This man quit his CA exams to become an actor, made debut with Rs 200 crore hit, worked with Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Alia Bhatt, his name is…, his last film was…

There are several actors in the industry who quit their education to pursue acting. One such name in the list is Siddhant Chaturvedi. The actor quit his final CA exams to enter Bollywood, and made a terrific debut in Gully Boy, alongside Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt.

Born in 1993 in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, Siddhant moved to Mumbai when he was just five. His father was a chartered accountant. Siddhant decided to follow his footsteps, and started preparing for the CA exams after school. But following his entrance in Mithibai College, he developed interest in theatre and started doing plays.

After winning the popular fresh face contest, Siddhant started giving auditions to make his Bollywood debut. In 2016, he appeared in the web series Life Sahi Hai on YouTube and starred in the Amazon Prime web show Inside Edge in 2017. His performance in the series was appreciated, but his desire was to see himself on the big screen.

The turning point in Siddharth’s life came when we was spotted by Zoya Akhtar at the success party of Inside Edge. She asked him to audition for Gully Boy, opposite Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt. He was selected to portray the character of MC Sher, and his performance garnered him overnight fame. He bagged awards under categories of Best Male Debut and Best Supporting Actor for the 2019 film.

Following that, he appeared in films like Bunty Aur Babli 2, Gehraiyaan and Phone Bhoot. His last release was on OTT in 2023, Kho Gaye Hum Kahan, alongside Ananya Panday and Adarsh Gourav. Meanwhile, Siddhant has few films lined up for further release. He will be next seen in action drama Yudhra, in which he shares screen-space opposite Triptii Dimri and Mrunal Thakur. Moreover, he also Karan Johar’s Dhadak 2 in pipeline.

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