Actor Sidharth Malhotra never thought as a teenager that he could become an actor. “I never thought when I was a teenager that it was possible to become a Bollywood actor coming from Delhi with no connections to the films,” said Sidharth during a virtual session with We The Planet.
“I remember when I came to Mumbai I was 21 and staying here by myself, I really started appreciating the joint family that I g r e w up in, (with) so many people around,” the actor said. “When I came to Mumbai to become an actor, it wasn’t easy and I felt the only thing you fall back on is what your parents have taught you.”
The actor said that his parents didn’t know he “wanted to grow up and become an actor”. “I never thought when I was a teenager that it was possible to become a Bollywood actor coming from Delhi with no connections to the films. They were not shaping me up to an actor but to become a good human being I would say. And I mean this with utmost humility and not saying that I am a perfect example, But just to say that there are some basic qualities, I think I have inherited from my family and that’s what I keep giving to people,” Sidharth said.
Sidharth began his career as a model at the age of 18. He worked as an assistant director to filmmaker Karan Johar in the 2010 film My Name Is Khan, before getting his break as an actor in Johar’s 2012 film Student of the Year.