India, Aug. 22 -- Indian cinema has seen a rise of alpha, hypermasculine male protagonists in recent years, with aggression and violence becoming a staple for male leads on screen. However, Siddharth believes that there is still a place and need for subtle masculinity on screen.

The actor was recently seen as the 1999 Kargil war martyr Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja, who possessed a soft demeanour, in Operation Safed Sagar, and he calls it an honour. "It's a huge privilege and I am very blessed to be chosen to play Ahuja sir. There were two reasons I said yes to this project, one was that the Air Force was behind it. They permitted it and gave us the resources to create a fitting tribute to the operation that happened 27 years ago. The secon...