In Season 2, Aishwarya Dutta and Shariq Hassan's close friendship was a matter of controversy as the housemates complained on the group of friends. Aishwarya was also seen getting angry on Shariq after she suspected that he started keeping away from her.

However, in an interview with Behindwoods in a show Mathey Yosi, after his eviction, Shariq revealed that he was just close friends with her and it was affection and not crush or love.