Replacements aren’t easy. For Abhishek Nigam, who agreed to step into Sheezan Khan’s shoes to play the new Ali Baba on TV, it was even tougher. Sheezan is currently in judicial custody. He was arrested on December 25 for abetment to suicide of his co-actor Tunisha Sharma. On December 24, the actress reportedly died by suicide in her make-up room on the set of their show Ali Baba: Dastaan-e-Kabul, which has now been renamed Ali Baba Ek Andaaz Andekha — Chapter 2. The unit resumed the shoot five days after the tragic incident and the makers began hunting for a new male lead, which ended with Abhishek. In an exclusive interview with BT, Abhishek speaks about the responsibility on his shoulders, his apprehensions before taking up the show, and the bond he shared with Tunisha, with whom he had worked in a show earlier. Excerpts:
The show has been in the news since the tragic demise of Tunisha and the subsequent arrest of Sheezan. Considering this, did you have any apprehensions about taking up the show?
