Santosh Shukla is an Indian Television actor who rose to fame after starring in
Bigg Boss
6. He was then also cast in Jai ho, along with
Salman Khan
, which also marked his debut in Bollywood.
Santosh Shukla was born and brought up in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. He acted in TV soaps like Koi Sapno Ke Deep Jalae, Jai Jai Shiv Shankar and an episode of Adalat in which he played Lord Krishna.
In Bigg Boss 6, Santosh Shukla made a wild card entrance. During the course of his stay in the house, he made news by his affair with another contestant Aashka. While Santosh clearly admits he fell for her and even says that their love was two sided, Aashka denied these rumours. However the exposure he got from the show helped him bag a role in Salman Khan’s movie, Jai Ho.
For his next film, Sohail Khan’s Mental, Santosh is reportedly being trained by Salman Khan himself, along with his personal trainer. Having rejected shows like Jhalak Dikhalaja and Maharana Pratap, the actor has of now no intention to return to tv shows, as he himself accepts. His prime focus is to establish a good position in Bollywood presently.