Sidharth Malhotra (born 16 January 1985) is an Indian movie actor and former model. He appears in Hindi language films of Bollywood. He started his career in movies with Karan Johar's movie Student of the Year (2012), along with other newcomers, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt, for which he received a nomination in the Filmfare award for Best Male Debut. Later, he gained appreciation in the 2014 movie "Hasee Toh Phasee" in which he was paired opposite Parineeti Chopra, recently he has been paired opposite Shraddha Kapoor in "Ek Villain" which has been released on June 27, 2014. Besides acting in movies, he performs in award functions and is a celebrity endorser for many brands.