Popular television and film actor Sidharth Shukla, best known for his role in the long-running TV show “Balika Vadhu”, died on Thursday, an official at the Cooper Hospital here said. It is learnt that Shukla suffered a massive heart attack in the morning. “He was brought dead to the hospital some time ago,” the senior Cooper Hospital official told PTI.
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 rumoured girlfriend Shehnaaz Gill. Sidharth, the winner of Bigg Boss 13 was a popular face of showbiz and has been a part of films like Humpty Sharma Ke Dulhania. The actor’s last screen outing was Ekta Kapoor’s popular show ‘Broken But Beautiful 3’ in which he played the role of Agastya.
Sidharth who was 40, is survived by his mother and two sisters. Shukla began his career in showbiz as a model and made his acting debut with a lead role in the television show “Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na”. He later appeared on shows such as “Jaane Pehchaane Se… Ye Ajnabbi”, “Love U Zindagi ” but became a household name with “Balika Vadhu”. He also participated in reality shows such as “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6” and emerged as a winner in “Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7” and “Bigg Boss 13”. In 2014, Shukla made his Bollywood debut with the Karan Johar-produced “Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania ” where he had a supporting role.