2021 saw the Indian television industry lose many gems, that came as a shock to fans. From the hugely popular Nattu kaka of Tarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashmah aka Ghanshyam Nayak to the heartthrob of the small screen Sidharth Shukla and the National award-winning Surekha Sikri. Here are the actors who surely will be missed.

Sidharth Shukla- Winner of Bigg Boss 13 and Khatron Ke Khiladi 7, Sidharth died from a suspected heart attack in September. He was 40. He had won the World`s Best Model title in December 2005 beating 40 other participants from across Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Shukla first broke out into TV stardom with his work in the show Balika Vadhu (2012), where he essayed the role of Shivraj Shekhar, a District Collector. He made his Hindi film debut with Shashank Khaitan’s Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania in 2014 with Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan as co-stars. The actor had also featured in the web series Broken but Beautiful.