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TV star and Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla's death at the age of 40 has left everyone in the industry and country in a state of shock.
Popular TV star and Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla died of a heart attack in a shocking development on Thursday morning. Shukla's sudden death at the age of 40 has sent shockwaves through the industry and the whole country and many people were finding it hard to believe what had just happened
It was confirmed by Cooper Hospital that Sidharth died of heart attack and that a post mortem will soon be conducted.
Sidharth Shukla is survived by his mother and two sisters. "He was brought dead to the hospital some time ago," the senior Cooper Hospital official was quoted telling a news agency.
Not just film or TV fraternity, cricketers too expressed their shock on the news extending their condolences to his family and friends saying that it was another reminder of how unpredictable and fragile life is.
Another reminder of how fragile life is.
Heartfelt condolences to #SiddharthShukla 's family and friends.
Om Shanti pic.twitter.com/zTinZmyaJ5— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 2, 2021
Shocking .. Gone too soon..can’t believe #RIPsidharthshukla #Sidharthshukla condolencesto family and friends.. OM Shanti https://t.co/5pBwIDF2YV
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 2, 2021
Many people are not aware but Shukla was an ardent fan of former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and had shared a heartwarming message last year when the CSK skipper hung his boots from international cricket on India's Independence Day 2020.
Shukla wrote, "There will be a lot of players & captains bt there can never b another #Dhoni..D man who always lead frm d front ..many play fr records you played to win and made records....India will miss you terribly.Thank you #MSDhoni & #Raina for your immense contribution to Team India !"
There will be a lot of players & captains bt there can never b another #Dhoni..D man who always lead frm d front ..many play fr records you played to win and made records....India will miss you terribly.Thank you #MSDhoni & #Raina for your immense contribution to Team India !
— Sidharth Shukla (@sidharth_shukla) August 15, 2020
Shukla was last seen in the third season of the Alt Balaji web series 'Broken... but Beautiful'. He had made his film debut in 2014 and featured in the film 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya' alongside Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt.