Popular television and film actor Sidharth Shukla, best known for his role in the long-running TV show Balika Vadhu and the winner of Bigg Boss 13, died on Thursday morning, an official at the Cooper Hospital said to PTI. He was 40.

Shukla suffered a massive heart attack in the morning.

He is survived by his mother and two sisters.

“He was brought dead to the hospital some time ago,” the senior Cooper Hospital official told to PTI.

Shukla began his career in showbiz as a model and made his acting debut with a lead role in the television show “Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na”. He later appeared on shows such as “Jaane Pehchaane Se… Ye Ajnabbi”, “Love U Zindagi” but became a household name with “Balika Vadhu”.

He also participated in reality shows, including “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6”, “Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7”, and “Bigg Boss 13”.

In 2014, Shukla made his Bollywood debut with the Karan Johar-produced “Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania” where he had a supporting role.

The actor’s last screen outing was Ekta Kapoor’s famous web show ‘Broken But Beautiful 3’ in which he played the role of Agastya.

The actor recently appeared in the reality shows Bigg Boss OTT and ‘Dance Deewane 3’ opposite Shahnaz Gill.