Sidhant Gupta

Sidhant Gupta (born 23 April 1989) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi television and films. He made his film debut in 2012 with Tutiya Dil and starred in Zee TV's soap opera Tashan-e-Ishq (2015–2016) as well as in the films Bhoomi and Operation Romeo (2022). Gupta has since had leading roles in the streaming series Jubilee (2023) and Freedom at Midnight (2024).

Personal life Gupta's hometown is in Jammu. He represented J&K in national level under-14 cricket, under-17 swimming and under-19 basketball. Later, he went to Delhi to study for a commercial pilot's license.

His father, Sukesh Gupta, is a retired Jammu forestry official. His mother, Sandhya Gupta, is a well known fashion designer in Jammu and a social activist. He has one older brother, Sanat, who along with his wife Himani, own their own fashion design business in Jammu.

Gupta has stated he is a bit of a recluse and enjoys spending his downtime journalling, singing, cuddling with the love of his life and traveling.

Career Gupta appeared in commercials for Hero Honda, Clear shampoo, Maruti Suzuki Nano and Close Up. His modelling work include: Wills India Fashion Week 2009 (Varun Bahl), Delhi Fashion Week 2009 (Grand Finale - Rohit Bal), NDTV'S unveiling of the seven wonders of India 2009 (Sabyasachi Mukherjee), Raghavendra Rathore, a cover shoot for India Today, Levi's, Lawrence and Mayo, Times of India, National campaign for a central shopping mall, Tata AIG Life Insurance, Anoos's Beauty Spa, Federal Bank, The Deccan Chronicle, Confetti - Lifestyle Magazine (Cover Page), the Bangalore Marathon, and nternetworks Technology, Studio One.

Gupta has been featured in the 50 Sexiest Asian Men list of the British newspaper Eastern Eye four times from 2016 to 2019.

Gupta made his film debut in Badmashiyaan as the hopeless romantic Dev Arora. In 2015, Gupta continued his acting career in the television seriesTashan-e-Ishq, He then starred in the 2017 film Bhoomi along with Aditi Rao Hydari and Sanjay Dutt. In 2022, he was cast as the lead for the romantic thriller Operation Romeo.

Gupta has since had leading roles in the Amazon Prime Video series Jubilee (2023) and the SonyLIV series Freedom at Midnight (2024). Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV wrote, "Sidhant Gupta, who broke out in the role of a budding filmmaker in Vikramaditya Motwane's Jubilee, adds another feather to his cap with his performance as Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru."

Filmography

Films Year Title Role NotesRef.2012 Tutiya Dil Vishal Khanna 2013 Bang Bang Bangkok Unknown 2015 Badmashiyaan Dev Arora 2017Bhoomi 2027 Bobby Sarkar Telugu film

Television

Music videos Year Title Singer Ref. 2018 "Aye Zindagi" Sonu Nigam

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2016 Zee Gold Awards Best Gold Debut - MaleTashan-e-Ishq Most Popular Jodi (with Jasmin Bhasin)20232023 Filmfare OTT AwardsBest Actor in a Drama seriesJubilee 2024Bollywood Hungama Style IconsMost Stylish Mould-Breaking Talent of the Year