Sidharth Malhotra was born on January 16, 1985 into a Punjabi
family to Sunil Malhotra and Rimma Malhotra in Delhi. His father was an employee
of the Indian Merchant Navy and mother is a homemaker. He has an elder brother
named Harshad Malhotra who works in the banking industry.
He was schooled at Delhi's Don Bosco School and Birla Vidya
Niketan, and later attended Shaheed Bhagat Singh College.
Siddharth who has no Bollywood connection, started 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'. As an actor, he made
his debut with the 2012 film 'Student Of The Year', which starred
Alia. He was noticed for his boy-next-door looks in this film, which garnered
him many a female fan following.
He was later seen in films like 'Hasee Toh Phasee',
'Ek Villian', 'Brothers'. His last release was 'Baar Baar Dekho'.
Apart from acting in films, Malhotra is an endorser of several
brands and products, such as Coca-Cola, Corneto, and American Swan.