Sidharth Malhotra: The fear of shying away from trying new things isn'

Sidharth Malhotra has come a long way. The
actor made his Bollywood debut with Karan
Johar's Student Of The Year. He has proved
his versatility by trying his hands on varied
genres. Sidharth is currently busy with the
promotions of upcoming film, Aiyaary.
In an interview with a leading daily, the
actor was asked, is he happy with how his
career is shaping up? On this, he said, "I can
never be happy. I can't be absolutely
satisfied. It's a mirage...to be completely
satisfied, especially in our business. In this
industry, if one Friday is very satisfying,
another might not be, and I have had my
fair share of both in this journey. It has
definitely helped me grow and got me to
experience both, the highs and the lows. So,
it's a great experience. It's training me in
some way to do better and bigger things
and preparing me for the future."
"As of now, I am happy that I have tried
different things. Yes, some have worked,
some haven't, but that's an experience that I
will be taking forward. The kick of just
trying something that's out-of-the-box and
not expected of you is great. Be it an Iteffaq
where I had a negative role or even
Aiyaary...or even Ek Villain's Guru, who was
an extremely aggressive character. It's not
like I have anything against the run-of-the-
mill, mainstream films. I love them and grew
up on them as well, and I will do that, but
my instinct on these stories was that they
need to be told... they will be newer, fresher.
But I have also learnt not to be fearful of
making different choices and listening to my
instincts," added the actor.
From Student Of The Year to now doing
realistic roles, the actor was asked has it
been conscious decision to get into realistic
zone? On this, he said, "I think the stories
have also changed because the audience
wants to watch them now. Today, real
stories are being accepted in the
mainstream in a commercial way. If you look
at Aiyaary, it's my most real film in that
sense. We haven't used any sets, they are all
real locations. We have shown what they are
likely to do, how they would behave. We are
playing real-life spies, not the James Bond
kind of characters. It's a good variety that I
am not playing larger than life. Doing it with
a director like Neeraj Pandey, who has done
so well in this zone, is a great opportunity."
"The fear of shying away from trying new
things isn't something that overwhelms me.
I haven't shied away from trying new things,
but I like to balance both something that
is very typical with something that's edgy
and out-of-the-box. If I can balance both
these things in one year I think it will be a
great year," Sid concluded and signed off.
CREDITS: DNA.

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