Sidharth Shukla and Sanjeeda Shaikh worked together for a year in the TV show Jaane Pehchaane Se… Ye Ajnabbi. (Photos: Instagram)
Sanjeeda Shaikh says she could not accept when she first got to know about Sidharth Shukla’s death.
Sidharth Shukla’s sudden demise in 2021 left everyone shocked and Sanjeeda Shaikh was no different. In a recent interview, the Heeramandi star recalled how she could not accept when she first got to know about Sidharth’s death. Sanjeeda and Sidharth worked together for a year in the TV show Jaane Pehchaane Se… Ye Ajnabbi.
Sanjeeda Shaikh Recalls Her Last Conversation With Sidharth Shukla
Sanjeeda was speaking to Siddharth Kannan recently when she recalled her last conversation with Sidharth three months before his death. She revealed that the actor was happy and was confident about his bright future.
“I had this conversation with him just three months before he passed away when Covid was going on. He had told me, ‘Sanju, main kuch karuga (Sanju, I will do something).’ Bigg Boss gave him so much love and acceptance from the audience that he was a confident person. He sounded like a refined version of himself compared to the time we had worked together years ago. It felt so beautiful, he deserved the love and appreciation that he received at that time. Kudos to aunty (Sidharth’s mom) for taking this also in a positive way,” she said.
Sanjeeda Shaikh Says It Was ‘Tough’ Shooting a Funny Scene After Sidharth’s Death
During the interaction, Sanjeeda also revealed that she was shooting in Amritsar for one of her films when she got to know about Sidharth’s death. The actress recalled that she had to shoot a funny scene even after learning about Sidharth’s death and that it felt “terrible”.
“I worked with Sidharth Shukla for a year and when he passed away it felt like a personal loss. We were good friends and we had a good understanding. I remember I was shooting in Amritsar for my Punjabi film and I got a call from my friend, who informed me that he was no more. It took a little time for me to accept that but I also understood my strength at that time,” she said.
“I understood that an actor has to forget everything when they are performing. Imagine on the day that your friend passed away you are supposed to shoot a sequence that requires you to be funny. It’s tough, maybe you cry after packing up, but that felt terrible,” the actress added.
Sidharth Shukla passed away on September 2, 2021, in Mumbai. He was known for shows like Balika Vadhu, Dil Se Dil Tak and Broken But Beautiful. Sidharth was also the winner of Bigg Boss 13.
