Actor Shagun Sharma has alleged that her Khatron Ke Khiladi 15 co-star Gaurav Khanna bullied her during the show’s filming.
The 28-year-old made the allegations in a recent interview while reflecting on her overall experience on the stunt-based reality show.
She stated clearly that Gaurav Khanna is one person from the cast she would not want to encounter again after the experience.
Shagun said: “I think Gaurav Khanna is one person I would not want to meet.”
She elaborated on the nature of the bullying and described specific situations in which she felt singled out by the actor.
“He bullied me a lot. For example, if five people performed a task and four of them aborted it, out of those four, he would pick on me the most.
“He would say, ‘She gives up’, ‘She is weak’, and ‘Don’t do this’.
“I think in reality space, you do become a different version of yourself.
“So I would not say that he is the same in real life as he behaved there.”
Her account suggests that the bullying was a pattern of behaviour rather than an isolated incident during the challenging shoot.
She acknowledged that reality show environments can bring out unfamiliar and uncharacteristic sides of a person’s personality.
Shagun stopped short of making a definitive judgment about who Gaurav Khanna is in real life.
Gaurav Khanna has not publicly responded to any of Shagun Sharma’s allegations made in the interview at this time.
Khatron Ke Khiladi 15 was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa, and production on the new season has since fully wrapped up.
Filmmaker and action director Rohit Shetty returns to host the show after a two-year break from the franchise.
The makers have announced that the new season will introduce a fresh format combining returning contestants with first-time participants.
The season’s lineup includes Avinash Mishra, Farrhana Bhatt, Avika Gor and Orhan Awatramani, among several others.
Harsh Gujral, Jasmin Bhasin, Rubina Dilaik, Karan Wahi, Rithvik Dhanjani and Vishal Aditya Singh also feature in the new season.
Gaurav Khanna has also been making headlines due to developments in his personal life.
His wife Akanksha Chamola spoke about the state of their on the reality show Lock Upp, making candid revelations publicly.
When Gaurav entered the show as her visitor, Akanksha became visibly emotional and tearful upon seeing him.
Gaurav Khanna used the visit to clarify publicly that the two have not yet legally completed their divorce proceedings as of that moment.