Sidharth Malhotra

Sidharth Malhotra Biography

Personal Information

• Full Name: Sidharth Malhotra
• Date of Birth: 16 January 1985
• Birthplace: Delhi, India
• Nationality: Indian
• Profession: Actor; former fashion model
• Years Active: 2012 – present

Family Background

• Father: Sunil Malhotra – former captain in the Merchant Navy
• Mother: Rimma Malhotra – homemaker
• Spouse: Kiara Advani, actress – married 7 February 2023 in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
• Child: Daughter Saraayah, born 15 July 2025

Education Background

• School: Don Bosco School, Alaknanda, New Delhi; Naval Public School, Delhi
• College: Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi

Sidharth Malhotra career Highlight

Before films:

• Began modelling at 18 and worked in fashion for about four years before quitting.
• Worked as an assistant director to Karan Johar on My Name Is Khan (2010).

2012:

• Made his acting debut as Abhimanyu Singh in Karan Johar’s Student of the Year, alongside debutants Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan.
• The film was a commercial success and brought him a Filmfare nomination for Best Male Debut and the Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance.

2014:

• Starred in the romantic comedy Hasee Toh Phasee opposite Parineeti Chopra.
• Achieved major commercial success with Mohit Suri’s thriller Ek Villain, which established him as one of Hindi cinema’s most promising new actors.

2015:

• Co-starred with Akshay Kumar in Brothers, a remake of the American film Warrior; it received negative reviews and under-performed.

2016:

• Played one of two estranged brothers in Shakun Batra’s family drama Kapoor & Sons, a critical and commercial hit.
• Also seen in the poorly received romantic comedy Baar Baar Dekho opposite Katrina Kaif.

2017:

• Appeared in the action comedy A Gentleman and the mystery thriller Ittefaq; both under-performed commercially, though Ittefaq was better received by critics.

2018:

• Starred in Neeraj Pandey’s Aiyaary with Manoj Bajpayee and Rakul Preet Singh.

2019:

• Reunited with Parineeti Chopra for Jabariya Jodi, which flopped.
• Starred in Milap Zaveri’s action romance Marjaavaan with Riteish Deshmukh and Tara Sutaria, a box-office success.

2021:

• Delivered his career-defining performance as Captain Vikram Batra in Shershaah, in which he also played Batra’s brother Vishal.
• The film became the most-watched title on Amazon Prime Video in India at the time and earned him his first Filmfare nomination for Best Actor.

2022:

• Featured in the fantasy comedy Thank God alongside Ajay Devgn, which failed commercially.
• Continued to be recognised at award ceremonies for Shershaah.

2023:

• Played an Indian spy stationed in Pakistan in the Netflix thriller Mission Majnu.

2024:

• Led Rohit Shetty’s police procedural Indian Police Force on Amazon Prime Video, his web-series debut.
• Played an army officer again in the action film Yodha, which failed commercially.

2025:

• Starred opposite Janhvi Kapoor in the romantic comedy Param Sundari, a moderate commercial success that also drew criticism for its stereotyping of South Indian culture.
• Became a father in July, when he and Kiara Advani welcomed their daughter Saraayah.

Sidharth Malhotra Recent Activity

• Param Sundari, his 2025 release with Janhvi Kapoor, was a moderate commercial success and won him a Hello! Hall of Fame award for Popular Choice Actor of the Year.
• Became a father in July 2025 with the birth of his daughter Saraayah.
• Next up is the folk horror thriller VVAN: Force of the Forrest, co-starring Tamannaah Bhatia.

Awards List Sidharth Malhotra