Over the six years that he's been part of the industry, Sidharth Malhotra has exploited his athletic prowess just as much as he has his charm. Actioners have found their place on the actor's resume in abundance, but Malhotra says working on his next — the biopic on Kargil hero Vikram Batra — will involve prep that isn't restricted to physical toil alone.

"It will involve a lot of weaponry. I'm obsessed with weapons. My father had got me a pellet gun, the kind that was used in Home Alone [1990], and I was obsessed with that. So, I'm excited to try different weapons for it," the actor tells mid-day on the sidelines of the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour, which saw him take to the ramp for Rohit Bal.