Actor Sidharth Shukla, known for television shows such as Balika Vadhu and Bigg Boss 13, died on Thursday at the age of 40.

In his last Instagram post, he paid tribute to medical workers and shared a picture of himself posing with a placard that read, “#TheHeroesWeOwe”.

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Shukla wrote, “To all the frontline warriors, a thank you from the heart! You risk your lives, work for countless hours, and comfort patients who couldn’t be with their families. You truly are the bravest! Being on the frontline surely isn’t easy, but we really appreciate your efforts.”

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It was part of promotion of soon-to-be-released Amazon Prime series Mumbai Diaries 26/11. The series follows the frontline workers and hospital staff as Mumbai witnessed a terror attack on November 26, 2008.

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The actor’s last post on Twitter, meanwhile, was a congratulatory message for athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. “Indians making us proud over and over again… a World Record in addition to the #Gold in #Paralympics … congratulations #SumitAntil and #AvaniLekhara,” he had written.

He made his TV debut with the show ‘Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na’. He was part of ‘Jaane Pehchaane Se… Ye Ajnabbi’, ‘Love U Zindagi’ and ‘Dil Se Dil Tak’. In 2014, he made his Bollywood debut in a supporting role with ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’, starring Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt in the lead roles.

He was the winner of ‘Bigg Boss 13‘ and after that was seen music videos and a web series. He also participated in reality shows, including “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6”, “Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7” and “Bigg Boss 13”.