Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla passes away

Television star Sidharth Shukla reportedly died of a heart attack.

Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla, who was just 40 passed away today. He had a sudden heart attack; Cooper Hospital, Mumbai, has confirmed his death. 

According to sources, he took some medicine before sleeping and did not wake up. Now, the hospital confirmed that he passed away due to a heart attack. "He was brought dead to the hospital some time ago," the senior Cooper Hospital official told PTI.

Reports also suggest that Sidharth Shukla's postmortem is on and the body will be discharged soon.

Sidharth Shukla is survived by his mother Rita Shukla and two sisters.

Sidharth Shukla began his career as a model and made his acting debut with a lead role in the TV show Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na.

Last year, Sidharth won the Bigg Boss 13th title and had become a household name. He also participated in reality shows, including Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7.

He was also seen in Bigg Boss 14 as a mentor. In part of this, he did some shows, including Dil Se Dil Tak, Jaane Pehchaane Se... Ye Ajnabbi, and Love U Zindagi but became a household name with Balika Vadhu. He also did a Bollywood film Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania with Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan.