Sidharth Malhotra has conflicting emotions when reflecting on the last ten years. He’s both satisfied and eager for more. It has been a continuous climb, full of learning and discovery, from being a rank outsider who won Student of the Year (2012) to becoming one of the popular actors of today. “There was a lot of fear and nervousness when I first started. I picked everything up on the job, knew how to proceed, and learned how to enhance my performance or film selection. I also discovered that it is intention that counts. The actress believes that “[it generates results] if you are genuine to the genre and offer your best in terms of the screenplay and performance.
He spent the last ten years getting his bearings, but the coming years will be spent creating “the 2.0 version.” The first action in that approach is Mission Majnu on Netflix. “I’m hoping that Mission Majnu will usher in a new iteration of myself, this time as a spy. I hope to receive the same acclaim from viewers and satisfaction for the thriller as I did for Shershaah.
In the film by director Shantanu Bagchi, Malhotra plays an R&AW agent who goes undercover to the neighbouring nation to learn more about their nuclear weapons plant. The film is set against the backdrop of the 1971 India-Pakistan conflict. The actor was immediately moved by the tale, which was based on real events but recounted using fictional characters. “This is my attempt to play a hero who can never come out and explain what he has done for the country after playing Captain Vikram Batra. The folks who constantly work behind the scenes to defend us will be revealed to the audience. The Spy by Sacha Baron Cohen and Munich by Steven Spielberg, both of which are based on true stories, felt comparable to our movie. This spy does not act aggressively; he is not James Bond. To obtain that crucial piece of information, he had to battle at times, posing as a plumber or a tailor, according to the actor.
He seems to be drawn to playing heroes who defend the nation after the popularity of Shershaah. He will portray a member of the Indian Police Force in Yodha and Rohit Shetty’s Indian Police Force, while Mission Majnu sees him bringing a real-life agent’s narrative to the big screen. “I play roles in Yodha and the Indian Police Force. Realistic or real-life-inspired characters are more interesting to me to play.
