He's played the role of an assistant director for Karan Johar before, and as the Bollywood industry makes way for a new tide of fresh new faces, Sidharth Malhotra readies himself for a promising career on screen. To make his debut in Karan Johar's fifth, Student of the Year, Siddharth Malhotra will share screen space with Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt.
Born on the 31st of December 1987 in Gujarat, Sidharth moved to Mumbai with his family. The son of Dr. Rajeev Malhotra and Leena Malhotra, a school principal, young Sidharth completed his education at St. Xavier's School in Mumbai. After discovering a knack for acting at an early age, Siddharth began participating in school dramas and competitions and also featured in the Indian TV series Prithviraj Chauhan as a child artist.
Karan Johar isn't just limited to playing the role of a director calling the shots. For Student of the Year, the director has also choreographed the song Ratta Maar, sung by Vishal Dadlani and Shefali Alvares. With no choreographer present on the day the song was to be shot, Karan Johar decided to direct the song and craft the dance moves too. Modest as ever however, Karan Johar has taken no credit for his work on the song, leaving it all to Farah Khan, Vaibhavi Merchant, Bosco and Remo Fernandes.
Siddharth then went on to enter the Mr. Gujarat pageant and tasted victory at the age of 19. After winning the Mr. Internet Popularity and Mr. Photogenic title for the Gladrags Mega-Model & Manhunt, Siddharth then won the 2nd Runner-up title in the final event in 2007. Besides this, Malhotra has also appeared on the cover of RedBook, Men's Health magazine and Gladrags. He then went on to win the Gladrags Face of the Year 2009 award and the NDTV Model of the Year 2010. Sidharth has also made appearances as a VJ and has worked as an Assistant Director for NDTV Goodtimes.
Unlike his co-actors, Alia Bhatt the daughter of director Mahesh Bhatt and Varun Dhawan, director David Dhawan's son, Siddharth Malhotra has no previous acting experience and has worked hard to keep up with his peers. The actor is also looking forward to working in an action film in future; while rumors of yet another film by Karan Johar with Siddharth Malhotra have been surfacing. Malhotra's debut "Student of the Year" will release on the 19th of October 2012 and is one of the most anticipated movies of the year.
Born on the 31st of December 1987 in Gujarat, Sidharth moved to Mumbai with his family. The son of Dr. Rajeev Malhotra and Leena Malhotra, a school principal, young Sidharth completed his education at St. Xavier's School in Mumbai. After discovering a knack for acting at an early age, Siddharth began participating in school dramas and competitions and also featured in the Indian TV series Prithviraj Chauhan as a child artist.
Karan Johar isn't just limited to playing the role of a director calling the shots. For Student of the Year, the director has also choreographed the song Ratta Maar, sung by Vishal Dadlani and Shefali Alvares. With no choreographer present on the day the song was to be shot, Karan Johar decided to direct the song and craft the dance moves too. Modest as ever however, Karan Johar has taken no credit for his work on the song, leaving it all to Farah Khan, Vaibhavi Merchant, Bosco and Remo Fernandes.
Siddharth then went on to enter the Mr. Gujarat pageant and tasted victory at the age of 19. After winning the Mr. Internet Popularity and Mr. Photogenic title for the Gladrags Mega-Model & Manhunt, Siddharth then won the 2nd Runner-up title in the final event in 2007. Besides this, Malhotra has also appeared on the cover of RedBook, Men's Health magazine and Gladrags. He then went on to win the Gladrags Face of the Year 2009 award and the NDTV Model of the Year 2010. Sidharth has also made appearances as a VJ and has worked as an Assistant Director for NDTV Goodtimes.
Unlike his co-actors, Alia Bhatt the daughter of director Mahesh Bhatt and Varun Dhawan, director David Dhawan's son, Siddharth Malhotra has no previous acting experience and has worked hard to keep up with his peers. The actor is also looking forward to working in an action film in future; while rumors of yet another film by Karan Johar with Siddharth Malhotra have been surfacing. Malhotra's debut "Student of the Year" will release on the 19th of October 2012 and is one of the most anticipated movies of the year.
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Student of the Year is an upcoming campus romance directed by Karan Johar. The film stars newcomers Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt andVarun Dhawan and revolves around the lives of three friends in a prestigious school competing against each other to win the Student of the Year Trophy.