Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) The Indian showbiz industry woke up to the shocking news of actor Sidharth Shukla's death on Thursday. Colleagues and friends expressed their grief on Twitter.
Sidharth was 40. He was the winner of Big Boss season 13 and also an actor in the TV series 'Balika Vadhu'. The actor passed away in Mumbai's Cooper Hospital after suffering a massive heart attack in the morning.
Actors from the Bollywood industry such as Sunil Grover, R.Madhavan, Salman Khan, Aftab Shivdasani, Akshay Kumar, Kushal Tandon, Sanjay Dutt, Hansal Mehta, Parineeti Chopra, and Varun Dhawan all expressed shocked and grief over the actor's passing away on Twitter.
Shocked and sad to know about Sidharth Shukla. Gone too soon. Prayers. Rest in peace. 🙏🙏🙏
— Sunil Grover (@WhoSunilGrover) September 2, 2021
Heartbreaking and tragic. Rest In Peace brother. Just don’t have words to express my anguish. ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏 https://t.co/UpAQp8zqBw
— Ranganathan Madhavan (@ActorMadhavan) September 2, 2021
Gone too soon Siddharth.. u shall be missed. Condolences to the family .. RIP🙏
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) September 2, 2021
Extremely sad and shocking news of the passing of #SiddharthShukla , life is so so fragile. My deepest condolences to his family in this heartbreaking time. Prayers for his soul 🙏🏼🕯💔. Om Shanti.
— Aftab Shivdasani 😷 (@AftabShivdasani) September 2, 2021
Really sad to know about the passing away of #SiddharthShukla. I didn’t know him personally but it’s heartbreaking to know of such a talented life gone so soon. Om Shanti 🙏🏻
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) September 2, 2021
Sad , shocking , May god gives strength to his mother 🙏, sister and family , RIP 🪦 brother ❤️fly away into different word peacefully om Shanti 💔 pic.twitter.com/FKEdA9Jiwg
— KUSHAL TANDON (@KushalT2803) September 2, 2021
Deeply saddened by the sudden demise of #SidharthShukla. My condolences to his family and his fans, all over. Om Shanti 🙏 pic.twitter.com/3cZgdeuAlp
— Sanjay Dutt (@duttsanjay) September 2, 2021
No age to have a heart attack. No age to go. This is extremely sad and disturbing. Hope this time for sadness, reflection and mourning does not get converted into a Tamasha by some idiots. pic.twitter.com/GvzSHSodZe
— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) September 2, 2021
Unable to process this. Rest in Peace #SidharthShukla. You were truly loved, by millions. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/Wj2E7OYF9f
— Parineeti Chopra (@ParineetiChopra) September 2, 2021
Rip brother 💔 pic.twitter.com/oMEwhfyp8i
— VarunDhawan (@Varun_dvn) September 2, 2021
With Shukla's demise one more prominent face of the daily soap 'Balika Vadhu' has passed away.
What can be more unfortunate than three actors from the same show passing away?
One of the popular dramas, 'Balika Vadhu' started in 2008 and was known for its story line and entire cast. In the first season, Sidharth Shukla was paired opposite Pratyusha Banerjee. Pratyusha died on April 1, 2016 and her body was found hanging in her apartment, while another famous actor from the same show Surekha Sikri died at the age of 75 in July due to cardiac arrest.
While Pratyusha played the role of Anandi, Sidharth was seen as Shiv and Surekha Sikri rose to fame as Dadisa for the same show. It would not be wrong to say that Pratyusha and Sidharth established their name in the industry through this show. It gave them lot of popularity and fame. But unfortunately the show that brought so much popularity to its actors is now mourning their demise.
Those who have watched the show are recalling its episodes and somewhere missing that era even more.
Sidharth is survived by his mother and two sisters.