Sidharth Shukla Was A Thorough Gentleman

Sidharth Shukla  would be  much missed by his fans for many reasons. But his lady friends, even those  who fell out  with him, would remember  him for being  gallant and  chivalrous  at a time when  such qualities had  gone out of style.

 I remember when  tv actress Shilpa Shinde had  lashed  out  against Sidharth  . She also admitted  in an interview with me that  they once shared a relationship  .

But Sidharth simply refused to  retaliate.

He said to me, “This is  not the way I’ve been brought  up to speak  about  ladies .Whether we shared a friendship in the past or not is  something  I wouldn’t want to  speak about. I  found it really  bizarre  for someone to behave  like this. I couldn’t understand why she was bringing  up  something that is  not a few months old but years old.I wouldn’t want to talk about it,but that was ten years  ago. Why am I  the bad person ten years later?I am really amazed.  I never thought her to be that kind of  a person , someone who would talk like this about me. But I guess we all have our roles to play in life. She has played her role.  Fair enough. That’s cool. As long as she was happy doing it.”

 This episode is reflective  of  Sidharth’s  personality. He was never the kiss-and-tell-or-yell   type. Very  secure in his  space,  and  close to  Bigg Boss colleague Shehnaaz Gill   he  never spoke about his feelings for her. But their friendship  was deep strong and  permanent. Theirs was  a bonding that didn’t need endorsement on  the  social media.