Several film and tv actors, including Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani and Kavita Kaushik, took to social media to express their shock and sadness after it was reported that Sidharth Shukla had died on Thursday morning.
Actors Manoj Bajpayee, Nimrat Kaur and Sayani Gupta among many other celebrities were the first to react, and expressed their condolences.
Sidharth Shukla, who rose to prominence with TV shows such as Balika Vadhu and Bigg Boss 13 was declared dead at the Cooper Hospital in Mumbai on Thursday morning after suffering a massive heart attack.
He is survived by his mother and two sisters.