Nivedita Basu: Eijaz Khan has gone through a lot in his childhood

Producer-director Nivedita Basu, who recently directed the web series Tandoor, is close friends with Eijaz Khan, who is currently locked up in the Bigg Boss house. Sometime back, for a task on the show, Eijaz revealed how he had gone through a lot as a child and is not comfortable with anyone touching him. 

While many contestants tried to question the truth of this, Nivedita confesses that Eijaz has had a very tough childhood. “He has gone through a lot in his childhood. I was surprised when he said he is going for the game. I was like, ‘With your nature, temperament and tolerance level, will you be able to sustain?’ But I can see he is a changed man and there are so many people loving him. This is one side a lot of him that people didn’t know,” says Nivedita, who has is known for her stint with Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms, where she worked on projects such as Kasautii Zindagii Kay and Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Nivedita has made a name for herself with independent work too with her shows Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai and Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi.

The two have known each other since the last 16-17 years. “I worked on his first project till his last project in Balaji. I was part of Kahiin Toh Hoga, Kavyanjali, Jo Dil Mein Hai…I think all of them. That’s how we got very thick. We were working together at a time when he was doing 5 shows and I was doing 8 shows and we used to literally live on the Balaji sets,” she says.

Eijaz ahs sure had quite the game, and the revelations might have come across as a lot to some of the viewers, but Nivedita has a point to make!