Fanboy in me will never die: Sidharth

SIDHARTH MALHOTRA SAYS he can never stop being a fanboy when it comes to Bollywood icons Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan because of the “brilliant” and “inspiring” portfolio of work they have done.

Sidharth spoke on Saavn’s entertainment-based audio show Take 2 with Anupama and Rajeev.

Talking about how Shah Rukh inspired him to become an actor, Sidharth said: “Well, it starts from him being from Delhi. All Delhi boys want to be heroes and Shah Rukh Khan is a major reason for that. I used to find him really funny and I still do. I think Shah Rukh is extremely good with comedy in the sense that a hero can do.”

At one point, Sidharth also had a hair parting like SRK like a “pure commercial Hindi film fan”.

Back then, when he was in awe of Shah Rukh, Sidharth never thought he will become an actor himself someday. “I didn’t know what it takes to go on the other side and be in that screen. But I think there was so much admiration and so much concentration when I used to watch his scenes... I think there is a big impression of Shah Rukh Khan and his cinema on me,” added Sidharth.

Sidharth recounted he was very nervous on first meeting Big B on the sets of Kaun Banega Crorepati during Student of the Year promotions. “We met him backstage and he was very sweet to me. He shook my hand and patted me on the back. I am still a big Bachchan fan, even when I meet him now and have an immense amount of love for him. That fanboy in me for Shah Rukh or Bachchan will never die. They have done such brilliant work to inspire all of us,” he said.