Pankaj Tripathi REVEALS how he was connected to late Sidharth Shukla and how 'Shehnaaz Gill reminds him of the Bigg Boss winner

Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga actor Pankaj Tripathi recently spoke about his deep connection with Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla. Here's what he said...

By Janhvi Sharma
Published: September 15, 2022 8:50 AM IST

Bollywood actor Pankaj Tripathi recently spoke about his deep connection with Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla. Yes, you read that right! The actor even said that Shehnaaz Gill's name reminds him of the late actor. Also Read - Bigg Boss 17 star Ankita Lokhande, Anurag Dobhal and other ex contestants who cried over wanting to quit the show

In an interview with Connect FM Canada, Pankaj spoke his heart out about Sidharth Shukla and Shehnaaz Gill. He said that Shehnaaz praises him a lot as she considers him the best actor. He suddenly even said that Shehnaaz reminds her of Sidharth. Pankaj Tripathi even revealed that Sidharth used to respect him a lot and the two connected deeply. He further added saying that Shehnaaz's name reminds him of late actor Sidharth Shukla. Shehnaaz rose to fame post her participation in Salman Khan's reality shows Bigg Boss 13. Her chemistry with winner Sidharth Shukla won millions of hearts. Sidharth passed away on September 2, last year due to a heart attack. Also Read - Bigg Boss 17: Isha Malviya, Madhurima Tuli, Rashami Desai and more contestants whose parents faced STRESS due these reasons

Shehnaaz will be making her Bollywood debut with Salman Khan's film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan. Directed by Farhad Samji, the upcoming movie will also star Venkatesh Daggubati and Pooja Hedge along with Aayush Sharma. Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan has been trending on the Entertainment news. Also Read - Rupali Ganguly-Sudhanshu Pandey, Hina Khan-Karan Mehra and more: TV on-screen jodis who had massive fights on sets

On the work front, Pankaj has last seen in Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga which was released on Netflix. He will soon be seen in Oh My God 2 along with Sayani Gupta and Neeraj Kabi. He was even seen in Criminal Justice season 3 with Shweta Basu Prasad, Swastika Mukherjee, Purab Kohli, Aditya Gupta, Deshna Dugad, and Gaurav Gera.

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ByJanhvi Sharma
Published: September 15, 2022 8:50 AM IST