Siddhant Chaturvedi

Siddhant Chaturvedi (born 29 April 1993) is an Indian actor. He has starred as a teenage cricketer in the Prime Video web series Inside Edge from 2017 to 2019 and ventured into Hindi films with the supporting role of a street rapper in the musical drama Gully Boy (2019). For the latter, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Siddhant Chaturvedi
Chaturvedi in 2019
Born (1993-04-29) 29 April 1993
Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma materMithibai College
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
Home townMumbai, Maharashtra, India

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 as a hobby. 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 starred 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 Prime Video web 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]

At a success party for Inside Edge, the filmmaker Zoya Akhtar (whose brother's company Excel Entertainment produced the show) spotted Chaturvedi and asked him to audition for her next directorial, the musical drama Gully Boy (2019). It marked his film debut and proved to be his breakout role.[10] Starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, Chaturvedi played the supporting role of a street rapper named MC Sher, who supports the ambitions of 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 will next star alongside Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji in Bunty Aur Babli 2, a sequel to the 2005 crime comedy film Bunty Aur Babli; alongside Deepika Padukone and Ananya Panday in Shakun Batra's as-yet untitled romantic drama; and alongside Katrina Kaif and Ishaan Khatter in the comedy horror film Phone Bhoot.[15][16][17]

Filmography

Films
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes
2019 Gully Boy Shrikant Bhosle (MC Sher)
2020 Bunty Aur Babli 2 Bunty Singh Filming[18]

Web television
Year Series Role Platform
2016 Life Sahi Hai Sahil Hooda YouTube
2017–2019 Inside Edge Prashant Kanaujia Prime Video

Awards and nominations
Year Film Award Category Result Ref.
2019 Gully Boy Zee Cine Awards Best Male Debut Won
2019 Screen Awards Best Male Debut Won [19]
2020 Filmfare Awards Best Male Debut Nominated [14]
Best Supporting Actor Won [13]
2020 Zee Cine Awards Best Male Debut Won [20]
TBA IIFA Awards Best Supporting Actor Pending

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.
  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. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. "Introducing Siddhant Chaturvedi—Gully Boy's MC Sher". Elle. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  5. "Mumbai's duo are India's fresh faces". The Times of India. 28 June 2013. 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. "Deepika Padukone teams up with Ananya Panday, Sidhant Chaturvedi for Shakun Batra's relationship drama". Hindustan Times. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  17. "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.
  18. "Bunty Aur Babli 2: Saif Ali Khan Joins Rani Mukerji Because 'Things Didn't Work Out' With Abhishek Bachchan". NDTV. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  19. "Winners of Star Screen Awards 2019". Bollywood Hungama. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  20. "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.
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