Siddhant Chaturvedi: From CA To Bollywood, The Actor Proved Anything Is Possible If You Dream For It

While his mind studying taxation and tallying balance sheets, Siddhant's heart was beating for Bollywood. Thanks to him following his intuition, we have a rising superstar today. Siddhant Chaturvedi turns 29 today and his journey is an inspiration to any normal, middle class person dreaming about turning their passion to profession. When Zoya Akhtar gave him his break in Gully Boy, Chaturvedi instantly became the talk of the town. Girls were swooning over his looks and boys were adapting his rustic attitude. Portraying a rapper and mentor to Ranveer Singh in the movie, the actor adapted every little quality of a hip-hop artist to bring life to his character.As he celebrates his 29th birthday, let us tell you some facts you didn't know about the actor.1. CA in makingIt isn't easy to crack the Chartered Accountant's exams but Siddhant made sure to complete his education and then follow his passion for acting.

2. RejectionsRemember his iconic response to Ananya Panday's struggle theory? "Jahan se inke sapne shuru hote hai, wahan humare khatam hote hai' - he really meant it. Siddhant went through a 6-year-long struggle before bagging his first role on the big screen. There's a funny story on how he thought he'd grab Gully Boy director Zoya akhtar's attention.At an after party of Inside Edge, an Amazon Prime Video original show that he was a part of, the actor invited Akhtar to dance with him on her film Dil Dhakadne Do song Gallan Goodiyaan. He thought this would be a good move (literally) to impress her. Well, it must've worked in his favour because we he bagged a vital role in the critically acclaimed movie Gully Boy alongside Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, which was helmed by Zoya Akhtar.

3. A sitcom actor and a beauty pageant winnerUnless you're a die-hard Siddhant Chaturvedi fan, we're sure these facts were unknown to you. Today, you might know him as a big Bollywood celebrity but back in the day, he featured in the popular sitcom, Life Sahi Hain. Its first season was aired on YouTube and the second one was adapted by Zee5. After that, you saw the actor on the cricket-based web series Inside Edge.Delivering an edgy performance (pun-intended), since then there's no looking back for him. After Gully Boy, he became a Yash Raj actor starring in Bunty Aur Babli 2 followed by Gehraiyaan alongside Deepika Padukone, Ananya Panday, and Dhairya Karwa.Here's another fun fact - Siddhant was chosen as the Clean and Clear 'Bombay Times Fresh Face' 2012. He also won the next season of the same pageant show.

4. Multi-talented artistApart from being an articulate actor, he is also a phenomenal painter. In his free-time, the Gully Boy actor loves to take a brush and paint his heart out in the canvas. Radio City wishes Siddhant Chaturvedi a very happy birthday!