Popular actor and Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla passed away today morning after suffering a massive heart attack in Mumbai’s Cooper Hospital. He was just 40. Siddharth is survived by his mother and two sisters. According to hospital staff, he was brought dead to the hospital some time ago.

Siddharth Shukla

Siddharth’s tragic and untimely demise has sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry. Siddharth’s Dil Se Dil Tak co-star and fellow Bigg Boss contestant Rashami Desai has expressed her grief on social media by sharing a broken heart emoji. Actor Devoleena Bhattacharjee also tweeted, “I am just Numb… Why Sid?Too soon… May your soul rest in peace, my friend. #SiddharthShukla.” Several other celebrities including Kapil Sharma, Bipasha Basu, Manoj Bajpayee, Riteish Deshmukh, R Madhavan, Tisca Chopra, and Sunil Grover among others are anguished by the actor’s sudden and tragic demise.

Siddharth Shukla

Siddharth Shukla began his career in showbiz as a model and made his acting debut with a lead role in the television show ‘Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na’. He later appeared on shows such as ‘Jaane Pehchaane Se… Ye Ajnabbi,’ ‘Love U Zindagi’ but became a household name with ‘Balika Vadhu’. He also participated in reality shows, including ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6,’ ‘Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7’ and ‘Bigg Boss 13’.

Siddharth Shukla

Sidharth Shukla was last seen in Ekta Kapoor’s web show Broken But Beautiful part 3 which was a great success. There were rumours that he had signed the Bollywood film Adipurush starring Prabhas and Kriti Sanon in the lead. However, nothing official was announced. His last on-screen appearance was with Shehnaaz Gill on Bigg Boss OTT and Dance Deewane 3.