Sidharth Malhotra

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sidharth Malhotra

• Does Sidharth Malhotra Smoke?: No

• Does Sidharth Malhotra Drink Alcohol?: Yes 

• Since his childhood, he has been interested in drama and often participated in dance and drama shows. 

• His parents wanted him to become an engineer, but he had no interest in studies, instead, he was inclined towards sports.

• He used to play rugby for a club in Delhi.

• At the age of 16, he made a headstart towards his acting career with Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan aired on Star Plus, in which he played the role of Jaichand (younger Prithvi Raj Chauhan’s brother).

• After his TV show, he tried out his luck in modelling and faced rejections multiple times.

• He shot to fame after working for the renowned international designer Roberto Cavalli’s advertisement campaigns and then he got back-to-back features on several magazines like Redbook, Gladrags, and Men’s Health.

• In 2007, he won the Mr Gujarat title, and also was the second runner-up in the Gladrags mega-model competition.

• At the age of 22, he auditioned for Anubhav Sinha’s film and got selected, for which he shifted to Mumbai, but the film got shelved.

• He has faced a lot of struggle in his life; as he also worked as a clapper boy in the making of film Ra.One.

• Prior to joining the film industry, he worked as an assistant director in movies-“Dostana” and “My Name Is Khan.” Famous Designer Manish Malhotra helped him a lot in his initial struggling days. 

• In 2008, he was supposed to make his Bollywood debut with the film Fashion, opposite Priyanka Chopra, but due to his contract with Gladrags, it couldn’t happen.

• He is so much addicted to hot chocolate that he used to take money from his granny by telling a lie that he wanted it for something and used to spend it on hot chocolate every time.

• Sid was a big fan of Shah Rukh‘s DDLJ’s hairdo that he used to roam around with that hairstyle in his school.

• He made a dashing entry into Bollywood with his debut film “Student of the Year (SOTY).” During the shoot of the film, he dated a South African girl.

• In 2014, his film “Ek Villain” received great laurels from the audience. Moreover, Salman Khan loved the movie and gifted him a watch. 

• For his film Brothers, he gained around 10 kg of weight to match the physique of Akshay Kumar, not only this, he also used to bathe with ice cold water.

• He told in an interview that chocolate is his weakness. He can workout more, but can’t live without it.

• He is a dog lover and has a pet boxer, and he also campaigns for the animal welfare NGO, PETA.