Sidharth Shukla (12 December 1980 – 2 September 2021) was an Indian actor, host and model who mostly appeared in Hindi television and films.

[4][5] He won the World's Best Model title in December 2005, beating 40 other participants from across Asia, Latin America, and Europe.

[6] He made his acting debut with a lead role in the 2008 show Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na.

[18] He played against Italian football club, AC Milan’s under-19 team, on their Mumbai visit as part of Festa Italiana.

[16] In 2008, he made his acting debut with a lead role in the television show Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na on Sony TV opposite Aastha Chaudhary.

In 2009, he appeared as Veer Vardhan Singh in Jaane Pehchaane Se... Ye Ajnabbi on Star One opposite Sanjeeda Sheikh and Aditi Tailang.

[24] In 2012, Shukla appeared as District Collector Shivraj Shekhar, opposite Pratyusha Banerjee and Toral Rasputra in Balika Vadhu.

[25] It was his portrayal of Shiv in the long-running Colors TV social drama series Balika Vadhu which earned him widespread recognition and popularity, including several awards and nominations.

[28] In 2013, Shukla participated in the celebrity dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6,[29] and was eliminated in the 11th week.

[33] In 2015, after exiting from Balika Vadhu, he hosted India's Got Talent 6, with Bharti Singh, and the season finale was aired in June 2015.

[40][41] Ormax media rated Shukla to be the most popular contestant of Bigg Boss 13, ranking him as number one throughout 20 weeks.

[citation needed] In 2020, after winning Bigg Boss 13, Shukla appeared in two music videos, "Bhula Dunga",[46][47] and "Dil Ko Karaar Aaya".

[52][53] Shukla made his OTT debut as Agastya Rao with the third season of the romance web series Broken But Beautiful opposite Sonia Rathee streaming on ALTBalaji and MX Player.