Bigg Boss 14 contestant Shardul Pandit: Battle with depression to financial crunch; everything you need to know about him

Name: Shardul Pandit
Occupation: Actor/Anchor/VJ/RJ
Claim to fame: Bandini
Indore-based actor Shardul Pandit has stepped inside the Bigg Boss 14 house as a wild card contestant. But, before that, here's everything you need to know about this participant.
Shardul Pandit rose to fame with his role Maulik Kanji Waghela in the television show, Bandini (2009-11). He went on to do shows like Godh Bharaai (2010), Kitani Mohabbat Hai Season 2 (2010), a commentator in Box Cricket League (2010), Kuldeepak (2017), Siddhi Vinayak (2018) and has currently entered the reality show, Bigg Boss 14 as a wild card entrant.

Shardul is born and brought up in Indore - Madhya Pradesh. He started his career as a radio jockey and earned his name in Limca Record for hosting a radio show for continuously 19 hours.
After being jobless for almost 2 years and with the unexpected lockdown, Shardul was burdened with major debt and incurred heavy losses too. He admitted all these things on the stage of Bigg Boss 14 to host Salman Khan. Shardul has also battled mental illness and asked for jobs openly through his Instagram posts.

He mentioned on the show that Karan Patel and Ankita Bhargava have been through his thick and thin.
Shardul Pandit already locked horns with Naina Singh as soon as he entered the house. He commented that she sat on his 'godi' (lap) while hosting Box Cricket League. This remark did not go down well with Naina and the battle already began.
Shardul Pandit is already friends with contestant Pavitra Punia and showed his eagerness to meet her inside the house. He is currently in the red zone.