
Shilpa Shirodkar On Bond With Karan Veer Mehra, Chum Darang: ‘We Talk Every Day'
Shilpa Shirodkar also revealed that Karan Veer Mehra enjoys rewatching random Bigg Boss episodes and often sends her clips from the show.
During her stint on Bigg Boss 18, Shilpa Shirodkar formed a close bond with Karan Veer Mehra and Chum Darang. Since exiting the show, their friendship has only grown stronger, with the trio remaining inseparable. In a recent conversation, the actress opened up about her relationship with both Karan and Chum.
Speaking about her friendship, Shilpa Shirodkar told Zoom, 'Chum and I speak practically every other day. So does Karan." Keeping the mood light, she jokingly added, 'But Karan is very busy—you know, he's a busy man."
Shilpa Shirodkar, when inside the house, would often tease Karan and Chum for their romantic inclination towards each other. When asked about being called the unofficial matchmaker of the duo, popularly known as ChumVeer, she laughed. Wondering whether she actually brought the two together, the actress said, 'I will do matchmaking? I didn't know this."
Amid the interaction, Shilpa also showed a glimpse of a souvenir gifted to her by her friend Chum Darang. Talking about the Bigg Boss finalist's sweet gesture, Shilpa added, 'Chum had gone to Nepal and she gifted me this thing, and she said, 'Ma'am, this is for good luck."
Then came an interesting revelation as Shilpa Shirodkar shared that Karan Veer Mehra enjoys watching random Bigg Boss episodes. That's not all. The Bigg Boss 18 winner also keeps Shilpa in the loop, often sending her clips from the show. She revealed, 'Karan keeps watching Bigg Boss and he keeps sending me little videos, and I'm like, you're actually watching the damn episodes? I mean, he says, 'Yeah,' and he's got commentary behind."
On the work front, Shilpa Shirodkar is set to return to the big screen. She will be sharing screen space with Sudheer Babu, Sonakshi Sinha, Rain Anjali and Divya Vij in Venkat Kalyan's Jatadhara. Touted as a supernatural fantasy thriller, the film also marks Sonakshi's Telugu debut. It is produced by Prerna Arora, Shivin Narang, Aruna Agarwal, along with Akshay Kejriwal and Kussum Arora.
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