Entertainment: Actor Siddharth Shukla, 40, dies of heart attack
New Delhi: Well-known film and television actor Siddharth Shukla died of a suspected heart attack in Mumbai on Thursday morning.
The 40-year-old was rushed to Cooper Hospital, Mumbai, but passed away before he reached there.
“He was brought dead to the hospital,” a senior official told media.
A forensic doctor said, “Initial reports indicated that he may have died of a heart attack, but we will confirm the cause of his death after the post mortem.”
Several actors expressed shock at Siddharth’s death and paid tributes. They included Manoj Bajpayee, Sunil Grover, and Nimrat Kaur.
Survived by his mother and sister, Shukla made his acting debut in 2008 with a TV show called Babul Ka Aangann Chhootey Na but gained popularity from his role in the TV show Balika Vadhu.
Sidharth made his Bollywood debut with the 2014 film Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. He hosted TV shows like Savdhaan India and India’s Got Talent and won reality shows like Bigg Boss 13 and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7.
He received appreciation for friendship with Shehnaaz Gill on Bigg Boss as fans referred to them as Sidnaaz.
(Avya Mathur)
