... . This rapid weight fluctuation was unhealthy as it is important to give the body some time to adapt to the weight. This got Sidharth’s mother extremely worried.

13. His Bond With Fawad Khan

Today, even talking about a Pakistani actor working in Bollywood seems to be pushing the limit. However, back when they were shooting for Kapoor And Sons, Fawad and Sidharth had developed a friendly bond and would often converse about their diverse cultures. Fawad even went on to tour many places in India and Sidharth hoped to someday be able to see Pakistan in a similar manner.

14. Mr. Gujarat

The shy actor has not only established himself as an actor, he also has many achievements to boast of as a model. As early as 2007, when his acting debut was nowhere in sight, the actor went on to win the title of Mr. Gujarat.

15. His Other Achievements

The actor has become the only one to be featured twice on the cover of the Men’s Health magazine. Moreover, he has also been placed at number 12 among the 50 Most Desirable Men of 2012, which was a list accumulated by The Times Of India. A UK poll also voted him as the most handsome debutant.

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Sidharth has made some great choices when it comes to his films, if we excuse Baar Baar Dekho Click to look into! >> Read More... . His film Ek Villain Click to look into! >> Read More... was a heart touching tale of love where all the three actors in the lead performed exceptionally well. Sidharth was pleasantly surprised by Salman Khan, who gifted him a designer watch in appraisal of his performance in the film.

17. His Favourites

The actor is exceptionally inspired by Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan or also known as SRK is a prominent >> Read More... , Kareena Kapoor Khan Kareena Kapoor is a super hit actress working in I >> Read More... and Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in A >> Read More... . From Hollywood, he fancies Johnny Depp An iconic award-winning-actor that doesn’t watches >> Read More... and George Clooney The long-time “Sexiest Man Alive” and the most “Dr >> Read More... . The women of his dreams are Katrina Kaif Katrina Kaif is a prominent and very popular Briti >> Read More... and Deepika Padukone Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and model. S >> Read More... , both of whom he would love to work with. It is sad that when he did get to work with one of these women, it turned out to be such a huge flop.

18. What He Looks For In A Girl

The actor is very clear about his preferences. He states that he does not want a girl who smokes or drinks, as he believes these two habits to be exploiting the body and he himself steers away from such habits. Moreover, he wants someone who can take his immature side as well as his mature side and tolerate his childishness, which he would do for her too.

19. His Other Relations

The actor is closely related to Manish Malhotra            Manish Malhotra, is an Indian fashion d >> Read More... , who happens to be one of the most sought after designers in Bollywood. His mother is a school principal, his father is a doctor and his brother is a banker. His first crush was way back, when he was 12 years old and was attracted to a friend of his cousin.

20. His Life Rules

The actor believes in living simply. His style is also pretty simple and his fitness mantra is to accumulate as much home cooked food into his diet as possible. More than anything else, the actor is afraid of rejection, losing hair and losing perspective.