After managing to win hearts in Bigg Boss OTT, Raqesh Bapat is all set to enter Bigg Boss 15 tonight. He can be joined by Neha Bhasin as the 2 new wildcards. His entry may even mark the reunion of Raqesh with Shamita Shetty. The actor shared that whereas he was beforehand nervous, he’s now excited to take part within the present.
Given Raqesh had earlier mentioned that he is not going to take part in Bigg Boss 15, we questioned what modified his thoughts. “I wanted Shamita to play on her own, and the season is not just about ShaRa (fans’ nickname for Shamita and Raqesh). More than me, she deserves to perform in the house. I needed to wrap my head around whatever happened last time. I also had other commitments which I needed to finish. I had never watched Bigg Boss, so I even used this time as homework. Now, I feel it’s familiar territory and I feel I am more prepared,” the Tum Bin actor informed indianexpress.com.
Talking about his woman love’s efficiency in Bigg Boss, he mentioned, “I think she is doing a fabulous job. She is very honest and I think that got us connected in the first place. She also has a strong voice and doesn’t shy away from putting it across. She is not scared to show her real side, even when there’s always the fear of being misunderstood. Her transparent quality is what sets her apart in the house. And while people feel she is biased, I think she just stands up for her people.”
Talking about bias, there’s a part of the viewers that feels Bigg Boss makers have been partial in the direction of Shamita Shetty as her family members are part of the present. While rakhi brother Rajiv Adatia entered two weeks again, now it’s Raqesh and even good good friend Neha Bhasin. Taking a dig at Colors, social media customers have termed the season as ‘Sasural Shamita Ka’. Laughing on the title, Raqesh mentioned, “I think they are not biased at all. They are only getting people who can give them good content. Be it Rajiv, me or Neha, it’s incidental that we are all connected with Shamita somehow. But it’s not a forced thing. I don’t feel it that way at all. I don’t think they are here to make a family show but only create more drama.”
While in Bigg Boss OTT, Shamita and Raqesh’s love story created fairly a stir, this season there are already TejRan (Tejasswi Prakash-Karan Kundrra) and Mieshaan (Miesha Iyer-Ishaan Sehgal), who’ve managed to get followers’ consideration. Ask him if he’ll face competitors, and Raqesh is fast to reply, “Our bond was very real and organic. I think there’s just no competition. We did not do what we did for eyeballs. We just connected on a human level. As for the other two couples, I don’t know, but I don’t find it genuine. It’s just unreal and not organic. Today, the audience is very smart and can see through such connections. I don’t think ShaRa has any competition.”
On a remaining observe, Raqesh Bapat shared that he’s excited and pleased to fulfill Shamita Shetty. The actor assured that he can be extra vocal this time, and put throughout his ideas strongly. “I want to go in head-on,” he added.
Bigg Boss 15 airs on Colors.
