Reality show star Baseer Ali made a strong impression with his performance on Bigg Boss 19. However, in a surprising turn of events, he was evicted from the show on Sunday. While he refuses to believe that he received fewer votes, Baseer expressed disappointment over several aspects of his Bigg Boss 19 journey. In an exclusive interview with SCREEN, the reality star accused Salman Khan and the show’s makers of bias. He also slammed Awez Darbar for the allegations made against him and addressed the rumours surrounding his alleged love angle with Nehal Chudasama.
While Baseer Ali was widely expected to reach the finale of Bigg Boss 19, his eviction came as a shock. Speaking about it, he said, “I have learnt the art of acceptance due to the experience from the reality shows I have been a part of. Bigg Boss has taught me a lot. When I got evicted, I was in disbelief for a fraction of a second. The day I was evicted, when I woke up, the house where I spent 63 days felt different. I took it as a sign from God. When I was evicted, I just walked out with a smile.”
Baseer Ali on being called fake by co-contestants.
Sharing his thoughts on being labelled ‘fake’ by his fellow housemates, Baseer said, “For me to fake it on my 5th reality show is a joke. The audience that has been supporting me has been a part of my life since the first show. If I was faking it, trying to put up an accent, or a persona, I would have been called out on the first day. It was too much for the people inside the house to take my strong personality; it was their shortcoming. I got the role in Kundali Bhagya because I was that extra guy. It was too much for people to deal with my personality. I knew that was happening as I had experienced it earlier, too. But I was happy to see I was a topic of discussion in every corner. They were like my personal PRs in the house.”
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On his friendship with Amaal Mallik, Zeishan Quadri, and Nehal Chudasama
Ever since Baseer Ali’s eviction, netizens have blamed his friendships with Amaal Mallik and Nehal Chudasama for it, saying, “Baseer ko dosti le doobi.” Reacting to this, the Bigg Boss 19 contestant said, “I was reading a few comments like how Amaal and Nehal’s friendship backfired for me. But I don’t think I can blame anybody for that. I chose to be friends with them; it was my decision. People might not have liked Amaal for the things he did or said. They didn’t like Nehal for the same reasons. I just stood by them and guided them when they went wrong. If that’s the reason I got evicted, then it is a very mean world.”
Baseer Ali also revealed that he has sorted out his issues with Zeishan Quadri. “Zeishan Quadri was the first person I spoke to after coming out of the show. We laughed about a lot of things, but he did share that he saw a clip where Amaal said we would form a new group, and I agreed. Around this time, I was the only one left out while they all started hanging out, so I was hurt. Amaal went and told Zeishan that I spoke about him behind his back. I am glad. Zeishan bhai is not a child; he has a strong mind. We spoke and we moved on. We will stay friends for the rest of our lives. Another person who will be a friend is Natalia Janoszek. You will get to see a lot of us in the real world.”
Talking about being accused of creating a fake love angle with Nehal Chudasamal, Baseer said, “I was very clear that we are just friends. That was enough for people to believe that it was how I wanted it to look. What line did we cross to be called lovers? People are giving Shehbaz feet massages, head massages, pressing his hands the whole time. Is he sleeping with them or doing anything obnoxious? No. Whatever I was doing with Nehal was healthy; nothing crossed the line of friendship. Housemates perceived it as a love angle. Makers put clips of me just lying in her lap in the last few weeks. Do you think I was constantly just doing that? No, we were doing a lot more; that was not shown. When makers have control of the content, they will show what they like and that is what the audience will believe.”
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Baseer Ali challenges Awez Darbar; addresses their rivalry
During his time on the show, Baseer Ali shared a strong rivalry with Awez Darbar, with both trading accusations against each other. Following his eviction, Awez reportedly threatened Baseer’s PR team, warning that he would expose his secrets publicly. Reacting to Awez’s behaviour, Baseer said, “Awez is absolutely unimportant to me. He had a very fragile barrier that was broken constantly by people like me. If he didn’t get to hear what he liked…He was very image-conscious; had a fragile ego. I think he was in the wrong place. Bigg Boss was definitely not for him. I wish him all the luck, but he should never be found on another reality show. I was man enough to put it all behind, but others will stomp him and walk over.”
Reacting to Awez’s threat, Baseer said, “I would like to tell Awez that please reveal the secret you want to. I am not scared of anyone. Now I am out, you can call me or come in the media to reveal the secret and the thrill you are creating with it. There are so many things about your life that you have done after coming from Bigg Boss. I got those secrets in one hour. So let’s begin the circus, then I will call you out.”
“I had clearly told him on the show that whoever that person who created a rift between us is the same human being, who happened to be his ex, I never even wanted to know about him. People are talking about my sexuality and whatnot. So whatever his secrets are, I don’t give a shit. My life is going well, so he can do whatever he likes,” he added.
Baseer Ali calls Bigg Boss makers and Salman Khan biased
Talking about no action being taken about remarks made on his sexuality by Malti Chahar, Baseer Ali said, “What was Bigg Boss doing about it? It was said on camera, and the clip came out from the Bigg Boss team. What did Salman Khan sir or the makers do about it? Did they not want to address it? Is that fair to me? When I called the contestant quality shit, it was made into a big issue. Farah Khan blasted me for it, and I was looking like the bad guy then. Gaurav had made a comment to Amaal that you come from such a reputed family. Pointing towards me, he said, ‘Yeh log toh aise hai, don’t we come from good families?’ Nobody addressed these situations. It is very evident they don’t want to address these things as it worked for them.”
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“Also, there was absolutely no guidance given to me. It is unfair on the part of the makers to discard everything that was negatively said about me,” Baseer added on a parting note.
