Breaking: TV star and Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla passes away at 40

The actor recently featured on reality shows Bigg Boss OTT and Dance Deewane 3 with apparent girlfriend Shehnaaz Gill. Siddharth, the winner of Bigg Boss 13 was a prominent face of showbiz.

Siddharth Shukla, the winner of Bigg Boss 13, has passed away suddenly. He died at the age of 40. The TV actor died of a heart attack. Siddharth had a lot of fan following. This news came as a shock for his fans.

The actor recently featured on reality shows Bigg Boss OTT and Dance Deewane 3 with apparent girlfriend Shehnaaz Gill. Siddharth, the winner of Bigg Boss 13 was a prominent face of showbiz and has been a part of movies like Humpty Sharma Ke Dulhania. The actor’s last screen appearance was Ekta Kapoor’s popular show ‘Broken But Beautiful 3’ in which he performed role of Agastya.

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Born on 12 December 1980 in Mumbai to Ashok Shukla and Rita Shukla, Sidharth’s family is primarily belong to Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh. He obtained his schooling from St. Xavier’s High School, Fort and later graduated in Interior designing from Rachana Sansad School of Interior Design.

Sidharth rose to prominence with his roles in daily soaps such as “Balika Vadhu” and “Dil Se Dil Tak”. He is also famous for his hues in reality shows such as “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6”, “Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi” and “Bigg Boss 13”.

Immediately, after the news of Sidharth Shukla’s demise came, many of prominent celebrities as well as his fans flooded Twitter with consolation posts.