Siddharth Shukla’s tragic and untimely demise on Thursday has sent shockwaves to the entire nation. The heartthrob of many succumbed to a massive heart attack. The news was confirmed by Mumbai’s Cooper Hospital. He was 40. The post-mortem report will get public on Friday.
Following the sudden death of Shukla, we saw many of his friends from the industry paying the last visit to meet his family. Rahul Mahajan was among the first of those friends who reached out to Sidharth’s family after he breathed his last. The ex-Bigg Boss contestant went to Sidharth’s residence to pay his last respects and to meet his mother Rita Shukla as well as his rumoured girlfriend Shehnaaz Gill.
In an interview with a leading daily, Rahul has revealed the condition of both Sidharth’s Mom and Shehnaaz. He said, “Sidharth was a different kind of person, he would not even like us mourning for him and I met his mother today who is also such a strong woman. She had tears in her eyes but she was strong and told me ‘death is obvious but said itna jaldi nahi hona chahiye tha (he should not have gone so soon)’. She is a mother and how can any mother see her son go away in her lifetime.”
Talking about Shehnaaz, Rahul said, “She had gone completely pale as if a storm had just passed by and washed away everything.”
Actor Aly Goni also went to Sidharth’s residence along with his girlfriend Jasmin Bhasin. After coming back, the actor has tweeted about Shenaaz’s condition. In his tweet, Aly expressed how the smiling face of Shehnaaz has gone dull and how all this broke his heart into pieces.
In his tweet, Aly wrote, “Chehra jo hamesha haste hue dekha.. khush dekha… lekin aaj jaisa dekha bass dil toot gaya stay strong sana.. #numb #heartbroken.”
Earlier, Shehnaaz’s father also said that his daughter is not fine and that she is completely devastated by the news of Sidharth’s death.
Siddharth Shukla forayed into the glamour industry as a model. He made his acting debut with the show Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na. He went on to act in shows such as Jaane Pehchaane Se… Ye Ajnabbi, Love U Zindagi and Dil Se Dil Tak. His portrayal as Shiv in Balika Vadhu made him a household name. In 2014, Shukla made his Bollywood debut in a supporting role with Dharma Production’s Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. In 2019, Siddharth participated and won Bigg Boss 13. He returned to Bigg Boss 14 as a ‘senior’, alongside Gauahar Khan and Hina Khan.