Siddharth Malhotra signs Ekta Kapoor’s The Villain!

Karan Johar

Siddharth Malhotra grabbed the attention of audiences in India and internationally as well with his Bollywood debut, a Karan Johar-directorial venture titled Student of the Year. In the film, the 28-year-old actor stars alongside newcomers Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt and plays the role of a middle-class student at a prestigious educational institute presided over by a gay and eccentric dean. The film was a blockbuster, just like Karan’s previous films and released on the 19th of October, 2012.

After a dream debut, Siddharth Malhotra has bagged a couple of more films and seems to be on a roll, being tagged as one of Bollywood’s most sought after newcomers. Besides his next film, Hasee Toh Phasee, Siddharth has bagged yet another film. While Hasee Toh Phasee is a joint production by Karan Johar and Anurag Kashyap with Parineeti Chopra playing the female lead, Siddharth Malhotra will be seen in a darker role in The Villain, an Ekta Kapoor production.

Speaking about the film, Siddharth recently tweeted, "Really excited about my new project with Balaji... Will be fun walking the dark side." Besides the fact that Siddharth will be seen in a role different from that of his romantic debut, not much has been divulged in regards to the film. Also, there has been no news as to who will be directing the film. Girish Johar, head of acquisition and distribution, Balaji Motion Pictures, also confirmed The Villain.