Gully Boy Actor Siddhant Chaturvedi Reveals How Zoya Akhtar Discovered Him
Gully Boy debutant actor Siddhant Chaturvedi revealed how he was discovered by Zoya Akhtar to play the part of MC Sher in Gully Boy, and it is quite an amazing story. Read up!
Zoya
Akhtat's
latest
film
Gully
Boy
has
proved
yet
again
why
she
is
one
of
the
best
filmmakers
in
the
Hindi
film
industry.
The
movie,
based
on
the
underground
rap
scene
in
Mumbai,
is
a
layered
and
a
delightful
underdog
story,
which
has
stormed
the
hearts
of
audiences.
Apart
from
Ranveer
and
Alia
being
praised
for
their
incredible
performances
in
the
movie,
many
are
also
taking
note
of
the
debutant
actor
Siddhant
Chaturvedi,
who
plays
MC
Sher.
His
performance
in
the
movie
is
hailed
by
many
to
be
top
class.
In
a
recent
interview,
the
actor
revealed
how
Zoya
Akhtar
discovered
him.
Read
up!
While
talking
to
FirstPost,
debutant
actor
Siddhant
Chaturvedi
revealed
how
he
was
discovered
by
Zoya
Akhtar
to
play
the
part
of
MC
Sher
in
Gully
Boy.
"The
film
had
already
started.
They
were
casting
for
the
film,
I
didn't
know
anything
about
it,"
he
said.
Zoya
approached
him
at
the
success
party
of
Inside
Edge
(Amazon
Prime
show)
after
spotting
him
dancing
and
asked,
"Who
are
you?"
"I
was
like
'I'm
Siddhant'",
and
Zoya
asked
him
if
he
had
auditioned
for
Gully
Boy
to
which
he
said
that
he
hadn't.
Zoya
said,
"No,
you
have
to
audition
for
this
film.
Audition
tomorrow." He
was
told
to
check
out
music
by
rappers
such
as
Divine,
Naezy
and
others,
and
memorize
a
song
for
the
audition.
Siddhant
said
that
he
was
blown
away
by
the
talent
when
he
listened
to
the
music,
but
he
wanted
to
rap
about
his
own
struggles
at
the
audition.
So
he
stayed
up
all
night
and
wrote
his
own
rap
song.
The
day
after
the
audition,
Siddhant
got
a
call
from
an
unknown
number
which
turned
out
to
be
Zoya
herself,
and
she
said
that
she
would
love
to
cast
him
in
the
movie
if
he
agreed
to
be
on
board.
Isn't
that
just
a
wonderful
story
of
how
a
great
talent
was
discovered?
We
really
hope
to
see
Siddhant
act
in
many
more
movies
in
the
future
as
he
really
is
an
incredible
artist.