‘Sidharth Shukla was an absolute rock star in Bigg Boss,’ says Karan Kundrra

Actor Karan Kundrraentered the houseas a contestant on Salman Khanrsquos Bigg Boss 15 In an exclusive interview with middaycom Karan spilled the beans on breakup with Anusha Dandekar his preparation for the show his favourite excontestants and morehellipKaran Kundrra who was recently seen on Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai enteredSalman Khanrsquos Bigg Boss 15 as a contestantyesterday From being a gang leader on Roadiesto a contestant on Bigg Boss Karan talks to middaycom about what the audience can expectYour breakup with Anusha Dandekar was in the news yet again this week after her Ask me anything went viralhellipEverything in my life is out there in the open but itrsquos weird that whenever I sign a new show this topic comes up again I donrsquot want to talk about this anymore because kitna boluWhat was your reaction when you were offered Bigg BossIt wasnrsquot a question of whether to do Bigg Boss or notthe question was when Whenever I wanted to do the show there would be date or time issues Bigg Boss is a massive commitmentyou canrsquot do anythingelse for 34 months The way our careers are going I always had some other commitments or family issues This time everything just fell into place We had three meetings and there were some apprehensions of my side and their side as well but things still worked outFrom being a gang leader on Roadies to being a contestant onBigg Bosshow different does that feelIrsquove crossed the line from being on this side of the show to the other side Itrsquos not that Irsquove never been a participant Irsquove competed on dance reality shows So itrsquos a good thing and a bad thing at the same time I may get overcritical about what Salman says thinking why he said this I might think if I was a host what I would have saidso it could be both good and badbut letrsquos seeHow did you prepare yourself for all things you donrsquot get to have in the houseAfter signing the showthese things struck me How will I pass my time how are the challenges going to turn out how will I take care of this and that and not be able to speak to my familyNow that Irsquom inI might as well walk the talkHow did your family and friends react to your decision to take up the showIrsquom the youngest in my family so they are very scared My friends on the other hand are happy Irsquom doing the showHave you been following previous seasonsNot religiouslybecause I would always be travellingtoh reh jaata tha Overall I do know the basics about the showAny contestants from the previous seasons that you admirePrince Narula who has won the show is a close friend of mine so is Vikas Gupta At the same time the one person who I really liked was Sidharth Shukla he was an absolute rock star in the game He was very fierce fearless at the same time he did not care about maintaining an image So I think not just me but everyone remembers himWe recently saw you in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai that daily soap and this reality show are two extremes Was this change something you were looking forI canrsquot say I was looking for itbut Bigg Boss is exciting itrsquos a new avenue that opened up The show has a good reach and itrsquos a game changing opportunity As exciting as it isit is also scaryIrsquom quite nervousYour music videos with Mannat Noor and Shraddha Arya are slated to release soonhellipThey are a good way to leave your footprints in the industry When you arenrsquot doing anything else these videos also give you a chance to travel