RIP Sidharth Shukla: Actor paid a tribute to hospital staff in his last post

Sidharth Shukla, renowned for his roles in television programmes such as Balika Vadhu and Bigg Boss 13, died on Thursday of a heart attack. He was 40 years old. Cooper Hospital in Mumbai verified the news. Sidharth’s most recent Instagram post was a tribute to medical professionals. He’d posted a photo of himself holding a sign that said, “#TheHeroesWeOwe.” He wrote, “To all the frontline warriors, a thank you from the heart! You risk your lives, work for countless hours, and comfort patients who couldn’t be with their families. You truly are the bravest! Being on the frontline surely isn’t easy, but we really appreciate your efforts”.

Sidharth was promoting the soon-to-be-released Amazon Prime series Mumbai Diaries 26/11, which follows frontline workers and medical staff during the November 26, 2008 terror attack in Mumbai. “#MumbaiDiariesOnPrime is an ode to these superheroes in white capes, the nursing staff and their countless sacrifices. Trailer out on 25th August. #TheHeroesWeOwe,” he had added. The post was shared on August 24. 

 

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Sidharth’s last post on Twitter, meanwhile, was a congratulatory message for athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. “Indians making us proud over and over again… a World Record in addition to the #Gold in #Paralympics … congratulations #SumitAntil and #AvaniLekhara,” he had written.  

Indians making us proud over and over again… a World Record in addition to the #Gold in #Paralympics … congratulations #SumitAntil and #AvaniLekhara

— Sidharth Shukla (@sidharth_shukla) August 30, 2021

Sidharth made his debut on television with the programme Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na. He then appeared in programmes like Jaane Pehchaane Se… Ye Ajnabbi, Love U Zindagi, and Dil Se Dil Tak. In 2014, he made his Bollywood debut as a supporting actor in Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, a film starring Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt.

Sidharth competed in and won Bigg Boss 13 in 2019. Along with Gauahar Khan and Hina Khan, he returned to Bigg Boss 14 as a ‘senior.’

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