Actor Sharad Malhotra found it hard to believe that Sidharth Shukla was no more. Now he thinks that there is more to life than just money and fame. When the news of the Balika Vadhu actor's death emerged on Thursday afternoon, many of his fraternity members and fans were left shocked as he was young and believed to be fit. 

"Yesterday, I was at work and there was a message that came on my friend's group saying that such a thing happened. I think for a minute, it did not sink in. I couldn't process it and obviously, the phone started ringing. This first thought was that 'no it's a rumour or it's a lame joke', so obviously I verified it. I called up a few people and it actually came out to be true. It totally left most of us numb and shocked. I didn't know him personally, but obviously, we are members of the same fraternity. I bumped into him on a couple of occasions. He came across as a warm and smiling guy," said Sharad.