Sidharth Shukla And Shehnaaz Gill's Relationship "Was No Less Than That Of Husband-Wife": Bigg Boss Alumnus Pavitra Punia

"After Soni-Mahiwal, Romeo-Juliet, people will remember Sidharth-Shehnaaz," said Pavitra Punia, who was Sidharth and Shehnaaz's co-contestant in Bigg Boss 13

Actress Pavitra Punia, who was Sidharth Shukla and Shehnaaz Gill's co-contestant in Bigg Boss 13, opened up about their bond in a recent interview with Hindustan Times and shared that it "was no less than that of a husband and wife." Sidharth Shukla died at the age of 40 in Mumbai last week. He was the winner of Bigg Boss 13, where Shehnaaz emerged as the second runner-up. The duo were very close but they never officially acknowledged being a couple on the show and even after it concluded. Talking to Hindustan Times, Pavitra Punia, who co-starred with Sidharth Shukla in the show Love U Zindagi, said that "after Soni-Mahiwal, Romeo-Juliet, people will remember Sidharth-Shehnaaz." She said: "Aaj main jab Shehnaaz ko dekthi hoon, toh rooh kaanp jaati hai (just looking at Shehnaaz now makes me shudder). People dream of having a pure bond like they had. I wouldn't say it was dosti or boyfriend-girlfriend. Yeh rishta pati patni se kam nahin tha (this relationship was no less than that of a husband and wife." After Soni-Mahiwal, Romeo-Juliet, people will remember Sidharth-Shehnaaz. Their fans are crazy about them. I was madly in love with the Shehnaaz and Sid Jodi. I hope she manages, stays strong to cope with the loss." Shehnaaz Gill, who many times confessed on Bigg Boss 13 that she loved Sidharth Shukla, attended his last rites with his family at Mumbai's Oshiwara crematorium on Friday.