Aditya Shukla, cousin of late actor Sidharth Shukla, has been part of the TV industry since 2015 when he made his debut with the show Jab Jab Bahar Aaye. He says that he has always been inspired by his cousin. The two were close even though they never spoke much about it. “That’s how we have always been,” says Aditya,
Adding, “Even Sidharth liked to keep it low-key and I, too, never mentioned him. I am talking about it now because I want people to know that Sidharth has a big family, and we are all there for each other.”
Reflecting on his bond with his cousin, Aditya says, “Sidharth was my elder brother, his father and my father are brothers and that’s how we are related. After he passed away, I performed his last rites. I still remember, many years ago my mother’s office was right opposite Sidharth’s home and whenever I would visit her, I would go to his house and spend time with him. When we were younger, we shared some good times together and after growing up, when I was in college, he would take me on bike rides because he knew how much I loved that. Later, when he got busy with his work, we didn’t get much time together, but we were always there for each other.”
Aditya shares that he had discussed his interest in acting with Sidharth many years ago. “I used to ask him what about the challenges that he had faced when he got into show business and he would guide me,” he says. Aditya tried speaking to Sidharth just a few days before he passed away in September last year. He shares, “I had called him, but he was busy with his work, so we couldn’t talk. I wish we had spoken that day. But it was God’s wish and we can’t do anything about it. I sometimes feel that he has just gone abroad for work and will return soon.”
His mother Shielly Shukla, too, is an actress, who is currently a part of the show Mithai. “Initially, I wasn’t interested in acting, but my mother always wanted me to be an actor. Later, looking at Sidharth’s career, I got inspired and decided to get into this profession. Today I am very happy with my choice, but I have a long way to go and there is a lot I would like to explore,” says Aditya, who is currently seen in Naagmani.
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