‘Bigg Boss 19’: Shehbaz Badesha calls Abhishek Bajaj and Ashnoor Kaur's bond ‘fake’, says it was only for the game

‘Bigg Boss 19’ may have ended on December 7, but the buzz around the show never died. Adding to this chatter, Shehbaz Badesha has made some strong statements in a recent interview. The former contestant openly questioned the much-talked-about bond between Abhishek Bajaj and Ashnoor Kaur, calling it fake and purely driven by gameplay.During an interview with Siddharth Kannan, Shehbaz was asked if he felt Abhishek and Ashnoor were genuinely in love. He did not mince words. He said, “Abhishek Ashnoor mein pyaar tha hi nahi. Wo ek game thi. Aur fake game thi. (There was no love at all between Abhishek and Ashnoor. It was a game, and a fake one).”When reminded that the duo often referred to each other as best friends, Shehbaz dismissed the claim. He said, “Jo marzi bole wo. Maine jo dekha wohi bolunga aapko. Kuch aisa nahi tha( “Let them say whatever they want. I’ll tell you what I saw. There was nothing like that.)” According to him, their bond lacked sincerity and depth inside the house.Shehbaz further linked the issue to the moment when Pranit More chose to evict Abhishek and save Ashnoor. He felt Abhishek’s reaction exposed the reality of the bond. He explained, “Agar unka sachcha hota, bohot achha pure bond hota, toh kya wo finale mein Pranit ko na milta pyaar se?( If their bond had been genuine, then wouldn’t Abhishek have fondly met Pranit in the finale?)."Shehbaz pointed out that Abhishek did not even greet Pranit during the finale. He said, “Aapne finale pe uss ladke ko congratulation nahi kiya jab stage pe the aap, par stage pe usko haath tak nahi milaya aapne. (During the finale, when you were on stage, you didn’t congratulate the boy or even shake hands with him).” For him, a true friend would have been happy that Ashnoor was still in the game.Gaurav Khanna won the season, while Farrhana Bhatt finished as the runner-up. Pranit More,Tanya Mittal and Amaal Mallik also made it to the top five.