Sidharth Malhotra burst on the Bollywood scene in 2010 with his role in 'Student of the Year' and the actor plans to keep the momentum going with his second film 'Hasee Toh Phasee', which he thinks will be the real test in his budding career.
The 29-year-old actor, who made his debut with two other actors- Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan- in the Karan Joahr-directed film, is happy to do a solo lead this time.
"This is the real test for me. I am really excited to be doing a solo film, I am on my own. And I hope I will not disappoint people. More than nervous and excited, I feel more responsible now to entertain people. It is on me now," Sidharth told PTI in an interview.
"Before it was Karan Johar taking care of everything. He was launching us so half the pressure was on him. Now, I have been launched. What next? I have to perform. That performance pressure is there. I have to make up for all the negatives I have done before," he said.
'Hasee Toh Phasee' is a romantic comedy directed by ad-filmmaker Vinil Mathew and produced by Johar and Anurag Kashyap. Besides Sidharth, the film also features another rising star Parineeti Chopra.
After being directed by Johar in his very first film, Sidharth said working in a movie helmed by a newcomer was a very different experience for him as he felt more pressure.
"This film was a role reversal. I was one-film-old and my director was a debutante. It is Vinil's first film so it was me who felt a lot of pressure being the experienced one of the two," Sidharth said.
The actor said he and his co-star Parineeti hit it off right from day one - all thanks to their Punjabi background and shared love for food.
"We are in the similar age group, we were launched the same time, so we hit it off from the first rehearsals. We both are North Indians, Punjabis, outside the industry, foodies. And she is very easy to get along with," he said.
