Mar 292018
 

Sidharth Malhotra is all set to reunite with Ekta Kapoor after more than three years for a love story which is yet to decide on its title

Ekta Kapoor
Ekta Kapoor

After making his fans woo with his intense role and acting expertise in Mohit Suri’s action-thriller Ek Villian in 2014, Sidharth Malhotra is all set to reunite with Ekta Kapoor after more than three years for a love story which is yet to decide on its title. The film is expected to go on floor this year.

Confirming the new project, a source close to the development said, “It’s a small town love story with edgy characters. As soon as Ekta heard it, she immediately reached out to Sidharth. She believes it’s a great role and a perfect film for them to come together. The film is expected to roll in a couple of months. The makers will begin the reccee soon and zero in on a leading lady”.

Talking about the film Ek Villian, which was both critically acclaimed and a commercial success, the source added “The duo hopes to recreate the magic with their reunion”. We hope to see Sidharth Malhotra recreating his on-screen charm yet again with this upcoming romantic saga.

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Feb 272018
 

Jacqueline Fernandez and Sidharth Malhotra are still together if this picture is any indication. The two were recently papped exiting Mumbai airport

Jacqueline Fernandez and Sidharth Malhotra
Jacqueline Fernandez and Sidharth Malhotra

Jacqueline Fernandez and Sidharth Malhotra are still together if this picture is any indication. The two were recently papped exiting Mumbai airport. There was a whiff of romance during the shooting of A Gentleman last year. The film proved to be a dud, but not their special bond.

Jacqueline Fernandez and Sidharth Malhotra bonded well while shooting for A Gentleman. Jackie even recommended her doctor to Sid. The actor even visited the B-Town’s acupuncturist clinic.

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Jan 252018
 

akshay-sidNeeraj Pandey’s directorial that was first scheduled for release of January 25, 2018, shifted it’s release date to February 9, 2018 to avoid clash and give Akshay Kumar starrer “Pad Man” a solo release.

But, then, Akshay shifted his release date from January 25, 2018 to February 9, 2018 to give SLB’s “Padmaavat” a solo release. This means Akshay again initiated a box office battle with “Aiyaary” team who averted the clash in the first place.

Now, during an interaction with IANS, Sidharth Malhotra, who plays a pivotal role in “Aiyaary”, was asked about the clash.

To this, he revealed that the clash between his film and Akki’s “Pad Man” could have been avoided. But he says he can only hope for the best now.

“Aiyaary”, which has a patriotic vibe, was originally slated for release on January 25 to make the most of the long Republic Day weekend.

However, Akshay Kumar, as a move in support of Sanjay Leela Bhansali and to let “Padmaavat” get a solo release, shifted “Pad Man” to February 9, bringing the situation back to square one — clashing with “Aiyaary”.

Sidharth says: “Yes, it irritates, but now it’s too late. What can we do now? Look, we announced the date first. When ‘Pad Man’ makers unveiled their release date, we were gracious enough to shift our release date to avoid the clash.

“This situation could have resolved earlier, people could have stuck to their dates, respecting others’ space. I was not expecting the makers of ‘Pad Man’ to release their film with us, especially the second time. We thought we will get a solo release.

“See, eventually the fate of the film will speak for itself. We are confident about our film, it has its audience. Now that we cannot change anything, we can hope for the best.”

In “Aiyaary”, Sidharth plays an Army officer who has an ideological difference with another senior officer, played by Manoj Bajpayee. The movie also features Rakul Preet Singh, Anupam Kher and Naseeruddin Shah.

Jan 242018
 

Alia Bhatt was recently in Jodhpur to celebrate her friend Kripa Mehta’s grand wedding. The actress was accompanied by her bestie, Anushka Ranjan. Alia and Anushka played the perfect bridesmaid to the bride and were the life of the event

Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt at her friend’s wedding. Picture Courtesy: Instagram/shnoy09

Alia Bhatt was recently in Jodhpur to celebrate her friend Kripa Mehta’s grand wedding. The actress was accompanied by her bestie, Anushka Ranjan. Alia and Anushka played the perfect bridesmaid to the bride and were the life of the event. For the sangeet ceremony, Bhatt dolled up in a peach lehenga and danced on Arjun Kapoor’s ‘Hawa Hawa’ from ‘Mubarakan’ and kept everyone entertained.

However according to a Mumbai Mirror report, what kept tongues wagging was Alia’s performance on alleged ex- Sidharth Malhotra’s song ‘Nachde Ne Saare’ from ‘Baar Baar Dekho’. Later, she got emotional as the bride swayed on the song ‘Moh Moh Ke Dhaage’. Next morning, they also watched polo match together before the grand marriage commenced in the evening.

