Shehnaaz Gill was known as Punjab’s Katrina Kaif before participating in Bigg Boss 13. The reality show changed the way people looked at her. Shehnaaz, who was a well-known face in the Punjabi film industry, gained nationwide popularity. She was a finalist. Gill’s career peaked following Bigg Boss 13, and she signed numerous Hindi and Punjabi movies. Post the show, she impressed her fans with her honest conversations in interviews. However, some of her comments drew mixed reactions. Reacting to being trolled for her honesty, Shehnaaz told Zoom exclusively that she has stopped paying attention.
Shehnaaz Gill reacts to being trolled for honest confessions
In an exclusive interview with Zoom for her recently released Punjabi film, Ishqnama, Shehnaaz said her honesty always backfires, but, “Mujhe dukh nahi hota. Mujhe lagta hai theek hai; maine sahi bola logon ne galat samjha. Theek hai. I think I am the best, and thank you, God. Koi mujhpe musibat aati hai toh my Baba Deep Singh ji is with me, apne talwar ke saath (laughs).”
(Translation: I don’t feel bad about being trolled for my honesty. I think it is fine. I spoke the truth; people misconstrued it. That’s okay. I think I am the best and thank you, God. My Baba Deep Singh ji is with me, holding his sword to protect me.)
About Shehnaaz Gill’s film Ishqnama
Ishqnama is directed by Arvindr S. Khaira. The film also stars Jayy Randhawa, Saurabh Sachdeva, Anjum Batra, Mahabir Bhullar, and Arvinder Kaur. Set in the early 1980s along the India–Pakistan border in Punjab, it is inspired by true events. Ishqnama released on July 24.
What is Shehnaaz Gill and Jayy Randhawa’s Ishqnama about?
Ishqnama follows Nimma, a young Sikh student and aspiring poet from Indian Punjab, who falls in love with Nasima, a Muslim woman from Pakistani Punjab. Their romance takes place amid deep political tensions between the two countries, religious differences, and the heavily guarded international border separating them. As their relationship grows, the couple must navigate family expectations, social prejudice, and the realities of a divided region, testing whether love can survive against overwhelming odds.
Punjabi film Ishqnama is based on a book
Ishqnama is adapted from the book Hind Pak Bordernama. The book is based on the real experiences of a person named Nirmal and traces his cross-border love story against the historical backdrop of post-Partition Punjab and the heavily militarised India–Pakistan border.