Bigg Boss winner and television actor Sidharth Shukla passed away on Thursday morning at 10:30 AM. Cooper hospital in Mumbai confirmed the news of the actor's death. "He was brought dead to the hospital some time ago," the senior Cooper Hospital official told PTI. According to a India Today report, Siddharth took some medicine before sleeping and didn't wake up. The hospital later confirmed to the publication that he passed on because of a cardiac arrest. The report also states that the postmortem is currently being done and the body will be discharged soon.
The news came as a shock for his fans as the actor recently appeared on reality shows Bigg Boss OTT and Dance Deewane 3 with rumoured girlfriend Shehnaaz Gill. Siddharth, the winner of Bigg Boss 13 was a popular face of showbiz and has been a part of films like Humpty Sharma Ke Dulhania. The actor's last screen outing was Ekta Kapoor's popular show 'Broken But Beautiful 3' in which he played the role of Agastya. Born on 12 December 1980 in Mumbai to Ashok Shukla and Rita Shukla, Sidharth's family has roots in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh. He completed his schooling from St. Xavier's High School, Fort and later graduated in Interior designing from Rachana Sansad School of Interior Design.Sidharth is known for his roles in daily soaps such as "Balika Vadhu" and "Dil Se Dil Tak". He is also popular for his tints in reality shows such as "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6", "Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi" and "Bigg Boss 13".