Later, the report also stated that Alia and her girl gang welcomed the ‘baarat’ with the traditional aarti, and burst into tears as her friend readied to take the wedding vows.

Here are a few pictures from the wedding:

The 24-year-old actress had taken a break from Zoya Akhtar’s film ‘Gully Boy’ to be beside her friend on her D-Day. Alia, along with Anushka, landed in Mumbai on Tuesday. On the other hand, rumours about Alia and Ranbir’s proximity towards each other are making headlines. They both will be seen in Ayan Mukerji’s next ‘Brahmastra’.

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Jan 232018
 

Sidharth Malhotra on how playing different roles is necessary to stay relevant in Bollywood

Sidharth Malhotra
Sidharth Malhotra

Sidharth Malhotra loves the place he finds himself in when he’s shuttling questions on relationships. Of course, when you feel like you’ve structured your question aptly to arrive at an objective answer, he cuts off conversation with a sheepish, “Why is it [actors’ relationships] anyone’s business?” Until then, rumoured lover Alia Bhatt peppers his conversation all along.

“Alia has nabbed a variety of roles,” he says during this interview, a trait, he insists, is evident in his career’s trajectory as well. “If the fact that I’ve tried out different roles is not true, then I don’t know what is,” says the actor, pointing out that his upcoming stint as an Indian Army man in Aiyaary is distanced from his antagonist act in Ittefaq (2017). “Each of my roles has been unique. I have [revamped myself] with every film.”

Variety, he insists, will be the demand of new-age cinema. “I’ve attempted different scripts because it’s important to do so. In the future, people will remember us [actors] by our characters, not the genre we’ve been associated with,” he added.

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Jan 212018
 

“Pad Man just loves us; it follows us everywhere,” says Sidharth Malhotra in the wake of the release of the Akshay Kumar starrer being deferred to February 9, to avoid locking horns with Padmaavat next week

Sidharth Malhotra
Sidharth Malhotra

“Pad Man just loves us; it follows us everywhere,” says Sidharth Malhotra in the wake of the release of the Akshay Kumar starrer being deferred to February 9, to avoid locking horns with Padmaavat next week. Responding to rumours of his film. Aiyaary. now being pre-poned to the Republic Day weekend, Malhotra says, “This is just hearsay. We are coming on February 9 and will clash with Pad Man, not Padmaavat. Clashing of films is no big deal. We trust our film [to draw the audience].”

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Jan 192018
 

Karan Johar, who launched Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra in Bollywood five years ago with Student Of The Year, supports them at every step

Karan Johar
Karan Johar

Karan Johar, who launched Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra in Bollywood five years ago with Student Of The Year, supports them at every step. Recently, Malhotra was on the set of India’s Next Superstars to promote his next, Aiyaary.

When KJo also started rooting for the film, the hosts reminded him that it isn’t his production. To which, Johar replied, “I have not produced Aiyaary, but I have produced Sidharth Malhotra.”

His comments left everyone in splits.

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Jan 162018
 

Alia Bhatt may be busy shooting for Gully Boy, but that she did not even make a late entry to Sidharth Malhotra’s birthday bash has not gone unnoticed

Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt

On January 16, Sidharth Malhotra turned 33. The actor brought in his big day on Monday night, which was attended by mentor Karan Johar among others. Conspicuous by her absence was a certain Alia Bhatt. There has been a great deal of gossip about the Student Of The Year (2012) co-stars going their separate ways.

Karan Johar and Sidharth Malhotra
Karan Johar and Sidharth Malhotra

In the past, whenever there was buzz, the two would yet again make an appearance together signalling all is well. Alia may be busy shooting for Gully Boy, but that she did not even make a late entry has not gone unnoticed. We can safely assume that this time the cracks are too deep to be healed.

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Dec 192017
 

The trailer of Neeraj Pandey’s ‘Aiyaary’ released on Tuesday and the mentor-protégé bond between Manoj Bajpayee and Sidharth Malhotra has got us hooked

The trailer of Neeraj Pandey’s ‘Aiyaary’ released on Tuesday and the mentor-protégé bond between Manoj Bajpayee and Sidharth Malhotra has got us hooked. Aiyaary revolves around two strong-minded army officers having completely different views, yet right in their own ways. The film portrays Sidharth Malhotra as an army officer sharing a mentor-protégé bond with Manoj Bajpayee.

A still from 'Aiyaary'
A still from ‘Aiyaary’

The trailer showcases the loyal and obedient officer Major Jai Bakshi aka Sidharth Malhotra who idolizes his mentor Colonel Abhay Singh aka Manoj Bajpayee. The interesting turn of events leaves the audience intrigued as to what lead to the two pitted against each other.

