Siddhant Chaturvedi
Chaturvedi in 2022
Born (1993-04-29) 29 April 1993 (age 30)
Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma materMithibai College
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present

Siddhant Chaturvedi (born 29 April 1993) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He starred as a teenage cricketer in the Amazon Prime Video web series Inside Edge from 2017 to 2019 and ventured into films with the supporting role of a street rapper in the musical drama Gully Boy (2019), which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has since starred in the romantic drama Gehraiyaan (2022) and the coming-of-age drama Kho Gaye Hum Kahan (2023).

Early life

Chaturvedi was born on 29 April 1993 in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh and moved to Mumbai when he was five years old.[1][2][3][4] His father is a chartered accountant and his mother is a homemaker.[4] He attended Mithibai College in Mumbai and initially aspired to be a chartered accountant (CA), while acting on-stage for his passion. While pursuing his CA articleship, he became disillusioned and took some time off, during which he participated in and won The Times of India's Fresh Face Contest in 2013.[4][5]

Career

In 2016, Chaturvedi appeared in the web television sitcom Life Sahi Hai, about four male roommates.[6] The following year, he began starring as Prashant Kanaujia, a teenage cricketer, in the Amazon Prime Video series Inside Edge, which was inspired by the Indian Premier League.[7] Reviewing the first season for Scroll.in, Devarsi Ghosh considered Chaturvedi and his co-star Tanuj Virwani to be the show's "two big acting discoveries".[8] He later reprised his role for the second season in 2019.[9]

Chaturvedi in 2019

At a success party of Inside Edge, filmmaker Zoya Akhtar, whose brother Farhan Akhtar produced the show, spotted and asked Chaturvedi to audition for her next directorial Gully Boy (2019), which marked his film debut and proved to be his breakthrough role.[10] Starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, the film saw Chaturvedi play the supporting role of a street rapper named MC Sher, who fuels the ambitions of Ranveer Singh's titular character. Jay Weissberg of Variety found Chaturvedi to be "impressive" in his part, and Rajeev Masand commended his "charming presence".[11][12] At the annual Filmfare Awards ceremony, he was awarded with the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in addition to a nomination for Best Male Debut.[13][14]

Chaturvedi next appeared in Yash Raj Films's Bunty Aur Babli 2 (2021), co-starring Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan and Sharvari Wagh, a sequel to the crime comedy Bunty Aur Babli (2005).[15] It emerged as a critical and commercial failure.[16] He had a lead role in Shakun Batra's Gehraiyaan (2022), a drama about infidelity, co-starring Deepika Padukone and Ananya Panday. It was released on Amazon Prime Video.[17] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com found his portrayal of a "tricky part" to be "compelling".[18] He then featured in the comedy horror film Phone Bhoot with Katrina Kaif and Ishaan Khatter.[19] Reviewers were generally unimpressed with the picture,[20] but Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV opined that Chaturvedi had played his "brash and quick-on-the-draw" character well.[21]

Chaturvedi then appeared alongside Panday and Adarsh Gourav in the coming-of-age drama Kho Gaye Hum Kahan (2023). In her review for Hindustan Times, Monika Rawal Kukreja described Chatruvedi as "effortless and natural" with a "strong screen presence".[22]

Chaturvedi will next star in the action film Yudhra with Malavika Mohanan.[23]

In the media

Chaturvedi was ranked in The Times of India's listing of the most desirable man at number 19 in 2019 and at number 15 in 2020.[24][25] In 2022, he was ranked 24th in GQ India's "30 most influential young Indians" list.[26] In 2023, Forbes Asia featured him in their 30 Under 30 list.[27]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Gully Boy MC Sher / Shrikant Bhosle [28]
2021 Bunty Aur Babli 2 Kunal "Bunty" Singh [29]
2022 Gehraiyaan Zain Oberoi
Phone Bhoot Sherdil "Major" Shergill [30]
2023 Kho Gaye Hum Kahan Imaad Ali [31]
2024 Yudhra † Agastya Filming [32]

Television

Year Title Role
2016–2018 Life Sahi Hai Sahil Hooda
2017–2019 Inside Edge Prashant Kanaujia

