From winning Splitsvilla to driving Uber in LA: Sidharth Bhardwaj reveals why he ‘walked out’ of Mohit Suri’s Ek Villain | Bollywood News
5 min readMumbaiMar 10, 2026 02:52 PM IST Model-actor Sidharth Bhardwaj has been part of the entertainment industry for 17 years. He first rose to fame after winning MTV Splitsvilla Season 2 and later finished as the second runner-up on Bigg Boss Season 5. In 2014, Sidharth chose Ekta Kapoor’s Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi over Mohit Suri’s Ek Villain for his Bollywood debut. However, the film failed to perform at the box office. In 2019, he moved to Los Angeles, where he even drove for Uber to support himself. This year, the actor-model made his television comeback with the reality show The 50. After his eviction from the show, Sidharth Bhardwaj spoke exclusively to SCREEN about his move to Los Angeles, reports of walking out of Ek Villain, and more. ‘Mohit Suri changed the script of Ek Villain’ In 2014, Sidharth was supposed to star in Mohit Suri’s Ek Villain. However, there were reports that he walked out of the film. Revisiting the incident, Sidharth shared, “Those reports were not true. Mohit Suri …









