As Bollywood mourns the loss of the 40-year-old actor this week, we revisit the popular shows that launched him to fame
The passing of Indian reality TV star, host, model and actor Sidharth Shukla on September 2 shocked fans and co-stars, resulting in a torrent of tributes on social media to honour the late star's life.
The award-winning Mumbai-born actor started out his career as a model, representing India at the 2005 Best Model Of the World contest in Turkey, and becoming the first Indian to win it. Shukla made his television debut in 2008 in the popular show, Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na alongside co-stars Aastha Chaudhary and Rahil Azam.
Yesterday, Sony Entertainment Television India released a 'Tribute to Sidharth Shukla' playlist on its YouTube channel, featuring episodes 1 to 29 of the show, as well as full episodes of two other television shows the actor starred in, crime drama CID and the horror show Aahat.
Shukla later played Shivraj Alok Shekhar in the ColoursTV 2012 drama Balika Vadhu, for which he won several awards. He then made an appearance in Season 6 of the Indian dance reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla (touted as India's version of the popular BBC show Strictly Come Dancing). In 2014, Shukla made his Bollywood debut with a supporting role in the movie, Humpty Sharma ki Dulhania.