The rumour mills had been abuzz with the reports that Sheezan Khan had been replaced by Abhishek Nigam as the star of the ongoing television programme Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul. According to a recent report, this has since been confirmed by insiders of the programme. Sheezan has spent the past three weeks in police custody concerning the passing of the other show lead, Tunisha Sharma.

Sheezan Khan was Tunisha Sharma’s co-star on the television series Ali Baba: Daastan-E-Kabul, and the two were romantically involved for a while. However, the couple split up 15 days before Tunisha Sharma committed suicide. She reportedly suffered from depression as a result of their abrupt split.

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Sheezan Khan was using Tunisha Sharma, according to Tunisha Sharma’s mother, for the past three to four months, she said. Despite being in a relationship with another woman, Sheezan allegedly promised Tunisha Sharma that he would marry Tunisha. She uttered, “Sheezan used Tunisha for 3-4 months, and then brokeup. I lost my child. This man should be punished

A report stated, “Yes, Abhishek is on board and he will shoot the promo soon. The story currently revolves around a masked man and it will be revealed that he is none other than Abhishek. A call on Tunisha’s character remains to be taken. Her character may or may not be brought back. The creative team is weighing all options.”. The reports further have added that Tunisha’s character won’t be replaced and rather a new character will be introduced in the show.

Speaking about Abhishek Nigam’s transition, a report stated, “It will be shown that Ali was gravely injured and was healed and got a new face through ancient cosmetic surgery,” Earlier, there were rumours that Avneet Kaur shall be replacing Tunisha in the show, however her mother has stated, “Avneet will not be playing the role of Mariam in the show Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul. These rumours are not true,” as quoted by DNA.