The trailer dwells on the mystery of how the protégé turned against his own mentor and also hints at an ongoing scam that risks the reputation of the entire Indian Army.

‘Aiyaary’s trailer features the ensemble cast of power packed performers like Manoj Bajpayee, Sidharth Malhotra, Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah, Rakul Preet Singh, Pooja Chopra, Adil Hussain, Kumud Mishra and Vikram Gokhale and also makes a strong promise of content.

Manoj Bajpayee is seen as the strict and focused army official who can go to any extent to protect the dignity of the Indian army.

Sidharth Malhotra as Jai Bakshi showcases a drastic change in intentions from the honest and loyal army officer to a rogue.

Kumud Mishra’s character showcases shades of gray along with Adil Hussain. Vikram Gokhale and Anupam Kher are seen in authoritative positions. The character of Naseeruddin Shah catches our interest his powerful closing statement.

Filmmaker Neeraj Pandey took to Twitter to share the trailer of the film saying, “Passion, blood, sweat, tears and joy. They all add up to this. Many thanks to my team. Here it is, the #AiyaaryTrailer

@aiyaary @S1dharthM @BajpayeeManoj @Rakulpreet @Pooja_Chopra_ #NaseeruddinShah @AnupamPkher @FFW_Official @PlanC_Studios @ShitalBhatiaFFW”.

The poster of the film released recently and depicted the ensemble cast and locations where the film has been shot. The makers had earlier released a sizzle to the film showcasing the behind the scenes of the film, raising the excitement of the audience.

With films like ‘Special 26’, ‘Baby’, ‘Rustom’ amongst others Neeraj Pandey has paid tribute to the uniform officials of the nation that serve its public. ‘Aiyaary’ will yet again be an ode to army officials.

Neeraj Pandey will return to direction two years after his last directorial ‘M.S. Dhoni’ which not only won accolades from the audience and critics but also emerged victorious at the box office.

The ace filmmaker won the hearts of the audience with his appealing films that have a realistic touch like ‘A Wednesday’, ‘Special 26′, M.S. Dhoni’ etc. The audience is keen on witnessing yet another mind-bending film by the filmmaker.

Plan C and Jayantilal Gada (Pen) presents ‘Aiyaary’ A Neeraj Pandey Film. Produced by Shital Bhatia, Dhaval Jayantilal Gada, Motion Picture Capital is slated to release on 26th January 2018.

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Dec 142017
 

Actor Sidharth Malhotra has deleted his profile and cover picture from his Twitter and Instagram account. He has changed it to the colour black. He also posted a cryptic tweet along

Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra, who forayed into this world with Karan Johar’s ‘Student of The Year’, has posted a deceptive tweet. He has also deleted his profile and cover picture and changed into the colour black, which is usually done in the form of protest against something. His Instagram profile picture has also turned black. The tweet says that he is done. The ‘Gentleman’ actor wrote, “sorry iam done ! (sic)”

Sidharth Malhotra
Sidharth Malhotra. Picture Courtesy: Instagram/s1dofficial

sorry iam done !

— Sidharth Malhotra (@S1dharthM)
December 14, 2017

His Instagram status reads, “Off”

Sidharth Malhotra

Well, the actor has had decent releases in the past with ‘Baar Baar Dekho’, ‘A Gentleman’, ‘Ittefaq’ and the latest one geared up for release is ‘Aiyaary’ with Manoj Bajpayee. Post his film, ‘Ek Villain’ with Shraddha Kapoor, the actor has been struggling to deliver a super-hit film.  The actor is apparently dating actress Alia Bhatt. News of their break-up keeps popping in between but the alleged couple manages to shut their detractors with a joint appearance at a party.

We wonder what triggered this action by Sidharth?

Apart from films, the actor has also plans of joining the steadily growing league of actors wishing to drape the masses in their designs. The actor, we hear, is set to join Shahid Kapoor and Salman Khan in an attempt to revolutionise men’s fashion wear with his line of clothing and accessories. Sources close to Malhotra say that a last round of discussions with the actor are underway. “He will be collaborating with a noted e-commerce site to sell his pieces. Most of them are colourful attires and will be available in a variety of materials. He is sticking to creating casual and party wear as of now,” says the source, adding that the range will also include accessories like belts, sunglasses and cufflinks.

While the source says that an announcement on the line can be expected soon, Malhotra says the developments are in a nascent stage. He is eyeing a date in 2018 to confirm the plan. “It is in progress. I want to give people something stylish and reliable. I haven’t demarcated [the collection] yet,” he says. A pair of red-rimmed sunglasses that attracted attention when he made his debut in Student Of The Year (2012), is also piquing his interest. “I am planning to launch a brand of red sunglasses, inspired by my first look. Maybe within a year, you will see something coming in fashion or tech.”

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