Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla dies

Actor and model Sidharth Shukla, best known for his role in the TV show Balika Vadhu, died Thursday morning of a heart attack, reports NDTV.

Shukla was taken to Mumbai’s Cooper Hospital after the heart attack. Sidharth Shukla’s sudden death has left the TV fraternity “shocked and sad”, with tributes pouring in from colleagues such as Sunil Grover, Devoleena Bhattacharjee, Himanshi Khurana, Munmun Dutta and others. Sidharth Shukla, who won season 13 of Bigg Boss in 2019, is survived by his mother and two sisters.

Sidharth Shukla began his career as a model before making his acting debut in the 2008 TV serial ‘Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na’. Shukla has also appeared in ‘Jaane Pehchaane Se... Ye Ajnabbi’, ‘Love You Zindagi’, ‘CID’, and ‘Dil Se Dil Tak’. His lead role on the show ‘Balika Vadhu’, in which he featured with late actress Pratyusha Banerjee, made him a star.

In addition to Bigg Boss 13, Sidharth Shukla also won ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi 7’ and competed on ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6’.