Sidhant Gupta
{{short description|Indian actor (born 1989)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sidhant Gupta
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|04|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Jammu, India
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2012–present
| image = Sidhant Gupta snapped-in-Andheri-1.jpg
| caption = Gupta in 2017
}}
Sidhant Gupta (born 23 April 1989) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi television and films. He made his film debut in 2012 with Tutiya Dil and starred in Zee TV's soap opera Tashan-e-Ishq (2015–2016) as well as in the films Bhoomi (2017) and Operation Romeo (2022). Gupta has since had leading roles in the streaming series Jubilee (2023) and Freedom at Midnight (2024).
Early life
Gupta's hometown is in Jammu. He represented J&K in national level under-14 cricket, under-17 swimming and under-19 basketball.{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sidhant-Gupta-I-was-all-set-to-become-a-pilot/articleshow/48418782.cms|title=Sidhant Gupta: I was all set to become a pilot|website=The Times of India |access-date=17 October 2015|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306093908/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sidhant-Gupta-I-was-all-set-to-become-a-pilot/articleshow/48418782.cms|url-status=live}} Later, he went to Delhi to study for a commercial pilot's license.
His father, Sukesh Gupta, is a retired Jammu forestry official. His mother, Sandhya Gupta, is a well known fashion designer in Jammu and a social activist. He has one older brother, Sanat, who along with his wife Himani, own their own fashion design business in Jammu.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-05 |title=Felt like I was screaming and nobody could hear me: Actor Sidhant Gupta to Wknd |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/finding-magic-in-bollywood-actor-sidhant-gupta-s-journey-to-the-big-screen-through-risk-and-resilience-101683284547960.html |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}
Career
Gupta appeared in commercials for Hero Honda, Clear shampoo, Maruti Suzuki Nano and Close Up. His modelling work include: Wills India Fashion Week 2009 (Varun Bahl), Delhi Fashion Week 2009 (Grand Finale - Rohit Bal), NDTV'S unveiling of the seven wonders of India 2009 (Sabyasachi Mukherjee), Raghavendra Rathore, a cover shoot for India Today, Levi's, Lawrence and Mayo, Times of India, National campaign for a central shopping mall, Tata AIG Life Insurance, Anoos's Beauty Spa, Federal Bank, The Deccan Chronicle, Confetti - Lifestyle Magazine (Cover Page), the Bangalore Marathon, and nternetworks Technology, Studio One.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
Gupta has been featured in the 50 Sexiest Asian Men list of the British newspaper Eastern Eye four times from 2016 to 2019.{{Cite news |date=December 15, 2016 |title=Singer Zayn Malik holds onto 'World's Sexiest Asian Man' Crown |work=New Asian Post |url=https://www.newasianpost.com/singer-zayn-malik-holds-onto-worlds-sexiest-asian-man-crown/ |url-status=live |access-date=31 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223161040/https://www.newasianpost.com/singer-zayn-malik-holds-onto-worlds-sexiest-asian-man-crown/ |archive-date=23 December 2019}}
Gupta made his film debut in Badmashiyaan as the hopeless romantic Dev Arora.{{cite web |author= |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Badmashiyaan-A-romantic-comedy-with-a-twist/articleshow/46155993.cms |title=Badmashiyaan: A romantic comedy with a twist |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2015-02-08 |accessdate=2015-03-29 |archive-date=12 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212082144/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Badmashiyaan-A-romantic-comedy-with-a-twist/articleshow/46155993.cms |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bollywood-celebs-who-are-set-to-dabble-in-parallel-vocations-in-2015/15973188 |title=Bollywood celebs who are set to dabble in parallel vocations in 2015 |publisher=Mid-day.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-29 |archive-date=13 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713073934/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bollywood-celebs-who-are-set-to-dabble-in-parallel-vocations-in-2015/15973188 |url-status=live }} In 2015, Gupta continued his acting career in the television seriesTashan-e-Ishq, He then starred in the 2017 film Bhoomi along with Aditi Rao Hydari and Sanjay Dutt.{{cite web |title=Sidhant Gupta paired opposite Aditi Rao Hydari in Bhoomi |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/sidhant-gupta-paired-opposite-aditi-rao-hydari-bhoomi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420052343/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/sidhant-gupta-paired-opposite-aditi-rao-hydari-bhoomi/ |archive-date=20 April 2017 |accessdate=25 April 2017 |website=Bollywood Hungama}} In 2022, he was cast as the lead for the romantic thriller Operation Romeo.
Gupta has since had leading roles in the Amazon Prime Video series Jubilee (2023) and the SonyLIV series Freedom at Midnight (2024). Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV wrote, "Sidhant Gupta, who broke out in the role of a budding filmmaker in Vikramaditya Motwane's Jubilee, adds another feather to his cap with his performance as Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru."{{cite web |title=Freedom At Midnight Review: Crafted With Utmost Diligence, The Show Gives History Its Due |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/freedom-at-midnight-review-crafted-with-utmost-diligence-the-show-gives-history-its-due-4-stars-7023608#pfrom-movies-topstories |date=15 November 2024|accessdate=15 November 2024 |website=NDTV}}
Filmography
=Films=
=Television=
=Music videos=
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref. |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| rowspan="2" | Zee Gold Awards | Best Gold Debut - Male | rowspan="2"|Tashan-e-Ishq |{{nom}} |{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} |
| Most Popular Jodi (with Jasmin Bhasin)
|{{nom}} |{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} |
| 2023
|Best Actor in a Drama series |{{nom}} |
| 2024
|Bollywood Hungama Style Icons |Most Stylish Mould-Breaking Talent of the Year |{{n/a}} |{{nom}} |
References
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Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema
Category:21st-century Indian male actors
Category:Indian male film actors