Pooja Bhatt is the ’cause of all negativity’ on Bigg Boss OTT, Salman Khan ‘biased’ for bringing up divorce with Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Aaliya Siddiqui

In a shocking twist, Aaliya Siddiqui was ousted from Bigg Boss OTT 2 on Tuesday evening. The estranged wife of Nawazuddin Siddiqui was nominated alongside Jiya Shankar, and it was announced that she got lesser votes. Aaliya shared that she was upset about this mid-week elimination, however, seeing the love people have for her, felt like a victory in itself.

In an exclusive chat with indianexpress.com, the filmmaker shared that she holds Pooja Bhatt responsible for her eviction. Calling the actor and her group negative, Aaliya shared, “They cannot see good in anything. Pooja ji has achieved so much in life yet she is so bitter and negative about others. She kept on targeting me that I am trying to hide a side of mine. When the reality is that I am a little reserved person and I take time to open up. I cannot fight or talk ill about others for the camera like them. I really don’t know what issue she had with me. I was strong enough to call her out and nominate her when needed. To be honest, everything wrong, especially the negativity in the house is because of her. She is the leader of that group and needs to be evicted.”

Calling the show biased for pushing Pooja Bhatt and co. in the game, Aaliya shared that she is happy that audiences can at least see through this. She shared that during nominations, Pooja attacked her and accused her of playing the victim card, when she herself keeps using her father Mahesh Bhatt’s name in the game. “She used such a big statement for me and when I defended myself, she proudly said ‘main Mahesh Bhatt ki beti hu‘. Why would you do that? She herself is an actor and director and has been a star in her time. Why can’t she play the game on her own merit? When you need to drop names, you cannot point fingers at me. I was in the game on my own, to find my own identity beyond being Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s wife but she was questioning me. It’s so unfair,” an angry Aaliya said.