Sidharth Shukla (12 December 1980 โ 2 September 2021) was an Indian television actor, presenter and model. He became known for his TV series Balika Vadhu and his first wins in Bigg Boss 13 and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7.
From modeling to acting
Born in Mumbai; Rachana studied interior design at Sansad School of Interior Architecture. He placed second in the Gladrags Manhunt contest in 2004. In December 2005, she received the title of "World's Best Model" in an international competition held in Tรผrkiye and became the first Asian to win this award.
He started acting in 2008 with the TV series Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na. He made his breakthrough with the long-running Balika Vadhu, in which he starred between 2012 and 2015. In 2014, he entered Bollywood with the movie Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania; During the same period, he hosted the programs Savdhaan India and India's Got Talent.
Competitions and final years
In 2016, he won the seventh season of Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi. In 2017, he played Parth Bhanushali in the serial Dil Se Dil Tak. He gained a huge fan base across the country by finishing first in the thirteenth season of Bigg Boss in February 2020. In 2021, he took on the role of Agastya Rao in the third season of the digital series Broken But Beautiful.
He died of a heart attack in Mumbai on September 2, 2021, at the age of 40.
