Sidharth Shukla’s family expressed their heartfelt gratitude to everyone who had been part of the actor’s journey and had showered him with unconditional love. His last rites took place on Friday (3rd September) in the Oshiwara crematorium.

The Statement issued by the Shukla’s family reads: “Heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has been a part of Sidharth’s journey and showered him with unconditional love. It definitely doesn’t end here as he now resides in our hearts forever! Sidharth valued his privacy, hence we request you to allow our family the privacy to grieve. A special Thank You to the Mumbai Police force for their sensitivity and compassion. They have been like a shield, protecting us and standing by us every minute of the day! Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. Om Shanti – The Shukla Family.”

The family also thanked Mumbai police for shieling and protecting them and further wrote, “A special Thank You to the Mumbai Police force for their sensitivity and compassion. They have been like a shield, protecting us and standing by us every minute of the day! Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers!” the statement concluded.

Shukla’s family is also organising a prayer meet on Monday, 6 September at 5pm. The meditation will be held by BK Yogani And the Late Actor’s soul will be blessed by sister Shivani and the Brahma Kumaris.

Karanvir Bohra took to his social media, He wrote, “Let’s all come together today at 5pm for special prayers and blessings for our friend #sidharthshukla organized by his mother #ritaaunty and his sisters #neetu and #preeti and sister #shivanididi @brhamakumaris_bk #seeyouagain on the other side bro 🙏.”

On Thursday, Mumbai police informed a chemical analysis which will be conducted as part of the postmortem procedure of the late actor.

Police have now recorded the family’s statement. In addition to the statement, the officials have outlined the fact that Shukla was fine till yesterday evening.

“It was around 3-4 AM that he started feeling a bit uneasy and complained about chest pain. He asked for cold water and went to sleep, the family. In the morning, he asked for water and again complained about chest pain after which he fell unconscious. He was rushed to  Cooper hospital, where he was declared dead,” said Sidharth’s family.

He was brought dead to the hospital. The cause of death will be known after a post-mortem is conducted… it will take some time,” Cooper Hospital said in a statement.

As per sources, his last rites are likely to take place tomorrow after reports from his postmortem come in.

Since the news of his demise, an outpouring of grief and condolences has flooded the internet. He found immense fame after winning Bigg Boss 13.

Sidharth’s performance in the show was widely loved and he gained immense popularity from the audience. During the show, Salman Khan was often spotted advising Sidharth to handle his temper issues. Salman and Sidharth shared a unique bond. While sometimes Salman used to scold Sidharth, other times, he used to joke with him as well.

Salman Khan expressed shock and extended his condolences to Sidharth Shukla’s family. He took to his social media and he wrote, “Gone too soon Siddharth.. u shall be missed. Condolences to the family .. RIP.”

During his stint in Salman Khan’s reality show, Sidharth and his co-contestant Shehnaaz Gill gained a massive following because of their cute chemistry and adorable moments. The rumoured lovebirds have several fan accounts with the name ‘SidNaaz’.

Television stars Rashami Desai and Sidharth Shukla have shared a love-and-hate relationship over the years. The two were a part of a hit show on Colors TV titled Dil Se Dil Tak. Sidharth and Rashami were said to have dated each other before they worked on the show together. In fact, their initial chemistry on the show was credited to their offscreen romance as the show recorded good TRPs. Many of you still don’t know about what’s exactly wrong between Rashami Desai and Sidharth Shukla. The two starred on the show Dil Se Dil Tak. The two started dating each other reportedly but things didn’t go well between them. Soon, it started to affect their work. Sidharth refused to shoot with Rashami. However, they were seen on loggerheads in Bigg Boss 13 and their patchy equation even caused many ugly fights in the show.

Not just Sidharth, but Rashami too was interested in rekindling the romance and soon, she started dropping hints around Sidharth Shukla. While talking to her fellow contestant, Devoleena Bhattacharjee, revealed that she had main fights with Sidharth Shukla on units of their TV present collectively, Dil Se Dil Tak.
Sidharth’s co-star Kunal Verma called him unprofessional during an interview once. In an interview, he said, “He is an unprofessional maniac and a psycho. I think he needs psychiatric treatment again. I heard he had gone to rehab once and I think he needs to visit it again.”

Heartthrob of a million fans, “Sidharth Shukla ” passed away, which reminds of how fragile life is. Heartfelt condolences to Sidharth Shukla’s family and friends.

Soon after the news of Sidharth Sukla’s demise was out, his fans and entire Twitter expressed grief .

He was brought dead to the hospital some time ago,” the senior Cooper Hospital official told PTI.

The news has come as a shocker for Netizens as well as for many celebrities too, sharing their disbelief, his friends and colleagues from the industry took to social media to mourn the sudden demise.

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Our condolences to the family of the lost soul and may the departed soul rest in peace.

The veteran actress had also appeared in various projects like Badhai Ho, Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani, Pardes Mein Hai Mera Dil etc. The actress made her debut in the year 1978 political drama film Kissa Kursi Ka and later played various supporting roles in Hindi and Malayalam films.

Sureksha Sikri was born in 19 April 1945 and won several awards that includes National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress, MORE. The actress gained her popularity in the primetime soap opera Balika Vadhu for which she was awarded the Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role in 2008 and Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 2011. She had also done theatres, and won Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1989 for her contributions towards Hindi theater. The actress was last seen in the Netflix anthology Ghost Stories which was directed by Zoya Akhtar.

The veteran actor was suffering for quite a long time and had suffered a brain stroke in 2020 and a paralytic stroke earlier in 2018. Her manager confirmed the news of her death to indianexpress.com. He said, “Three-time national award winning actress, Surekha Sikri has passed away following a cardiac arrest earlier this morning at the age of 75. She had been suffering from complications arising from a second brain stroke. She was surrounded by family and her caregivers. The family asks for privacy at this time. Om Sai Ram.”

We wish may her soul rest in peace.

On Wednesday night (30th June), Actors Raveena Tandon, Mouni Roy, and others visited Mandira Bedi’s house to offer condolence. Mouni Roy and Mandira had met a day before Raj’s sudden demise. The duo has been friends for years now, and are often seen going on vacations together as well.

Mouni just a day before Raj’s death, had posted a lovely picture of her with Mandira on her Instagram story, planting a kiss on her cheek mentioning meeting her bestie after months. She wrote on her INSTA Stories, “Meeting my M after months.. missed you @mandirabedi.

The industry was in shock after learning about the sudden demise of the producer and director.

Celebrities like Ronit Roy, Apurva Agnihotri and Ashish Chowdhry were seen consoling a mourning Mandira and were with her for the funeral.

Raj Kaushal’s friend and colleague, Filmmaker Onir, confirmed the news on social media with a tweet.

Onir wrote, “Gone too soon. We lost Film maker and Producer @rajkaushal1 this morning. Very Sad. He was one of the producers of my first film #MyBrotherNikhil. One of those few who believed in our vision and supported us. Prayers for his soul”

Raj Kaushal had directed films such as Pyar  mein kabhi kabhi , Anthony Kaun hain and Shaddi ka Laddo . Kaushal also made nearly 800 commercials.

Kaushal’s last directorial was the 2006 thriller, “Anthony Kaun Hai?”, starring Arshad Warsi and Sanjay Dutt.