TV actor Sidharth Shukla, who won hearts with his performance in Broken But Beautiful 3, died on Thursday.

The Big Boss Season 13 winner was reportedly working on a OTT project which was pending an official announcement.

It was also reported that the late TV actor was in talks to join hands with stars Monica Dogra and Pankaj Tripathi in key roles  for a Disney + Hotstar show.

Rumours also had him linking with even bigger names like Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon and Sunny Singh in pivotal roles for a potential Om Raut’s ambitious pan-India film, Adipurush.

While Sidharth Shukla had denied the rumours of him being a part of the Adipursh production, speculations continued to rise about his involvement.

Sidharth Shukla had also been linked with Shehnaaz Gill for another single after having scored success on past collaborative tracks like Bhula Dunga and Shona Shona, which shattered several records on YouTube.

The new single was expected to be a romantic track, giving fans more reason to be excited and witness the mesmerising chemistry between the duo.

His Bollywood debut came in 2014 with romantic comedy ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’ in a supporting role playing the character of Angad Bedi, an NRI doctor and fiancé of the female protagonist played by Alia Bhatt.

The actor was best known for his role in the TV show ‘Balika Vadhu’. He has also participated in several reality shows like ‘Bigg Boss’, ‘Khatron ke Khiladi’ and ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa’.

The cause of the actor’s death is not known yet, according to a statement issued by Cooper Hospital in Mumbai.

“He was brought dead to the hospital. The cause of the death will be known after the post-mortem is conducted… it will take some time” Cooper Hospital Dean Dr Shailesh Mohite told news agency PTI.

According to initial media reports, Shukla died of a heart attack. But the hospital and Mumbai police issued statements saying that the cause of his death is not known yet.

“No injuries were sustained on the body of actor Siddharth Shukla. The cause of the death is yet to be ascertained. A team of police is present at the Shukla’s residence for investigation,” Mumbai Police told ANI.