[3][4][5] He registered with the Screen Actors Guild as Sid Mallya, saying he chose the stage name to try to avoid being typecast in stereotypical roles.

[13] In 2016, he was awarded a diploma supplement for a Master of Arts degree in Acting for Screen from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama of the University of London.

[2] After graduating from university, Mallya spent a year working for drinks giant Diageo, as an assistant brand manager on Guinness.

[14] At the beginning of 2010, he became director of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) IPL cricket team, which is owned by UB Group (his father's company).

[19] Later that year, he appeared as the lead presenter and judge on "The Hunt for The Kingfisher Calendar Girl 2013" on the NDTV Good Times channel.

[22] He made his ramp modeling debut during Lakme Fashion Week 2012 as the show stopper for designer Komal Sood.