Raqesh
Bapat
and
Shamita
Shetty’s
relationship
on
Bigg
Boss
OTT
garnered
a
lot
of
headlines
and
chatter
on
social
media.
The
duo
hasn’t
refrained
from
acknowledging
their
feelings
for
one
another
they
developed
during
their
stint
on
the
show
and
even
stepped
out
for
a
dinner
date
recently,
leaving
many
#ShaRa
fans
beaming
with
joy.
Now,
in
an
interview
with
Pinkvilla,
Raqesh
Bapat
has
expressed
gratitude
for
his
fans
whilst
speaking
about
the
profound
liking
he
has
for
his
fellow
BB
mate
Shamita
Shetty.
Raqesh
shared,
"Whatever
I
have
for
Shamita
is
from
a
place
of
care,
thoroughly
genuine
and
all
from
my
heart.
Had
Shamita
not
been
in
the
game,
I
would
still
have
remained
the
same
as
I
was
seen
throughout
my
stint,
for
I
am
the
same
in
my
real
life
too.
There
was
no
pretence.
In
that
house,
you
need
somebody
to
talk
to,
to
vent
out
to,
otherwise,
you
may
just
go
mad.
Whatever
feelings
of
mine
you
all
saw
for
Shamita
were
absolutely
genuine
and
came
from
within
a
pure
soul
and
intentions." said
Bapat.
However,
a
few
trolls
had
also
accused
Raqesh
of
using
Shamita
only
to
reach
the
finale
of
Bigg
Boss.
On
being
quizzed
about
the
accusations,
Raqesh
said,
"That's
not
right!
Shamita
and
I,
both
of
us
have
had
our
own
professional
journeys
and
I
do
not
need
anybody
to
help
me
reach
my
goal.
Also,
let
me
tell
you
that
honestly,
winning
the
show
was
never
my
goal,
I
had
participated
to
garner
experience
and
see
what
the
hype
over
BB
has
been
all
these
years.
So
using
Shamita
to
reach
till
the
very
end
is
absolutely
out
of
question!"
He
went
on
to
add,
"Had
I
been
evicted
in
the
initial
weeks
itself,
I
would
have
been
happy
even
then.
Just
because
I
am
calm
as
a
person
and
according
to
trolls,
may
have
not
succeeded
in
delivering
the
typical
'content',
and
if
this
is
why
they
feel
that
I
have
used
Shamita,
then
NO,
it's
wrong!
I
am
not
that
shallow."
The
actor
also
revealed
that
it
feels
good
to
return
home
to
his
loved
ones.
He
shared
that
his
Bigg
Boss
stint
left
him
feeling
very
overwhelmed
and
the
first
thing
he
did
upon
returning
was
sleep
for
hours
without
worrying
about
Bigg
Boss
waking
him
up
with
an
alarm.
He
even
stated
that
he
spoke
his
heart
out
to
his
mother,
sister
and
family
and
everybody
unanimously
told
him
that
they
were
happy
with
his
journey
on
the
reality
show.