Sidharth Malhotra was born in Delhi and is unhappy with his modeling gigs. He wanted to work in Bollywood. Ironically, the actor was working as an assistant director to Karan Johar at the time of his first appearance. Johar soon cast him in his first starring role in the movie student of the year (2012). This film also featured Alia Bhatti and Varun Dhawan making their screen debuts. Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani featured in Shershaah.