Mumbai: In his upcoming film Marjaavaan, he plays a larger-than-life hero who breaks bones and utters dialogues that reminds of the Angry Young Man image of Bollywood's retro era. Sidharth Malhotra says his new film is a humble attempt to reclaim that era.
The Milap Zaveri-directed Marjaavaan also features Tara Sutaria, Riteish Deshmukh and Rakul Preet Singh. Sidharth plays a hotheaded young man who falls in love with a girl who cannot speak. The film releases on November 15.
Did he relate to his character, considering young urbanite youngsters like him don't really get into streetside brawls as they depicted in the eighties? "I am a big fan of action heroes and our Indian action films, where the protagonist does the action with a lot of flare and style. Milap and I are big fans of Bollywood cinema of the seventies and the eighties, and through this film we pay tribute to that era. My character is larger than life, and since the film is essentially a love story, all his actions are driven by emotions. We packaged the film in present times with actions and dialogue-baazi that are retro," Sidharth told IANS.
Starting his career in 2012 with Student Of The Year and starring in films such as Brothers, Ek Villain, Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921), Baar Baar Dekho, A Gentleman and Jabariya Jodi, Sidharth has seen success as well as failure. What has his Bollywood experience taught him?
"It isn't rocket science to understand if a film is working at the box office or not. Since the time I came into the business, there have been films that made money and won me praise, and then, especially with my last couple of releases, things did not turn out the way we expected. But thanks to the bumpy ride I have had in my career, I have learned not to do certain things. It is also true that in films, there is no set formula to success," said the actor.