Shehbaz Badesha on dealing with ‘behen ki kamaai ke palnewala’ tag: ‘Shehnaaz ki kamai khaate rahunga’

Talking about his Bigg Boss 19 journey, Shehbaz said, “The journey was great. I am not sad at all that I got evicted so close to the grand finale. I have made so many happy memories on the show. After the eviction, I saw so many people get sad for me, which made me feel like a winner. I never expected to get the kind of love I did.”

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On Bigg Boss 19, Shehbaz Badesha grew especially close to music composer Amaal Mallik. Their bond was so strong that many began calling Shehbaz Amaal’s sidekick and accused him of playing the game in Amaal’s shadow. Reacting to the same, Shehbaz said, “I don’t mind if people are saying that I played the game in Amaal’s shadow; he is like a brother to me. People can take a bullet for their friend, so this was just a game. And I accept it if people are calling me Amaal’s sidekick. We will continue our friendship outside too. We bonded in the game where the situations were tough, so this friendship will stay for life. I wish and feel that Amaal should win Bigg Boss. I don’t think others deserve the trophy more than him.”

At one point in the show, Shehbaz had opened up about how people often taunted him for being financially independent on his sister Shehnaaz Gill. Talking about this on the show, Shehbaz had said, “Real life is outside, and I have failed there. I have not been able to do anything. People often tell me, ‘Behen ki kamayi pe palta hu.’ Yes, I do. My sister gives me money, and I depend on her because I have no one else. Her fans also keep saying I survive on her money. If my sister is providing for me, I will happily take that. I am such a person that today if my sister jokingly tells me to jump from a cliff, I won’t take a second.”

Now that Bigg Boss 19 has brought Shehbaz fame, we asked how he now views the label of ‘behen ki kamaai pe palnewaala.’ He replied, “Earlier things were not great in my life. I thought if I did Bigg Boss, after the show, whatever I do will be great. Now the good time has come, so I will do my best. As far as this ‘behen ki kamaai par palnewala’ tag is concerned, main Shehnaaz ki kamai khaate rahunga, tension nahi hai (I will continue to take money from Shehnaaz; there is no stress there).”

 

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As he reflected on his journey, Shehbaz Badesha also shared his views on his Bigg Boss 19 co-contestants. He described Gaurav Khanna as real, labelled Tanya Mittal the biggest liar, and also praised Pranit More. Shehbaz said, “I find Tanya to be the biggest liar, and that opinion will never change. She is fooling people; she tried to manipulate us in the house. Anyway, people know what’s true and what is not. But she is a very fake player. I don’t think Gaurav Khanna is acting. His game plan was to play on the back foot for the first 10 weeks, then, since the last 5 weeks, he has been playing the game. He is very much real. I really like Pranit; he is very honest and genuine.”

On a parting note, Shehbaz also shared his thoughts on all those who accused him of using Shehnaaz Gill and Siddharth Shukla’s names to garner votes while on Bigg Boss 19. He said, “I don’t want to answer such people who said that I was talking about Shehnaaz or Sidharth for a vote appeal. Why didn’t they object when I kept taking their name for so many years? Was I asking for votes back then? If I have a relationship with them, then what’s so bad?”