It will be a year since Sidharth Shukla passed away. While we miss him greatly, it is also amazing to see how the love for him grew more and more in the hearts of fans and audiences. Sidharth Shukla’s career, be it modeling or Bigg Boss, had always been top notch. When he won hearts as Shivraj Shekhar in Balika Vadhu, he was all the rage after Bigg Boss 13. based on mutual respect. She reveals that the star has been stubborn enough from his debut.
Aastha Choudhary told Bollywood Life: “Our friendship has changed a lot in the last ten years. When we started working, we were both immature because we were still quite young. We’ve had our creative differences. But our relationship has always been respectful. to him. If I needed a suggestion or anything, I could just call him and ask. We never spoke regularly, but when we spoke it was like catching up with old friends.”
Sidharth Shukla had a great career as a model before joining TV doing commercials for some of the top brands in different sectors. Aastha Choudhary reveals that he was never arrogant because of his body of work. “No, he was never arrogant or elitist in his portfolio. TV and modeling are two different worlds. On TV we had to live a character day in and day out. Like everyone else, he had his bad days and would get mad if he felt that it didn’t work. Sidharth was a perfectionist. We never knew about his achievements like his Gladrags win or being the best model in the world. Sidharth was headstrong and opinionated from the start, but never arrogant. Yes, he was very determined about his thoughts.”
She also recalls how he never hesitated to go out of his way to help someone when he felt close to that person. She says this doesn’t just apply to co-stars, but even a mocking boy or someone from the production. “He took care of everyone he felt connected to. He always spoke to them. I would say he did even more than anyone would expect and I loved that quality. As a newcomer I rarely spoke out to the production house. I worked the extra mile. After a while my health became seriously affected. Sidharth told me to prioritize my well-being and occasionally spoke to the team on my behalf. Not just for me, he did this for everyone close to me,” says Aastha .
Talking about Bigg Boss 13 and the gargantuan stardom it earned him, she says it was his raw appeal that struck the chord. “I know a few actors who were image conscious on that show. But Sid was real the whole time. People would have loved him for his TV characters, but his real side just won millions. No one will ever get that stardom from Bigg Boss, that season was something completely different,” she says.
One of the sad examples of recent times is how people close to celebrities are trolled after their deaths. Commenting on that, Aastha Choudhary said that social media has come into our lives so much that we will never go back to normal. She said: “This is because of the cheap internet (laughs). People don’t want to recognize that people have different perceptions and that’s okay. They’ve forgotten that actors are people too. It makes it harder for us to heal and move on. “
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