34 Facts About Sidharth Shukla

Sidharth Shukla was an Indian actor, host and model who appeared in Hindi television and films.

Sidharth Shukla was known for his roles in Balika Vadhu, Broken But Beautiful 3 and Dil Se Dil Tak.

Sidharth Shukla emerged as the winner of reality shows Bigg Boss 13 and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7.

Sidharth Shukla won the World's Best Model title in December 2005 beating 40 other participants from across Asia, Latin America, and Europe.

Sidharth Shukla made his acting debut with a lead role in the 2008 show Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na.

In 2014, Shukla made his Bollywood debut in a supporting role in Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania.

Sidharth Shukla was born on 12 December 1980 into a Hindu Brahmin family in Bombay to Ashok Shukla, a civil engineer employed at the Reserve Bank of India and Rita Shukla, a homemaker.

Sidharth Shukla lost his father because of a lung disease during his modelling days.

Sidharth Shukla attended St Xavier's High School, Fort, Mumbai and holds a bachelor's degree in Interior Design from Rachana Sansad School of Interior Design.

Sidharth Shukla has described himself as a very athletic child, and represented his school in tennis and football.

Sidharth Shukla played against Italian football club, AC Milan's under-19 team, on their Mumbai visit as part of Festa Italiana.

In 2004, Sidharth Shukla was runner-up in the Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest.

Sidharth Shukla appeared in a video "Resham Ka Rumal" sung by Ila Arun.

Sidharth Shukla played Shubh Ranawat, a man dedicated to his work and family.

In 2012, Sidharth Shukla appeared as District Collector Shivraj Shekhar, opposite Pratyusha Banerjee and Toral Rasputra in Balika Vadhu.

Sidharth Shukla left the show in 2015, when his character, Shiv, died fighting with terrorists.

In 2013, Sidharth Shukla participated in the celebrity dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6, and was eliminated in the 11th week.

In 2014, Sidharth Shukla made his Bollywood debut in the romantic comedy Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania in a supporting role playing the character of Angad Bedi, an NRI doctor and fiance of the female protagonist played by Alia Bhatt.

In 2014, Sidharth Shukla was named the host of Savdhaan India.

Sidharth Shukla introduced stories of common people who fought against crime.

In 2016, Sidharth Shukla won the stunt reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7.

Later in 2016, Sidharth Shukla appeared as Mr Chakraborty, an Indian businessman, in a Kazakhstan movie, Business in Kazakhstan.

Ormax media rated Sidharth Shukla to be the most popular contestant of Bigg Boss 13, ranking him as number one throughout 20 weeks.

Sidharth Shukla was voted the most favourite contestant of Bigg Boss 13 in polls conducted by Hindustan Times, India TV News, and The Times of India.

Sidharth Shukla was the most tweeted contestant of Bigg Boss 13.

In January 2021, Sidharth Shukla hosted 16th week's "Weekend Ka Vaar" of Bigg Boss 14, as Sidharth Shukla was filling in for Salman Khan, who was missing from the show due to other work commitments.

Sidharth Shukla made his OTT debut as Agastya Rao with the third season of the romance web series Broken But Beautiful opposite Sonia Rathee streaming on ALTBalaji and MX Player.

In 2013, Sidharth Shukla entered the Times of India's Most Desirable Men of 2013 at 34th position, ranking 33rd in 2014,44th in 2017,41st in 2018,15th in 2019, and 11th in 2020.

Sidharth Shukla was ranked 5th and 7th in the Times of India's Top 20 Most Desirable Men on Television in 2017 and 2018 respectively, and then he was ranked 1st consecutively in The Times 20 Most Desirable Men on Television in 2019 and 2020.

Sidharth Shukla was announced Hindustan Times Most Stylish TV Personality 2017.

In 2019, Sidharth Shukla was the 9th most searched personality in India on Google.

Sidharth Shukla died on 2 September 2021 after suffering a heart attack at the age of 40.

Sidharth Shukla's family informed the Mumbai Police, that Shukla was not under mental stress and they did not suspect any foul play in his death.

Sidharth Shukla's family appealed his fans to not spread rumours about his death.