BIO
Siddhant Chaturvedi is an Indian actor. He is relatively new to Bollywood Industry but is greatly adored and appreciated by his fans. He came into limelight with his debut film in the Bollywood Industry, Gully Boy (2019).
FULL NAME | SIDDHANT CHATURVEDI |
NICK NAME | SID |
PROFESSION | ACTOR, MODEL, WRITER |
DATE OF BIRTH | 29th APRIL 1993 |
AGE | 28 YEARS |
SUN SIGN | TAURUS |
HOBBIES | SINGING, POETRY WRITING, PLAYING GUITAR, TRAVELLING |
BIRTHPLACE | BALLIA, UTTARPRADESH, INDIA |
HOMETOWN | MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA |
COLLEGE | MITHIBAI COLLEGE, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA |
EDUCATION | BACHELOR IN COMMERCE CHARATERED ACCOUNTANCY |
RELIGION | HINDUISM |
CASTE | BRAHMIN |
MARITAL STATUS | UNMARRIED |
PHYSICAL STATS
HEIGHT | IN CENTIMETER – 185CM IN METER – 1.85 M IN INCHES – 6’1 |
WEIGHT | IN KILOGRAMS – 75 KG IN POUNDS – 165 LBS |
SHOE SIZE | 8 |
FACE TYPE | OVAL |
HAIR COLOUR | DARK BROWN |
EYE COLOUR | BLACK |
TATTOOS | NONE |
PERSONAL LIFE
Siddhant Chaturvedi was brought up in a middle class family in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He was born in Ballia, Uttarpradesh, and later moved to Mumbai with his family when he was 5 years old.
His father is a chartered accountant, and his mother is a homemaker. He also has a younger brother, whose name is unknown.
Siddhant Chaturvedi revealed on Anaita Shroff Adajania’s chat show that he is in a very serious relationship outside the Bollywood Industry. However, he remained tight-lipped about her identity and said that it was better for both of them that there relationship was kept away from the media glare.
CAREER
Initially, Siddhant Chaturvedi intended on becoming a chartered accountant, like his father. But when he was in college, he took some time off, during which he participated in and won The Times of India‘s Fresh Face Contest in 2013, After which he decided to make his career in modelling.
In 2016, Siddhant Chaturvedi appeared in the web television sitcom Life Sahi Hai, about four male roommates. In the following year, he appeared in in the Prime Video web series Inside Edge. He played the role of Prashant Kanaujia, a teenage cricketer. The show was inspired by Indian Premier League.
During the success party of Inside Edge, Siddhant Chaturvedi was spotted by Zoya Akhtar, and was asked by her to audition for Gully Boy (2019), which marked his film debut and proved to be his breakout role.
He played the role of a supporting actor MC Sher, a street rapper. The film also featured Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt. Jay Weissberg of Variety found Chaturvedi to be “impressive” in his part, and Rajeev Masand commended his “charming presence”.
Siddhant Chaturvedi recently completed shooting for Yash Raj Films‘s Bunty Aur Babli 2 co-starring Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan and Sharvari Wagh, It is a sequel to Bunty Aur Babli (2005).
He is currently shooting for his upcoming horror comedy Phone Bhoot with Katrina Kaif and Ishaan Khatter.
Sidhhant is also prepping for his upcoming untitled romantic drama in which he plays lead role opposite Deepika Padukone and Ananya Panday. It has also been wrapped up and gone into post-production stage.
SIDDHANT CHATURVEDI – AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
In 2019,
Screen awards – Best Male debut (won);
Grazia awards – Best breakthrough award (won).
In 2020,
Filmfare awards – Best male debut (nominated); Best supporting actor (won)
Zee Cine awards – Best male debut (won)
Dada Saheb Phalke Award – Best Male Debut (won)
LESSER KNOWN FACTS
- Siddhant Chaturvedi has done many modelling assignments, photoshoots and advertisements.
- He is trained in martial arts and western classical dance.
- Siddhant is a fitness freak and enjoys doing yoga.
- He is a huge fan of Govinda.
- Siddhant Chaturvedi said in an interview that his parents have watched Gully boy more than 15 times.
- He loves to play Guitar and write songs.
- Siddhant Chaturvedi was applauded for a comment he made, responding to Ananya Sharma’s complaints of nepotism – He said, “The difference is jahaan humare sapne poore hote hain, wahi inka struggle shuru hota hai (their struggle begins where our dreams are fulfilled).” This controversy made several headlines.
- Siddhant Chaturvedi is a very talented and upcoming Bollywood actor in the industry.