Striker stars the Tamil superstar Siddharth in his first Hindi-language outing since Rang De Basanti where he played the pivotal role of the closet socialist. In Striker Siddharth’s character will actually step into the proletarian province. Says Chandan, “Siddharth is perfect for the protagonist’s part. He speaks fluent Hindi, understands the slum character’s ability to stay honest in spite of crime and muck around him, and is very good at the game of carrom. Others in the slum had half a dozen cases pending against them. The hero’s record remains untarnished.”

Will Siddharth do for the game of carrom what Shah Rukh did for hockey in Chak De India? Laughs Chandan, “Like I said Striker isn’t just about carrom board. It’s a microcosmic view of the entire slum, similar to Sudhir Mishra’s Dharavi in scope.”

'Boys' fame Siddharth will now play the role of an international carom player in a Hindi movie.

Close of the heels of the success of movies like 'Iqbal' and 'Chak De India', which dealt about cricket and jockey, several films are being churned out in Bollywood with sports as its crux. John Abraham plays a football player in 'Gopal'.

Siddharth dons the role of an international carom player for a film titled 'Striker' and playing opposite him is Padmapriya. It is her first assignment in Hindi.

Siddharth is a talented carom player and has won several events. He was the automatic choice for the role.

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After Shah Rukh Khan as a hockey coach in Chak De! India and John Abraham as a football pro in the soon-to-be-released Goal, Rang De Basanti hottie Siddharth is all set to play a carrom ka pasha in director Chandan Arora’s third feature film.

Titled Striker, the film’s protagonist is inspired by a carrom whiz from the slums of Malvani, called Surya Kant. Siddharth, who has said a firm no to several offers from Mumbai (including Rakeysh Mehra’s Delhi 6 and David Dhawan’s film for UTV), has been quietly preparing for the new challenge.

Handsome hero Siddartha is readying himself for his next film. And he must be basking in happiness because he has been roped in to essay a lead role in none other than Producer Bujji’s film.

Success is synonymous to Bujji as he has been yielding great results at the box office. He has delivered two blockbusters in a row ‘Lakshmi’ with Venkatesh and Gopichand's ‘Lakshyam’. This time he is eyeing a hat trick and is careful to choose his next venture.

He has planned to make an 'urban oriented film'. The film will be a far cry from his regular masala films. Siddartha is playing the male lead. Newcomer Dolly who has been the associate of V V Vinayak and Rasool will be directing the film. It is likely to go on the sets soon.

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After a long wait fans can rest in peace that their favourite hero has signed another project. The news isn't official yet but word around tinsel town is that Siddharth is all set to launch his next movie in Duserah that is to be produced by Bujji. A debutant director has been signed for the project and Mani Sharma has been roped in to compose the soundtrack. Stay hooked onto Siddharth Online as we keep bringing you more and more news on this upcoming project.