A day after coming out of the Bigg Boss OTT house, Pratik Sehajpal has shared a heartfelt post for late Sidharth Shukla, who passed away earlier this month leaving fans and industry friends shocked. The 40-year-old late actor had passed away on September 2 due to a heart attack.
Pratik Sehajpal who was one of the top five finalists of 'Bigg Boss OTT' and the first confirmed contestant of Salman Khan-hosted 'Bigg Boss 15' expressed his shock after learning about the sudden demise of actor Sidharth Shukla.
Taking to his Instagram handle on Sunday, Pratik posted a picture of Sidharth to pay his respects, and shared that he always had the 'Bigg Boss 13' winner in the "back of my head when I was in the show".
"Got to know very late as was in the show. He inspires me so much because of what a strong and hardworking man he is. Somewhere I always had him in the back of my head when I was in the show. As much as I got to know him, He is a great man! HE STILL IS. Strong souls live forever. #foreversidhartshukla," he penned the caption.
Pratik also shared a clip of Sidharth Shukla and Shehnaaz Gill’s visit to the Bigg Boss OTT house where Sidharth had cheered Pratik and said “That’s my man!”
Meanwhile, 'Bigg Boss OTT' wrapped up on September 18 with Divya Agarwal lifting the winner's trophy.
Earlier, host Karan Johar had given the top 5 contestants a choice to take the briefcase with a cash prize and leave the race with the ticket to 'Bigg Boss 15'.
Pratik took this opportunity and became the first confirmed contestant of Salman Khan's reality show 'Bigg Boss 15' which will premiere on October 2 on Colors TV.