Siddharth Shukla ‘forcibly’ sent us Rs 20,000 during lockdown: Pratyusha Banerjee’s father

late actor Sidharth Shukla and Pratyusha Banerjee were paired together in the popular television show Balika Vadhu, where they played the characters of Shivraj and Anandi respectively. After the former’s death on Thursday, the late actress’s father Shankar Banerjee revealed that Sidharth forcibly sent 20,000 to her and his wife during the COVID-19 lockdown.

“I don’t understand how it happened. I used to consider him as my son. During Balika Vadhu, Siddharth and Pratyusha became close friends. He also used to visit the house. After Pratyusha’s death many people called Siddharth. And talked about my daughter’s relationship, because of which Siddhartha stopped coming home. He would often ask me in messages on WhatsApp,” India Today quoted Shankar as saying in an interview with Aaj Tak.

He further said, “During this lockdown, he used to message me continuously. I got his last message a few months back. He used to ask in the message ‘Uncle, Aunty do you need help?’, ‘Are you guys okay?’ , ‘Can I help in any way?’ He forcibly sent ₹20,000.”