Sidhartha Vijay Mallya (born May 7, 1987)[1][2] is an American actor and model.[3][4][5] He registered with the
Screen Actors Guild as Sid Mallya, saying he chose the
stage name to try to avoid being typecast in stereotypical roles.[3] He appeared in a
sex comedy film entitled Brahman Naman.[6] He has also hosted an online video show, appeared as a guest judge and host on the Kingfisher Calendar Girl selection show, and worked as a model.
He also worked as director of the
IPL cricket team
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), which was owned by his father at the time, and as a marketing manager for
Guinness (a product of
Diageo, a large drinks company closely tied to his father's business). In 2010 he also became one of the directors of the football club
Mohun Bagan when his father stepped down as director.[10][11]
After graduating from university, Mallya spent a year working for drinks giant
Diageo, as an assistant brand manager on
Guinness.[14]
At the beginning of 2010, he became director of the
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
IPL cricket team, which is owned by UB Group (his father's company).[15][16] While he was at the RCB, he oversaw the team's "Green Initiatives", which led to RCB claiming to be the world's first carbon-neutral sports team through fan engagement.[17][18] In 2012, he launched an online chat show called No Boundaries.[19][20] The show was written and hosted by him, and its episodes were posted on the team's web site.[21] The website show primarily featured players from the RCB cricket team.[19]
Later that year, he appeared as the lead presenter and judge on "The Hunt for The Kingfisher Calendar Girl 2013" on the
NDTV Good Times channel.[22] He made his ramp modeling debut during
Lakme Fashion Week 2012 as the show stopper for designer Komal Sood.[23] He followed this up by walking for designers
Shantanu and Nikhil during Indian Bridal Week.[24]
In the latter half of 2013, Mallya was selected as one of 20 to participate in the ABC Talent Showcase, a platform and training program for aspiring talents, out of more than 7000 applicants.[3][25][26] In 2014, he launched a
YouTube show called Sid Sessions.[27]
Mallya made his feature film debut in the sex comedy film Brahman Naman directed by
Q and produced by
Steve Barron where he played Ronnie, a cricket-playing jock, who is rich, good-looking, and popular with girls.[28][29]
Panasonic Green Globe Foundation Awards special honour 2012[40]
Ivy Sports Symposium "10 Next" of the next generation of sports industry leaders 2012[41]
Personal life
As of 2012, Mallya was a running enthusiast, having taken part in two
Mumbai Marathons, the
London Marathon and the
Delhi Half Marathon. He got engaged to his long-time girlfriend Jasmine on Halloween 2023[42] and married Jasmine in london on June 22,2024.[43][44]