Indian TV star Sidharth Shukla dies aged 40

Indian television star and film actor Sidharth Shukla has passed away at the age of 40.

Mumbai's Cooper Hospital confirmed the death on September 2 but the exact reason behind his passing is yet to be confirmed. As per several Indian media reports, Sidharth died of a possible heart attack.
The actor last appeared on popular Indian reality shows like the 'Bigg Boss OTT', ‘Bigg Boss 13’ and 'Dance Deewane 3' with Shehnaaz Gill. The late actor rose to fame with the hit television soaps such as 'Balika Vadhu' and 'Dil Se Dil Tak'.
He also shared screen space with leading Bollywood actors Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan in the 2014 hit film 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'. The actor was also seen alongside Diljit Dosanjh in the 2018 movie 'Soorma'.
His most recent success was with a stint on 'Bigg Boss 13', where he emerged as the winner. The actor's last screen outing was Ekta Kapoor's top-rated show 'Broken But Beautiful 3', in which he played the role of Agastya.

(ANI)