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Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy has finally released and there is a newcomer Siddhant Chaturvedi who has grabbed the audience’s attention. Siddhant plays MC Sher who introduces Murad to rap and mentors him as he tries to find his place in the rap scene.
Born in the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, Siddhant moved to Mumbai at the age of five. He studied to become a chartered accountant and it was only after winning a talent contest organised by Bombay Times that he decided to devote himself to the performing arts instead.
He landed his first role in 2016 in a web series by Pyaar Ka Punchnama director Luv Ranjan called Life Sahi Hai. He was then seen in Emmy-nominated Amazon Prime Original Inside Edge where he played the role of a young cricketer.
Gully Boy marks Siddhant’s Bollywood debut.
Post the film’s release, Siddhant has earned a huge fan following. His Instagram followers have shot up to over 200k subscribers and he’s still adapting to the sudden fame.
Camera: Vishnu Venugopalan
Editor: Veeru Krishan Mohan
Producer: Bilal Jaleel
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