For , he learnt how to rap. For , he picked up bowling. For , he developed an aptitude for standup comedy.
Siddhant Chaturvedi is Bollywood’s rising star, and he has his ever-expanding skill set to thank. The newest expertise displayed by the 31-year old actor, in his latest film , is throwing swift, agile and impactful punches and kicks. Chaturvedi is now a jiu jitsu practitioner.
“Now, whenever I get the time, I fly off to Bali to train in jiu-jitsu and MMA. I like physical intelligence and will keep learning these sports even if I don’t do action movies. In fact, I want to keep learning different crafts that can help my work.
I like to explore them as creative outlets,” he says. Directed by Ravi Udyawar, is an action thriller and also features Malavika Mohanan and Raghav Juyal. The film, which was released on September 20, had been in the making for the last four years.
But, Chaturvedi says that he wasn’t worried. “Some films take longer to release due to certain reasons. I had faith in the producers (Excel Entertainment’s Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar).
They were instrumental in giving me my first film and web show, and now, I am doing my first solo film with them too. They are the game-changers in the industry, and make path-breaking films,” says the actor, who is only six years old in the industry. For a newcomer though, Chaturvedi appears to be too picky.
Since his debut in 2016 with the TV series , he only has six films and two shows to his credit..