Mumbai: In yet another instance of sudden cardiac death among young Mumbaikars, 46-year-old television actor Siddhaanth Vir Surryavanshi collapsed while working out in a suburban gym on Friday. He was taken to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Andheri where doctors tried to revive him for 40 minutes, but he was declared dead.

This is the second such incident in recent months. On September 21, popular standup comedian and actor Raju Srivastava (58) died at AIIMS in New Delhi after suffering cardiac arrest while working out in a gym. In November 2021, southern film actor Puneeth Rajkumar died suddenly after a workout.

Cardiologist Dr Ganesh Kumar (who isn’t attached to the Andheri hospital where Surryavanshi was rushed to) said even regular gymmers need to be careful to not do physical exercises with only afew hours of sleep. “Those who want to take up gymming should first undergo a cardiac evaluation,” he said.

The problem is that small plaque deposits in blood vessels that are usually considered benign (in comparison to well-defined blockages) can rupture with sudden activity - be it gymming, running, lifting weights or undertaking a high-stress assignment. “It is not advisable for people to undertake intense activity while eating next to nothing or sleeping only for three hours,” said Dr Kumar.

Surryavanshi made his television debut with Kkusum and then he was part of Krishna Arjun, Kasautii Zindagii Kay. He is survived by wife and two children.

National Award-winning filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri tweeted: "This so tragic &sad. The mad rush to build an aggressive body, without any medical advice is so dangerous. Hyper-Gymming is a relatively new phenomenon that got mad impetus due to Instagram. It needs to be regulated for sure. Society needs to rethink. Oh, Siddhanth…. "

The Oshiwara police has registered an accidental death report (ADR). Senior inspector Manohar Dhanwade said the actor collapsed while he was working out at the gym. “No foul play was found,” said Dhanwade.

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Popular TV actor Siddhaanth Surryavanshi known for shows such as Kkusum, Kasautii Zindagii Kay and Ziddi Dil Maane Na, died on Friday after suffering a heart attack at a gym. He was 46. The actor, known to be a fitness enthusiast, was taken to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital at 12.30 pm where he was declared dead.

A hospital insider said. “They tried to revive him. In all probability, he suffered a heart attack while he was at the gym. This was told to the hospital by the family,” an insider informed.

Surryavanshi, who earlier went by the name of Anand Suryavanshi, forayed into television with the 2001 show, Kkusum and went on to star in daily soaps, including Mamta, Grihasti and Waaris. His last major television role was this year in Sony SAB’s Ziddi Dil Maane Na. The actor’s sudden demise sent shockwaves across the television industry with his colleagues Urvashi Dholakia, Gautam Rode and Jay Bhanushali, among others mourning the loss.

Dholakia said she is still in disbelief. “I had met him a year ago and he looked all good. He is into fitness and it is shocking to know about him. We would pick up wherever we left off. It is something you cannot fathom. I had met him on the sets of Kasautii Zindagii Kay,” the actor said. 

Rode tweeted, “Shocked to have read about Siddhaanth’s passing away. My condolences to friends and family. Om shanti.” Bhanushali took to Instagram where he posted a photo of Surryavanshi and wrote, “Gone too soon”. Surryavanshi is survived by wife, model Alesia Raut, and daughter from his previous marriage. He got married to Raut in 2017. She also has a son from an earlier marriage. 

His sudden death is the latest in a series of fit men, seemingly in the prime of their lives, who collapsed while exercising. South star Puneeth Rajkumar and comedy star Raju Srivastava also suffered heart attacks while working out.

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Siddhaanth Vir Surryavanshi, known for his roles in shows like Kkusum and Waaris and last seen in Kyun Rishton Mein Katti Batti and Ziddi Dil, died on Friday. The actor was 46. As per reports, he collapsed while working out at a gym. His friend, actor Vishwapreet Kaur, tells us, “We were supposed to meet after the gym. He was a dear friend. He was under a lot of stress. This city is stressful. He was my only friend. I’m in shock.”

Actor Gautam Rode, who worked with him in the show Suryaputra Karn says, “He played my dad in the show and was a soft-spoken, well-mannered guy. He was quite fit, so I don’t know what happened. This is very shocking.”

Actor Aditya Deshmukh, who shared screen space with him in Ziddi Dil, says, “He used to make us laugh. We looked up to him in terms of fitness. One of my co-stars told me that he had a cardiac arrest.”

Actor Shaleen Malhotra says, “We don’t know much about what happened except that he had a cardiac arrest. I pray for his family. It was very unfortunate and unexpected.”

He is survived by his wife, model Alesia Raut, and their two children.