Siddharth Kannan
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Siddharth Kannan | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | TV and radio host, announcer, voice-over actor, film critic[1][2][3] |
Years active | 1994–present |
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Spouse | Neha Kannan (2 Feb 2014) |
Website | www |
Siddharth Kannan is an Indian television and radio host, announcer, voice-over actor and a film critic.
Early life and background
He was born into a Tamil speaking family in New Delhi to parents V.Kannan and Radha Kannan, Sid K as he is popularly known as, moved to Kolkata with them and then spent 8 years in Lucknow and finally moved base with his family to Mumbai in 1994.
Career
Radio
At the age of 14, Siddharth joined Times FM as a Radio Host. He holds the record for becoming the youngest radio host in India.[4] In 1997, while at college, he joined Radio Star on 107.1 FM and hosted a show with Cyrus Broacha called ‘Miranda Char Baje Band Baje’. He started India’s first radio school called ‘Wild on Air’ in 1999. Emirates 2 FM in Dubai syndicated their Hindi shows to him, for whom he hosted and produced shows from Mumbai.[5] He also produced and hosted shows for Rediff Radio on rediff.com. In 2009,He started an A list Bollywood celebrity chat show ‘Meow Starburst’ on Meow 104.8fm.[6] Later called as ‘Oye talkies’ and then re-christened as ‘Bollywood Khul Ke ‘ on Oye 104.8FM(a TV Today Network initiative).[7][8][9] Sid K has interviewed Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Himesh Reshammiya, Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, and Katrina Kaif.[10]
Television
He hosted his first TV show in 2006 –’Santa and Banta Newz Unlimited’ with renowned singer and rapper Baba Sehgal on Zoom.[11] In 2010,Sid started his next TV show ‘See Taare Mastiii Mein’ –An ‘A list’ celebrity chat show on Mastiii.[12][13][14] In 2012,he was the commentator on ‘Ring Ka King’ on Colors produced by Endomol India and backed by Total NonStop Action Wrestling (TNA).[15][16][17] In 2014,he was one of the hosts of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi and in the same year he was the host of the inaugural season of the Champions Tennis League on Sony Six.[18] [19]
On 10 May 2017, Siddharth Kannan was the official red carpet host of the Justin Bieber concert at DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai.[20][21]
Voice Overs
He has been the voice over artist for the IIFA AWARDS (2000–2014), Filmfare Awards and Stardust Awards.[22]
Year | Shows |
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2000–2004 | IIFA AWARDS |
2008 | Ford Super Model India |
2011 | Femina Miss India South |
2012 | IIFA Weekend Singapore amongst others. |
2013 | Femina Miss India Delhi[23] |
2014 | IIFA World Premiere (Tampa Bay)[24] |
2014 | IIFA Stomp (Tampa Bay,Usa)[25] |
2014 | Provogue Men’s Xp Mr.India World |
2014 | Filmfare Awards |
2014 | Avengers-Age of Ultron (official Hindi trailer) |
2014 | Spectre (official Hindi trailer-James Bond film) |
2015 | Gima Awards |
2016 | Renault Star Guild Awards |
Personal life
Sid K’s parents are retired Corporate executives. His elder brother Hrishikesh Kannan, also known as Hrishi K,is a radio host and voice over artist in India.[26][27][28] Siddharth married Neha in 2014 in Chennai and Mumbai.[29][30][31][32][33][34]
TV shows
Year | Shows |
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2006 | Santa and Banta Newz Unlimited on Zoom |
2008 | Planet Bollywood on Zoom |
2010 | See Taare Mastiii Mein on Mastiii |
2012 | Ring Ka King on Colors |
2014 | Star Sports Pro Kabaddi on Star Sports |
2014 | Champions Tennis league on Sony Six |
2015 | Fit And Famous on Tata Sky Active Fitness |
2016 | Star Special on Mtunes |
2017 | Super Fight League on Sony ESPN |
Radio shows
Year | Shows |
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1994 | Campus Capers on Times FM |
1995 | Thursday Night Take off on Times FM |
1996 | Yamaha First on Times FM |
1997 | Purab Paschim Masala on Radio Star |
1998 | Miranda Chaar Baje Band Baje on “All India Radio” |
1999 | East West Masala on All India Radio |
2009 | Meow Starburst on Meow 104.8fm |
2011–2013 | Oye Talkies on Oye104.8fm |
2013 – present | Bollywood Khul Ke on Oye104.8fm |
2016 – present | Ishq Khul Ke on Ishq 104.8FM |
2017 – present | Bollywood Hat Ke on London's Lyca Radio |
Achievements
Year | Award | Event |
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2007 | Best TV Host | 14th Lions Golds Award |
2011 | Best Radio Host | Newsmakers Achievers Awards |
2013 | Best Chat Show host on TV | Tassel Fashion and Lifestyle Awards |
2013 | Best Emcee | Live Quotient Awards (Event Faqs) |
2014 | Best Emcee | Tassel Fashion and Lifestyle Awards |
External links
References
- ^ "Bullett Raja gets an impressive 4 out of 5 stars from several top critics". 1 December 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Ankur Arora Murder Case Scores High on Critic Reviews". Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Bollywood Uncensored". Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Siddharth Kannan returns to his first love". 3 May 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Siddharth Kannan". Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Siddharth Kannan on a roll". 24 November 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "'I am scared of Salman Khan!'-Karan Johar reveals to Sid K on Oye 104.8 FM". 29 October 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Salman Khan discloses only on Oye 104.8 FM!". 16 August 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Bipasha reveals she's in love with 'Brad'". 7 September 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Hrithik Roshan & Katrina Kaif with Siddharth Kannan shaking their legs@launch of Bang Bang inspired Pantaloons Collection". Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Himesh Reshmmiya on the 50th episode of Santa & Banta Newz Unlimited on Zoom". 25 June 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Siddharth Kannan is back on Television". 10 December 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Salman Khan, Siddharth Kannan at IIFA Press meet to announce Chillar Film and Environment initiatives in Taj Land's End". 5 June 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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- ^ "RJ cum TV host Siddharth Kannan as the commentator for 'Ring Ka King'". 18 January 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Siddharth Kannan to do commentary in Ring Ka King; to go on air from 28 January". 20 January 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Siddharth Kannan is back on Television". Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Bigg Boss 8:Siddharth Kannan offered Big Boss". Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "When Siddharth Kannan Challenged Tiger Shroff". Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Jacqueline wants to teach Justin Bieber Bollywood dance! IndiaGlitz". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Do you know who will host the Red Carpet for the Justin Bieber concert?". RadioandMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "A voice for all stages". 9 February 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Pond's Femina Miss India, Delhi 2013". Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Do the Tampa". 27 April 2014. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "SIDDHARTH KANNAN fires up the crowd at STOMP". 23 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Ace TV and Radio Host Siddharth Kannan finds his Soul Mate Neha Agarwal!!". Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Siddharth Kannan & Neha Agarwal Wedding Reception". Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Siddharth Kannan's b'day bash". 31 March 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "PIX: Anil Kapoor, Vivek at Siddharth Kannan's wedding reception". 5 February 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Siddharth Kannan's party, Mumbai TimesCity". Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Anil Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi and other stars at Siddharth Kannan's wedding". Archived from the original on 19 August 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Siddharth Kannan and Neha Agarwal's star-studded wedding reception". 5 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Anil Kapoor, Sonu Sood, Shaan at Siddharth Kannan-Neha Agarwal wedding bash in Mumbai". 6 February 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
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