Shalin Bhanot who was recently seen on `Bigg Boss 16` and made it to the top 5 will next be seen as the lead on Ekta Kapoor`s `Bekaaboo` also featuring other popular names like Zain Imam, Shivangi Joshi and Eisha Singh. Shalin who plays Raanav recently got into a candid conversation with mid-day.com. Interestingly the actor was offered two shows while in the Bigg Boss house, Rohit Shetty`s `Khatron Ke Khiladi` and `Bekaaboo` of which he chose the latter.
Shalin said, “Life has changed drastically and completely, 360 degrees after `Bigg Boss.` There I was Shalin and now suddenly it`s fantasy and fiction. Now, I`m playing a rakshas (demon.) I left the `Bigg Boss` house on the 12th and on the 13th I was doing costume trials after which we shot the promo. It`s been a roller coaster ride for me that I`m enjoying and I`m receiving a lot of love. Getting this show was unreal because making it to the top 5 on `Bigg Boss` itself is a big thing and when I reached on stage Salman (Khan) sir told me there`s a surprise.”
The actor who admitted he is afraid of creepy-crawlies could not do `Khatron Ke Khiladi` despite winning the tasks. “I think it`s all God`s blessings that I won all the tasks but I`m scared of lizards so I don`t know if I will ever do that show. It is probably the first season in the history of `Bigg Boss` where someone not only won a trophy but got offered two shows, it still feels like fiction.”
Moving on to his character Raanav, from `Bekaaboo` he said, “Raanav is a rakshas and belongs to the Raichand family. He`s a shy, scared and very polite boy. He does not even know that he is the owner of a big empire. The story is about how Raanav finds out about his demon lineage.”
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