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2019 Screen Awards Best Male Debut Gully Boy Won [33]
2020 Filmfare Awards Best Male Debut Nominated [34]
Best Supporting Actor Won [35]
Zee Cine Awards Best Male Debut Won [36]
2023 Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Most Stylish Trailblazer — Nominated [37]
Most Stylish Emerging Icon — Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Siddhant Chaturvedi's birthday wishes pour in from all sides on the actor's special day". The Times of India. 29 April 2019. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Who Plays Ranveer Singh's Mentor MC Sher In 'Gully Boy'?". The Quint. 14 February 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  3. ^ "New Kid On The Block: Siddhant Chaturvedi". Grazia. 1 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Introducing Siddhant Chaturvedi—Gully Boy's MC Sher". Elle. 15 February 2019. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Mumbai's duo are India's fresh faces". The Times of India. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 boys introduce Life Sahi Hai cast". The Indian Express. 18 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Games people play". The Telegraph. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Amazon web series 'Inside Edge' turns the murky side of Indian cricket inside out". Scroll.in. 10 July 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Inside Edge season 2 review: Amazon original is like a thrilling game of IPL". Hindustan Times. 7 December 2019. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Gully Boy breakout Siddhant Chaturvedi reveals how Zoya Akhtar discovered him". Hindustan Times. 17 February 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Berlin Film Review: 'Gully Boy'". Variety. 10 February 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Gully Boy Movie Review: An Extraordinary Performance from Ranveer Singh". News18. 16 February 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Filmfare Awards 2020: Full list of winners". India Today. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Nominations for Filmfare Awards 2020". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji reunite after 11 years for Bunty Aur Babli 2". India Today. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Can Ranbir Kapoor do for Yash Raj with Shamshera what Aamir Khan, Ranveer Singh and Akshay Kumar could not?". Mint. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Shakun Batra's Gehraiyaan starring Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ananya Panday to release on Amazon Prime Video on January 25, 2022". Bollywood Hungama. 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Gehraiyaan Review". Rediff. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Here's All You Need To Know About Katrina Kaif, Siddhant Chaturvedi And Ishaan Khatter-Starrer Phone Bhoot". Mid Day. 20 July 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Katrina Kaif's Phone Bhoot disappoints at Box Office, registers shocking figure on Day 1". Zee News. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  21. ^ "Phone Bhoot Review: Katrina Kaif, Ishaan Khatter And Siddhant Chaturvedi's Film Is Wacky, Wild And Weird". NDTV. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  22. ^ "Kho Gaye Hum Kahan review: A relatable, relevant tale that exposes the perils of the virtual world". Hindustan Times. 26 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  23. ^ "Siddhant Chaturvedi, Malavika Mohanan To Star In 'Yudhra'". News18. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  24. ^ "Times 50 Most Desirable Men: Here are the stars who bagged the place in the coveted list". www.timesnownews.com. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  25. ^ "The Times Most Desirable Man of 2020: Sushant Singh Rajput - Philosopher, dreamer, charmer - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  26. ^ "Meet GQ's 30 Most Influential Young Indians of 2022". GQ India. 29 April 2022. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  27. ^ "30 Under 30 Asia 2023: Entertainment & Sports". Forbes Asia. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  28. ^ "Gully Boy breakout Siddhant Chaturvedi reveals how Zoya Akhtar discovered him". Hindustan Times. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  29. ^ "Bunty Aur Babli 2: Saif Ali Khan Joins Rani Mukerji Because 'Things Didn't Work Out' With Abhishek Bachchan". NDTV.com. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  30. ^ Suri, Ridhi (12 December 2020). "Katrina Kaif, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ishaan Khatter starrer 'Phone Bhoot' shoot begins | Celebrities News – India TV". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  31. ^ "Siddhant Chaturvedi begins the shoot of Kho Gaye Hum Kahan in Ladakh; shares a poetic video". Bollywood Hungama. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  32. ^ Suri, Ridhi (19 August 2021). "Siddhant Chaturvedi begins shooting for 'Yudhra': Let's go". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  33. ^ "Winners of Star Screen Awards 2019". Bollywood Hungama. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  34. ^ "NOMINATIONS FOR 65TH AMAZON FILMFARE AWARDS 2020 - BEST DEBUT MALE".
  35. ^ "BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE (MALE)".
  36. ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2020: Kartik, Ayushmann, Taapsee and Ranveer Singh win big". The Indian Express. 14 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  37. ^ "Check out the complete list of winners of the Bollywood Hungama Style Icon Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

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