Parineeti-an inspiration 4 me :Sidharth Malhotra

Sidharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra will be seen together in Hasee Toh Phasee

Actor Sidharth Malhotra says he is inspired by his Hasee Toh Phasee co-star Parineeti Chopra.

The model-turned-actor thinks the Ishaqzaade actress is energetic and funky.

"On the sets of Hasee Toh Phasee, Parineeti makes sure she rehearses a lot which helps me hone my acting skills too,"

said Malhotra. Hasee Toh Phasee is a romantic comedy produced by Karan Johar which will release next year. Malhotra will be seen playing a regular guy.

Malhotra will next be seen opposite Aashiqui 2 fame actress Shraddha Kapoor in an action film The Villain.

"We'll start shooting for The Villain this September. It's a dark role," said the actor.

Other than the two films, the 28-year-old also has an untitled action flick which is to be directed by Remo D'Souza.

"I might work in Remo's film on car racing but I don't really know when that would begin," said Malhotra.

The actor, who has previously worked as an assistant director with Karan Johar in Dostana and My Name is Khan, looks forward to working with his mentor and other directors in future.

"Imtiaz Ali, Zoya Akhtar and Rajkumar Hirani are some of the directors I would love to work with," he said.