Hyderabad: Television star Sidharth Shukla's untimely demise came as an abrupt end to an endearing love story. The Balika Vadhu actor, who was reportedly in a relationship with his Bigg Boss 13 co-contestant Shehnaaz Gill, was gearing up to take the plunge, reports suggest.
According to reports the rumoured couple had informed their families and were also in talks with a plush Mumbai hotel to book rooms, banquet and other services for the wedding festivities. The actors were reportedly planning for a three-day-long celebration.
Meanwhile, Bigg Boss 13 contestant Abu Malik, music composer Anu Malik's brother, has been reported as saying that Shehnaaz had urged him on to ask Sidharth to marry her. Malik recalled: "Shehnaaz said this to me on March 22, 2020. I think this was just a day before the first lockdown. Sidharth used to love her a lot. He would say that if she would get upset, it affected him as well."
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The beautiful relationship that began in Bigg Boss house has been cut short on a painful note -- and Shehnaaz, by all accounts, isn't taking it well. A heart-breaking video doing is doing the rounds on social media wherein Shehnaaz is seen running towards the hearse, calling out the late actor's name while her brother Shehbaaz can be seen walking behind his mourning sister. Sidharth and Shehnaaz, who have never openly spoken about their relationship, were popularly called as SidNaaz, a term coined by their fans during their stint in the show Bigg Boss 13.
A popular face on television, Sidharth died at the age of 40 after suffering a massive cardiac arrest on Thursday. His mortal remains were taken to Cooper Hospital. The last rites took place on Friday in Oshiwara crematorium on Friday. Sidharth is survived by his mother and two sisters.
