Shehnaaz Gill has been roped in to pay a tribute at the Bigg Boss finale to her best friend and rumoured boyfriend, the late Sidharth Shukla.

For the last few years, we have seen the gorgeous Sidharth Shukla entering the house first as a contestant and then as a mentor. In fact just last year, we saw Sid enter the Bigg Boss OTT house with Shehnaaz Gill – and SidNaaz, as their fans called them looked so gorgeous together. Shehnaaz and Sid have never openly admitted to their relationship though they have always said that they are best friends. Shehnaaz has even said that “Sid has become an aadat, if I don’t see him, I feel bad.”

Unfortunately, last year saw the untimely and unfortunate demise of Sidharth Shukla leaving all his family and fans grieving and emotional. Shehnaaz was seen heartbroken at his funeral and for a couple of months after that, friends and family claimed that she was too devastated and there were no public appearances.

However, as a catharsis, Shehnaaz released a song paying tribute to Sidharth. She will be performing to the same single at the finale.

On the other hand, the Shukla family posted an official statement: “We, as a family, come with a request, which we hope everyone will respect. Sidharth has moved on and no longer can he make decisions for himself, but he’s still an integral part of our lives and our memories and we are there to protect his wishes. We request everyone who wants to use Sidharth’s name and/ or face in any project, please reach out to us. Please take a moment to ask us.” The family requested people to not release any of the projects of the actor which ‘did not have his consent or intent for release’ when he was alive.

There was a bit of confusion in the beginning whether this statement was indirectly pointing at Shehnaaz but then a source clarified that it was for a song that was shot a few years back with Sid and Vishal Kotian that the producers planned to release.