In a career of five-plus years, Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra has created some well etched characters – Abhimanyu Singh in Student of the Year (2012); Guru in Ek Villain (2014); Arjun Kapoor in Kapoor & Sons (2016); Vikram Sethi in Ittefaq (2017); and Jai Bakshi in the recent release Aiyaary – and this variety in roles has been the result of striving to always be different. His next film joins the long list of Bollywood biopics; this one is on the Kargil martyr, Param Vir Chakra winner Captain Vikram Batra, whose story “means a lot” to Sidharth. “In these few years, I’ve consciously made it a point to not repeat myself or choose the easy route,” says Sidharth. “All my films have been different. When I came to the industry, being a young actor, this was my way of standing out, where I’d try new things and not just bold and edgier films. And I’m happy with the choices I’ve made – though some worked, and some didn’t.” The actor adds that after a few years, he wants to look back at his work and be happy about it.
