# Sid Makkar

Siddharth Makkar popularly known as Sid Makkar is a Mumbai born and raised actor. He has worked extensively in film, television and on stage both in the Hindi and English language.

## Career

Sid started as an actor after studying at the University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A. He has worked in Indian, American, British and Australian films. His works include the very successful John Madden directed The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel with Judi Dench and Dev Patel, the cult favourite Sense8 Season 2 (Netflix) by the Wachowski's and the Australian film 'Save your Legs'.
Sid has played leading parts in Indian series like 'Spotlight', 'Six', and films like Hacked, Turning 30 and Zoya Akhtar's first film Luck by Chance. He played the protagonist, a detective in the 1850s, Mughal-era series 'Dariba Diaries' and received much acclaim.
With his love for theatre, he has gravitated towards playing the titular role in the hit Bollywood musical Zangoora. He essayed the role of Gautama Buddha in Lushin Dubey's Buddha and worked on other dramatic plays like 'Where did I Leave my Purdah' directed by Lillete Dubey and "Art" directed by Mahabanoo Mody Kotwal and Kaizaad Kotwal.
Sid is currently working on various projects and divides his time between Mumbai, Goa and London.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Language | Country | Notes |
| 2006 | Offshore | Ajay Tiwari | English | America | |
| 2009 | Luck by Chance | Sameer | Hindi | India | |
| 2009 | Straight | Rajat | Hindi | India | |
| 2010 | Dus Tola | Ravi | Hindi | India | |
| 2011 | Turning 30 | Rishabh Puri | Hindi | India | |
| 2012 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Jay | English | United Kingdom | |
| 2012 | Talk to Me | | English | India | Short film |
| 2012 | Save Your Legs! | Tusshar Rai | English | Australia | |
| 2012 | Chaurahen | | | Indian | |
| 2015 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Jay | English | United Kingdom | |
| 2017 | The Big Fat City | Puneet | Hindi | India | |
| 2020 | Hacked | Om Kapoor | Hindi | Indian | |
| 2019 | 377 AbNormal | Keshav | Hindi | India | A ZEE5 Original film |
| 2021 | Corvid's Head | Harmesh | English, Hindi | United Kingdom, India | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
| 2017 | Sense8 | Ajay | Netflix | Season 2 |
| 2017 | Rain | Abhay | YouTube | |
| 2017 | Spotlight | Romesh | VIU | |
| 2019 | Made in Heaven | Bilal | Amazon Video | |
| 2019 | Faceless | | JioCinema | |
| 2020 | State of Siege: 26/11 | Sontosh Dutta | ZEE5 | |
| 2021 | Six | Kashish Sura | Disney + Hotstar | |
| 2022 | Barun Rai and the House on the Cliff | | | |
| 2024 | Raisinghani vs Raisinghani | Akshat Mehra | SonyLIV | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2006 | Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyaan | Satyakam Kapadia |
| 2007-2008 | Mere Apne | Shankar |
| 2008 | Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki | Arjuna |
| 2014-2015 | Dariba Diaries | Mirza Jaan Nawaz |
| 2015-2016 | Lajwanti | Sunderlal Bharadwaj |
| 2016–2017 | Ye Hai Mohabbatein | Vidyut |
| 2022 | Dhadkan Zindaggi Kii | Nikhil Sardesai |

### Theatre

| Title | Role |
| Zangoora | Zangoora |
| Where did I Leave my Purdah | Vinay, Suhel and Dushyant |
| Buddha | Prince Siddhartha / Gautama Buddha |
| Lift Kara De | Goldy |
| Art | Serge |