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Siddharth Anand Quick Info
Height
5 ft 7½ in
Weight
68 kg
Date of Birth
July 31, 1978
Zodiac Sign
Leo
Spouse
Mamta Bhatia-Anand
Siddharth Anand is an Indian director, producer, and screenwriter whose film credits include successful films such as Salaam Namaste (2005), Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007), Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008), Anjaana Anjaani (2010), Bang Bang! (2014), War (2019), Pathaan (2023), etc.
Born Name
Siddharth Raj Anand
Nick Name
Siddharth
Siddharth Anand seen at the special screening of Chaar Sahibzaade Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur in 2016 (Bollywood Hungama / Wikimedia / CC BY 3.0)
(From left to right) Marzi Pestonji, Chitrangada Singh, Siddharth Anand, and Jay Bhanushali as seen together in 2018 (Siddharth Anand / Instagram)
Siddharth Anand Facts
He is close friends with director Rohit Dhawan, who directed the film Desi Boyz (2011). Rohan is the brother of actor Varun Dhawan and the son of director David Dhawan.
Siddharth’s father had wanted him to become a chartered accountant instead of getting into the Hindi film industry.
His career’s most successful film, Pathaan (2023) starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, and Dimple Kapadia was declared Bollywood’s second-highest-grossing film of all time. Its worldwide gross amounted to ₹1,050.3 crore or US$130 million. The blockbuster film was only surpassed by the Aamir Khan-starrer Dangal (2016), whose worldwide gross is almost double that of Pathaan.
As of 2023, all of Siddharth’s movies have been box-office successes.
He began his career as an assistant director to Rahul Rawail on his 2001 film, Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi starring Kajol, Suniel Shetty, Rishi Kapoor, and Rati Agnihotri.
His most cherished dream is to open up and run a full-scale restaurant someday. Moreover, he turned his dream into a scene in Bang Bang! (2014) starring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif.
Siddharth’s film Bang Bang! (2014) was the official remake of the Hollywood film Knight and Day (2010), which starred Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz in leading roles. Upon its release, the film became one of the top-grossing Bollywood films of 2014.
His grandfather Inder Raj Anand was an accomplished screenwriter during his lifetime. He had worked predominantly with Raj Kapoor in films like Aag (1948), Anari (1959), Aah (1953), and Sangam (1963). Moreover, he is most remembered for his work on Shahenshah (1988), which featured Amitabh Bachchan in the titular role.
His directed film Fighter received a legal notice in February 2024 from an IAF (Indian Air Force) officer Saumya Deep Das due to a kissing scene in the film. However, according to Siddharth, his film was made in collaboration with IAF.
Featured Image by Bollywood Hungama / Wikimedia / CC BY 3.0
