Vikash sethi was a famous Indian TV actor. He made his debut from famous TV serial ‘Kasauti Zindgi Ki (2001).
Actor Vikas Sethi played some lead and numerous supporting roles in TV shows but he got famous by his roles in TV serials like ‘Sas bhi kbhi bahu thi’ and ‘Kasuti Zindgi Ki’.
On September 8, 2024 his sudden death by cardiac arrest left everyone in shock. His age was just 48 years and he left this world.
Personal life and Education
Actor Vikash sethi was born on 12 May 1976 in Chandigarh (Punjab). His father’s name is Jagdish singh Sethi and mother’s name is Suraksha Sethi.
He had his early education from St. Thomas senior secondary school and then high school from Ewing Christian senior secondary school.
For college Vikas went to Arya College, Ludhiana.
His height was 5feet 10 inch and body weight 78kg.
Vikas Sethi’s Wives
Vikas’s first wife’s name was Amrita she was a cabin crew but after some time they got divorced.
In 2017 Vikas met Janhvi via a common friend and after dating some time they got married on 21 February 2018. Janhvi is a housewife.
Vikas was also involved with an NGO named ‘My Zindgi Foundation’ he started working with them during COVID-19 in 2020
In June, 2022 he had twins with Janhvi their names are Rudraveer and Rajveer about which he happily announced on his social media account with a heartfelt note.
What Vikas Was Doing These Days
He was not active in industry from past few years; although he was active on social media platform Instagram, where he often shared his joy and sorrow with his fans.
In recent times Vikas was struggling with financial crisis and was trying to revive his career but on September 8, 2024 in Nasik (Maharashtra) he died in his sleep after a bit problem in his health.
He had a cardiac arrest in his sleep.
Vikas’s house is in Mumbai and his total net worth is 10cr.
Vikas Sethi Death Reason
According to some media reports Vikas’s was in stress for a long time because of economic crunch and because of this he had a cardiac arrest in his sleep. Vikas’s death news was shared by his wife Janhvi on September 8 2024 and told that actor is no more and his last rites will be done on September 9 as per Hindu rituals.
In an interview Janhvi told everyone that they were in Nasik for a family function where Vikas suddenly started feeling low and vomited; he didn’t wanted to go to doctor so they called a doctor at home he gave some medicine to Vikas after that he fell asleep. In morning at 6 AM when she went to wake him up he was no more.
His body then bought to Mumbai’s Cooper hospital for postmortem.
When reporters tried to talk Vikas’s brother he was not able to talk he said that they’re in complete shock and he has no strength to talk.
His funeral was held on September 9, 2024 in Mumbai where his family and closed ones were present.
Professional life and career
Being actor was vikas’s childhood dream and his father also wanted the same. After college Vikas came to Mumbai and enrolled in Roshan Taneja acting school.
After some time he started working as a model and did some ads too.
His career took a turning point when he started working in ‘Kasauti Zindgi Ki’ in 2001.
Vikas sethi was a popular name in Indian households during 2000s because he started working in that time’s most iconic shows like ‘Kyuki sas bhi bahu thi’ and ‘Kasuti zindgi ki’.
Later on he was part of many TV shows like K. Street, Pali Hills, Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se, Hmari Betiyon Ka Vivah, Kyu Hota Hai Pyar, Khin To Hoga, Yeh Vada Rha, Sasural Simar ka, Uttran and so on.
Vikas also did 2 dance reality shows first one was named ‘Nach Baliye 4’ with his then wife amrita; he was also seen in ‘Zara Nach K Dikha’ in 2008.
Vikas did his film debut with Karan Johar’s famous film ‘Kbhi khushi kbhi gam’ in 2001 where he played his role alongside Karina Kapoor as Robey who was Karina’s prom date. He created a stir with his acting and worked in ‘Deewanapan’ with Arjun Rampal and Dia mirza too.
Vikas also played lead role in a movie called ‘Opps’ which was released in 2003.
His last project was a hit telegu film ‘Ismart Shankar’ in 2019.
Vikas worked in films however he had a more successful career in TV shows.
Vikas was working for a comeback now a days because he had a leg surgery and after that a he gained a lot of weight cause of long bed rest and had lack of work.
He also started a production house named ‘VJ Pictures’ and was working on a web series ‘Phone Pe Jhoola’.
Industry’s Reaction
Vikas Sethi was a popular actor. With vikash’s sudden death news everyone is in shock. It’s hard to believe for his co-actors and fans. His co-actors and all other are not able to believe that he left this world in such a young age.
Everyone is praying for family and giving their tribute to late actor.
Actor’s former co-actor like Hiten Tejwani and actress Delnaaz Irani expressed their shock and sadness. Vikas’s fans are also in deep grief because of his sudden demise. There is flood of comments on his social media account by his fans and colleagues.
Conclusion
Vikas Sethi comes from a middle class family in Punjab. He worked hard for his dreams and achieved them too.
Vikas saw many ups and downs in his life; he saw both stardom and downfall. He never gave up on his dreams.
We can learn from him how one can achieve anything by hard work. It’s hard to make a name in Bollywood without a background or support but Vikas still managed to do it with his talent and mind blowing acting.
Jeevanxp team also prays for vikas’s family to stay strong.