Though Siddhant Chaturvedi is relatively new to the industry, he has had the opportunity to share screen space with some of Bollywood’s top stars. In his debut film Gully Boy (2019), he teamed up with Ranveer Singh, and he romanced Deepika Padukone in Gehraiyaan, which released earlier this year.

Ask him if he was star-struck by any of the actors he worked with, and he says, “I was starstruck around Ranveer. The day after I saw Padmaavat, I had my first reading for Gully Boy with him. I was blown away by his portrayal of Alauddin Khilji. To play MC Sher with the actor who played Khilji was unnerving, but when I met him for the reading, he was completely Murad (Ranveer’s character in Gully Boy). There was nothing Khilji-like about him. I was astonished by how easily and flawlessly he submits himself to his screen characters.”

When asked how similar or different it is working with Ranveer and Deepika, Siddhant reveals, “Ranveer has a different way of making you feel comfortable. He has a way of empowering you. He charges you up. On the other hand, Deepika will stand quietly by your side and make you feel like an equal. She is simple and makes you feel like her friend. That’s also comforting. You are not charged up, but you feel at ease. As MC Sher, I had to be charged up and motivated enough to motivate Murad. In Gehraiyaan, I had to be comfortable enough to romance Deepika. They have their own unique personality and traits. The common factor is that they both are incredibly helpful co-stars.”