Mumbai, Sept 2: Hindi television actor and the winner of Big Boss season 13 Sidharth Shukla passed away on Thursday, after experiencing a massive heart attack, doctors said. He was 40 years old.
He suffered the heart attack in the morning and was immediately taken to the Cooper Hospital in Mumbai, Maharashtra where he breathed his last despite treatment.
He is survived by his mother and two sisters.
This news came as a shock for his fans as the actor recently appeared on reality shows Bigg Boss OTT and Dance Deewane 3 with his rumoured girlfriend Shehnaaz Gill.
Siddharth, the winner of Bigg Boss 13 was a popular face of showbiz and had been a part of films like ‘Humpty Sharma Ke Dulhania’. The actor’s last screen appearance was in Ekta Kapoor’s popular show ‘Broken But Beautiful 3’ in which he played the role of Agastya.
Born on 12 December 1980 in Mumbai to Ashok Shukla and Rita Shukla, Sidharth’s family has roots in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh. He completed his schooling from St. Xavier’s High School, Fort and later graduated in Interior designing from Rachana Sansad School of Interior Design.
Sidharth is known for his roles in daily soaps such as “Balika Vadhu” and “Dil Se Dil Tak”. He is also popular for his stints in reality shows such as “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6”, “Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi” and “Bigg Boss 13”.
As soon as the news of Sidharth Shukla’s death came, numerous celebrities as well as his fans flooded Twitter with condolence posts.
