September 2 is going to be marked as a horrific day for coming years. Renowned TV actor and reality show king, Sidharth Shukla, who rose to fame after his iconic acting performance passed away at the age of 40. According to the officials at Cooper Hospital Mumbai, Shukla suffered a massive heart attack in the morning and was declared brought dead to the hospital. It feels so unreal to write about the death of such a marvelous actor, who conquered every milestone in his career, gave tremendous acting performances one after another, and got crowned as the ultimate winner of Bigg Boss season 13. He is survived by his mom and two sisters and our heart goes out to the family. In the memories of the King of the Indian Television industry, here is a look at the life journey of Sidharth Shukla:
Born on 12 December 1980, in Mumbai to parents Ashok Shukla and Rita Shukla, Sidharth hails to the land of Prayagraj, Uttarpradesh.
The actor completed his schooling at St. Xavier’s High School, Fort, and later garnered his graduation degree from Interior designing from Rachana Sansad School of Interior Design.
Since childhood, Sidharth had a dream of becoming a model, that made his way to the title of World’s Best Model in December 2005 beating 40 other participants from across Asia, Latin America, and Europe.
After establishing his feet in the acting industry, the actor made his acting debut with the Hindi TV show Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na in 2008. After this serial, he was also featured in many Indian Daily Soaps like Aahat, Love U Zindagi, CID, and Jaane Pehchaane Se… Ye Ajnabi.
However, the actor becomes a household name after he gave a marvelous performance in the popular serial Balika Vadhu, wherein he played the main lead.
The fame that Sidharth garnered with his performances in daily soaps like Dil Se Dil Tak etc, made him the part of famous Indian reality shows like Jhalak Dikhla Jaa and Khatron Ke Khiladi.
The impact of Sidharth’s looks and performances was so charismatic that he made his big Bollywood in 2014 with Badrinath ka Dulhania under the prestigious banner of Dharma production.
His latest success which gave him the limelight was winning Bigg Boss13 which brought him film offers, too. He was once again loved by all. In the show, he got involved in many fights but also showed his loving side during his love affair with co-contestant Shehnaaz Gill.
The actor was last seen as a special guest on Bigg Boss OTT and Dance Deewane 3. He also appeared as the male lead in the web series Broken But Beautiful 3 this year.
