With more than a decade in the industry, feels he is finally getting his due, “especially since filmmakers like Prakash Jha signed me for stories like Aashram”. While he has felt welcomed, the actor admits that the journey has not been easy. “Of course, there are issues where you are contending against the tide.
Sometimes, [people] who have a lot of backing or are favoured get the parts [you know you could] do well, but I’ve always known that was part of the game. So, I don’t hold it too hard,” says the actor, who has had a great week with two releases—Love Sitara and Honeymoon Photographer. ADVERTISEMENT Directed by Vandana Kataria, is a simple slice-of-life story with a tinge of relatable drama that comes with dysfunctional families.
While Siddhartha practised for months to perfect his culinary skills as a chef, it was the emotional turmoil of the character that took more time to understand and portray. His character is often reprimanded for not taking on a stereotypical masculine role to earn his livelihood, but Siddhartha says it was the opposite in real life. “I have been fortunate to grow up in a family where stereotypical patriarchy was never [forced on me].
I never felt the need to show off my manliness, but I cannot take credit for it. My parents and the people around me [never behaved that way]. I am not blind; it obviously exists in society.
And people have had to suffer because of it. In some families, women are dominated by weak men because they h.