Because a mention of Asim is incomplete without Sidharth.
Asim Riaz celebrates his birthday today. The much-loved singer made his entry in the glamour industry through Bigg Boss 13. This boy from Jammu, who had appeared in a cameo role in Main Tera Hero, got instantly recognized as he went head-to-head with Sidharth Shukla on Salman Khan's reality show. Soon enough, Asim made his name in the music industry, especially the Punjabi music industry. Here’s his journey, though pics…,
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Asim Riaz instantly became best friends with Sidharth Shukla, who showed immense potential on Bigg Boss 13 from the beginning. In fact, both Asim and Sidharth showed immense potential from the start. That is what made them the two potential contestants to look forward to. What’s more? They became brothers, which is so much more than just friends.
When you be friends with someone and have strong personalities each, there are bound to be differences. The world saw those differences in Asim and Sidharth. They turned enemies on the show and constantly fought ugly fights.
Asim was always going head-to-head with Sidharth on Bigg Boss 13. Fans were divided between him and Sidharth. Thus, at the grand finale, either Sidharth or Asim could win the trophy. Sidharth took home the prize, while Asim became the runner-up.
Asim fell in love with Himanshi Khurana on Bigg Boss 13. She even broke off her engagement to accept Asim. Soon, these two lovebirds appeared in music videos together. Today, they have worked in seven music videos together, namely Gallan Bholiyan, Gawara Nahi, Kalla Sohna Nai, Khyaal Rakhya Kar, Afsos Karoge, Pinjra and Sky High. Their latest release is Gawara Nahi.
Asim Riaz now has his own music channel and he pens and croons songs, just like Himanshi. Asim also raps and is in fact quite popular, especially in Punjab.
When Sidharth Shukla had an untimely demise, Asim was the first to bid his brother goodbye. He cried as it rained and fans of Asim and Sidharth were beyond heartbroken seeing the tragedy unfold. Asim then remembered his brother with a special message on Instagram.