Why isn't Sid improving? - Page 5

Originally posted by: charminggenie

It's Dharma. I don't even know if I should judge him much because he is relegated to playing off other characters and is mostly the second fiddle.He has a good screen presence and has certain salable charm to him. He cannot improve till he moves out from the Dharma rut.

HTP was good but then his character in contrast to PC Jr's was more endearing which again plays a big role in selling the actor. EV was all about RH more than Sid ( haven't watched it but seemed RH had a author backed role). And Sid seems to be doing Imran's roles mostly..which is very limiting for any actor looking for growth .

5 films- most of them were bad films and he had not much room in terms of character. I would give him 2 more chances OUTSIDE Dharma to write him off yet.

He might not have natural talent but then he ticks boxes of a Movie Star, improving his craft and picking right roles is all he needs to focus on. But I don't know if he tries to go outside Dharma.

I didn't feel he was the weaker link here..Aalia bored me more. Rest, Fawad, Ratna and Rajat were killing it..beyond and Sid as usual was playing off the drama.

SG- I do agree with what you are saying but I am yet to see a movie sold around his character..all I see is him being given goody roles or playing second fiddle to other characters. You mentioned BBB which was not only a superior movie but had an author backed role for Ranveer to perform , he too hams it when he is made to do Kill Dill or Gunday.

@Genie- Yeah, that's exactly my problem with him. He is neither the best, nor the worst. He is in the Imran Khan zone of being harmless enough to be praised for looks and considered "decent enough" for acting. Indifference is actually worse than outright dislike IMHO. Sid's acting often inspires indifference which is my issue here.

Originally posted by: Me_Anonymous

Because he is not ready to let go of 'looking pretty all the time'. The moment he starts to not care how he is looking at every single moment on screen/camera he might start to improve.

I haven't watched any of his movies but I did watch the trailer and I was shocked. I thought the same thing you are asking "Why isn't Sid improving?". Since this is his 5th movie, I was expecting him to show some acting but I didn't see any. Nothing to compare to as I haven't watched any of his earlier works but this should look like he has learned something.

I'll use Ranveer as an example: I have only watched Band Baaja Baraat and then watched the trailer of Bajirao Mastani and I thought "wow, what an improvement". Not in the case of Sid M. The moment he actually forgets himself and sees the character for the character, he'll improve. He is still too conscious of the camera and if he is looking good while saying his lines.

He needs to stop working with KJO and do movies with other PH first

I always thought Sid had more potential than Dhawan esp after watching SOTY. Unpopular opinion but I still stick with it. I actually liked him in EV & he acted well esp because it was an unconventional role & choice for such a commercial actor with THE most glamorous movies making mentor, KJo. But RD stole the show from him. I think Sid's problem is that while he is improving, he somehow is always paired with actors who put in particularly good performances in those films (RD, PC Jr or very possibly, Fawad now) or actors who deliver very well both on the actors + looks front--- AK in Brothers & Fawad in K & S.

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It's strange but for an actor who is very good-looking, decently talented with potential & superbly strong backing from Bw's power players (KJo) he doesn't seem to be achieving that position that many predicted for him a couple of years ago.


I still have a feeling that he will be a successful mid-level actor, known for his looks as much as his acting, in a few years. For what it's worth, I found him very watchable in HTP & thought he put in a nice & effective performance , more than PC Jr who was good but over-rated in the movie.

I don't know why I wrote an essay for Sid M because I don't love him or dislike him enough, lol, but how good was Fawad in the trailer?! More of him, much more, in BW pls. <3




P. S. I forgot to add- He has screen presence but a bland one. He has potential to over-shadow his co-actors but ends up being over-shadowed by them. It's really
Strange! He's not Shraddha Kapoor degree of invisibility on-screen, but is is his
Own special brand of wallpaper. 😆 Still, I would love to see
Him succeed.

Who is a snake? KJo or Sid M? KJo is a very shrewd albeit very shallow businessman & if it's the latter, I agree! 😉

He seems quite charming in trailer to me and im a dude 😆😆

^^ Lol I thought the same thing. People are saying that they were more impressed with Varun but I vastly preferred Sid in SOTY and believed he has much more potential than Varun. I don't know if I feel the same anymore to be very honest.

Originally posted by: Rhino2close2car

He seems quite charming in trailer to me and im a dude😆😆

Just for saying this & not qualifying the statement by saying, "no homo", I like you a lot 😆 ... 😆