Siddharth Anand Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Father

Siddharth Anand Quick Info
Height5 ft 7½ in
Weight68 kg
Date of BirthJuly 31, 1978
Zodiac SignLeo
SpouseMamta 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)

Sun Sign

Leo

Born Place

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Residence

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Nationality

Occupation

Director, Producer, Screenwriter

Family

  • Father – Bittu Anand (Producer)
  • OthersTinnu Anand (Paternal Uncle) (Actor, Director, Writer, Producer), Inder Raj Anand (Grandfather) (Screenwriter, Film Dialogue Writer), Mukul S Anand (Paternal Uncle) (Director, Producer), Anand Raaj Anand (Older Cousin Brother) (Composer, Lyricist, Singer)

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 7½ in or 171.5 cm

Weight

68 kg or 150 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Siddharth Anand has dated –

  • Mamta Bhatia-Anand – As of 2023, the Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007) director is happily married to Mamta Bhatia. Together, they share a son named Ranveer Anand.
  • Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter Siddharth Anand (Siddharth Anand / Instagram)

    Race / Ethnicity

    Asian (Indian)

    Hair Color

    Black

    Eye Color

    Dark Brown

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    • Cute smile
    • Handsome looks

    Religion

    Hinduism

    Siddharth Anand’s Favorite Things

    SourceIMDb

    (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.
  • Siddharth shares his birth date with several popular celebrities such as J. K. Rowling, Mark Cuban, B. J. Novak, Dean Cain, Wesley Snipes, Kiara Advani, and many others.
  • 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

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