He came into limelight with Karan Johar’s movie Student of the year along with Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan. He has recieved a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut nomination for SOTY. He was last seen in the movie Baar Baar Dekho opposite Katrina Kaif. He has been named brand ambassador for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Skill India Campaign. In 2018, Malhotra will appear in Neeraj Pandey’s action-romance movie Aiyaary opposite Rakul Preet Singh and Manoj BajpayeeManoj Bajpai Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Affairs, Bio &#038; More. After this project he is looking forward to play Captain Vikram Batra in latter’s biopic.