Sidharth Malhotra is an Indian actor and former model who appears in
Bollywood films. Malhotra began a career as a model at the age of 18. After quitting modeling, he assisted director
Karan Johar in the 2010 film My Name Is Khan. He made his acting debut with a leading role in the commercially successful comedy drama
Student of the Year (2012), for which he received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut nomination. Subsequently, he received praise for playing lead in several successful films, including the romentic comedy
Hasee Toh Phasee (2014), the romantic thriller
Ek Villain (2014) and the action drama
Brothers (2015).
Malhotra is the first man to be featured twice on the cover of Men's Health India.