Actor Sidharth Malhotra’s father passes away | Bollywood News
2 min readNew DelhiFeb 17, 2026 10:05 PM IST
Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra’s father, Sunil Malhotra, passed away in New Delhi on February 14.
On Tuesday, Sidharth shared the news of his father’s passing on Instagram, posting photos accompanied by a heartfelt note.
The note read, “He was a man of rare honesty, integrity and culture. He lived by values that never bent. Discipline without harshness. Strength without ego. Positivity, even when life tested him beyond measure. From commanding the seas as a Merchant Navy Captain to facing illness with quiet courage, he never compromised, never lost his grace. Even when the stroke confined him to a wheelchair, his spirit stood tall. Papa, your integrity is my inheritance. Your strength guides me every day. Your positivity still holds this family together. You left us peacefully in your sleep, but the space you leave behind is immeasurable. I am who I am because of you. And I will carry your name, your values and your light forward always. Love you Dad.”
Sunil Malhotra, a former Merchant Navy captain, had been unwell for some time.
In an interview with Lilly Singh last year, Sidharth Malhotra opened up about his father’s health challenges and the impact they had on his family.
Sidharth had said, “My father’s not been healthy for a while, and me being scared or angry at times, tend to be a little more harsh on my mother because she’s the one who’s taking care of the meds. My father’s not keeping well to do that. We got up one morning and just having coffee and tea in Delhi and she started speaking about 20 years back… what she had to deal with when we were much younger or when I wasn’t there or when I was trying to make my own life.”
