Table of Biography
Sidharth Shukla is a prominent Bollywood actor. Sidharth Shukla is a popular actor, model, as well as host from India. He has appeared in several TV series like “Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na”, “Aahat”, “Balika Vadhu”, “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6”, “Dil Se Dil Tak”, and “Love U Zindagi”. He is also popular as the winner of the reality shows “Bigg Boss 13” and “Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7”.
Early Life and Childhood
Sidharth Shukla was born on 12 December 1980. His hometown is Bombay, Maharashtra, India, and his zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Talking about his family, he comes from a Hindu Brahmin family. His parents are his father Ashok Shukla and his mother Rita Shukla. Ashok is a civil engineer employed at the Reserve Bank of India.
Sadly, his father passed away due to a lung disorder during Siddharth’s modeling days. Furthermore, he has two elder sisters. Talking about his educational journey, he attended St. Xavier’s High School, Fort, Mumbai. He has a bachelor’s degree in Interior Design from the Rachana Sansad School of Interior Design.
As a child, he was very athletic and represented his school in tennis and football. He played against the Italian football club, AC Milan’s under-19 team. It was during the club’s Mumbai visit as part of Festa Italiana.
Caption: Sidharth Shukla posing for a photo with his mother. Source: Instagram
Sidharth Shukla – Death
Unfortunately, the famous Indian public figure, as well as Bigg Boss 13 winner, died at the age of 40. Due to a heart attack, he died on 2 September 2021 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Moreover, his family has told the Indian Police that he was not under any kind of mental pressure. And does not want any kind of false rumors spread regarding his death.
This heartfelt news has left all his fans in deep sorrow. Most of the Bollywood stars like Siddarth Malhotra, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan, Varun Dhawan, and many of his friends, and co-stars, have also poured heartfelt condolence toward his family.
Sidharth Shukla – Career and Professional Life
Professionally, Sidharth Shukla is a prominent actor, model, as well as host from India. the actor is best recognized for portraying the role of Shiv in Balika Vadhu and Parth in Dil Se Dil Tak. He was also the winner of the reality show Bigg Boss 13 as well as Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7. Likewise, he was also a host of Savdhaan India and India’s Got Talent.
In December 2005, he won the “World’s Best Model”. He won over 40 other participants from across Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Shukla then made his acting debut in Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na. The actor played the lead role in this 2008 TV show.
In the year 2014, he made his Bollywood debut with the film Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. He worked alongside actors Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt on this project. He also appeared in a Kazakh Film named Business in Kazakhstan (Бизнес по-казахски) playing the role of the character Mr. Chakraborty.
Moreover, the actor is also scheduled to appear in the web series Broken But Beautiful in its 3rd season. Before his debut in the entertainment industry, he worked in an interior designing firm for a couple of years following his college graduation as an interior designer.
Recently, the actor has also appeared in a few music videos. In 2020, he appeared in Darshan Raval’s song Bhula Dunga, in Yasser Desai and Neha Kakkar’s Dil Ko Karaar Aaya, Tony Kakkar-Neha Kakkar’s Shona Shona, and Shreya Ghoshal’s Habit in 2021, which is yet to be released.
Caption: Sidharth Shukla posing for a photo with the co-stars of Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. Source: Santa Banta
Awards and Recognition
Sidharth Shukla is a practitioner of physical fitness. In the year 2013, he ranked #34 in the Times of India’s Most Desirable Men of 2013. In the same list, he ranked #33 in 2014, #44 in 2017, #41 in 2018, and #15 in 2019. Likewise, he ranked #5 and #7 in the Times of India’s Top 20 Most Desirable Men on TV in the years 2017 and 2018 respectively. He ranked #1 on the same list in the year 2019.
In the year 2014, he won the Gold Award for Most Fit Actor award. In Rediff’s Television’s Top 10 Actors, he was also included. Then in 2015, he was awarded the “Wellness Icon of the Year” award. It was at the 8th Geospa Asiaspa India Awards.
Furthermore, the Hindustan Times announced he was the “Most Stylish TV Personality” in the year 2017. Then in 2019, on Google, the actor was the 9th most searched personality in India. Further, the actor ranked #17 and #13 in BizAsia’s Top 30 TV Personalities of 2019 and 2020 respectively.
Caption: Sidharth appears on the poster of Bigg Boss 13. Source: The Indian Express
Relationship Status
Sidharth Shukla has been linked with several personalities. One of them is with Akanksha Puri, who also dated the actor Paras Chhabra. As per tabloids, he also dated Shefali Jariwala in the past, who is now married to Parag Tyagi.
Arti Singh, Drashti Dhami, Smita Bansal, Pavitra Punia, and Rashmi Desai are some more actresses who have been rumored to have had a romantic relationship with him in the past. However, there are no confirmed relationships with him. They were all just rumors.
Likewise, the Bigg Boss 13 contestant Shehnaz Gill shares a very good bond. And as of now, he seems to be single right now.
Body Measurements
Sidharth Shukla stands tall at an approximate height of 1.85 meters or 6 feet 1 inch and his weight is around 80 kgs or 176 lbs. Similarly, the actor has a chest-waist-biceps measurement of 44-36-16 inches respectively. Further, he has dark brown hair and eyes of the same color.
Caption: Sidharth posing for a photo with his award from the Times of India. Source: Instagram
Social Media
Talking about his social media presence, Sidharth Shukla joined Twitter in May 2013 and so far has over 1 million followers on his @sidharth_shukla account. Likewise, the actor has earned over 3.4 million followers on his @realsidharthshukla Instagram account.
Sidharth Shukla – Net Worth 2024
He has over 1 million people following his journey on Facebook. Similarly, he created his “Sidharth Shukla” YouTube channel on March 6, 2020, and so far has over 9.5 million views as of April 2021. Moving on, Sidharth Shukla has over ₹8.80 Crore net worth, i.e. approximately $750,000 US dollars.