Exclusive: 'Feel like a fool for trying to set up Karan-Tejasswi, don't think it's genuine,' says Akasa Singh

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Singer Akasa Singh was eliminated from Bigg Boss 15 over the weekend. While her relationship with Pratik Sehajpal grabbed attention, she explains that they were just friends. On the other hand, Akasa admits that she regrets trying to play cupid between Karan Kundrra-Tejasswi Prakash, and Ieshaan Sehgaal-Miesha Iyer.

Are you surprised you were eliminated this week?
It's not very surprising. When I got nominated, I had a feeling it would be me. It took me a while to get used to the house; I felt out of place. I went into a shell because I've never been in situations like these. I've never known how to play games. It's a little weird to be out at a time when I was finally finding my voice and taking a stand. It's fine, although people have been saying I did more than the other contestants who should have actually been out. My followers were complaining I was not my usual bubbly self on the show, but I was at least being dignified and real.

Was not being as dramatic as some others a disadvantage?
I am a dramatic person, but not in a negative way, which is a drawback that I realised early on. I can't keep screaming when no one is listening. I believe in having conversations, not just yelling at a person. In the middle of a fight if I realise the other person is just yelling for the sake of it and not listening, I would shut down and go in a corner. That kind of a nature doesn't work for a show like this.

Any task that you found difficult or pulled off better than you thought you would?
I thought I did tasks better than a lot of people. A lot of things I did were not shown in the episode and were only on live so people don't know I stayed in the pool for three hours when I was ill. I pulled off the map task despite obstacles. For me, it was not the physical tasks that were tough, but tasks where I knew I would hurt people's feelings, which is why I would get anxiety attacks. I would takes things personally and too much to the heart. I was too emotional for the show, which I wish I wasn't.

Your rapport with Afsana Khan also turned ugly after she tore your shirt during a task…
It was not tearing the shirt that hurt me, it could happen in a task, but after that she did not even ask if I was okay, despite calling me her sister. That is what got me angry. I could have raised an alarm, but I calmly went inside and put on a sweater over it. She started pulling my shirt again after which I screamed at her and she said something like, ‘Oh your shirt was open before too and your bra was showing so what is the big deal?' Now she was talking about a night suit where the button was loose and it opened up after which I changed. That is what she brought out in such a bad context. Even if she said it in anger it's disgusting to say that to anyone let alone someone you know well. The moment she realised she was wrong she would change the topic and start fighting about something else so I couldn't do anything. I can't be that dirty. I took a step back and went into the background.

A lot of people were against you for supporting Pratik…
Yes, I was told from day one that supporting Pratik will make me look bad. I put relationships over everything. If I have a good relationship with him I will not change it because five people are telling me to. One person who I thought genuinely cared in the show was Pratik. So it's okay if the whole house went against me, I supported him when he was right and fought with him when he was wrong. So then people outside thought that I didn't support him, that I was fake. So I come across as wrong from both sides, though I always tried to do the right thing.

Was not having a romantic relationship in the house also a disadvantage?
I'm glad that I didn't go that route though everyone in the house had started teasing Pratik and me because we were together 24/7. But we are proud of how pure and genuine it was. My values are way beyond content, I guess it's not so for other people. I feel like a fool for trying to set up Karan and Tejasswi because I don't think it's genuine at all. Karan has been a close person to me so I thought if he likes her I'll help them because I am a matchmaker in real life. I like love stories. Even with Ieshaan and Miesha, I encouraged them a lot because I thought it was genuine, but I don't know anymore. Before I got evicted, Karan asked me ‘Yeh zyada ho raha hai kya (is this too much?)' I said take a step back and see what happens on the other side. After I see what's happening now I don't think it's very genuine.

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