Actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee, who was last seen in Bigg Boss 15, recently had foot surgery and is currently recovering from it. She suffered the injury during a task in Bigg Boss 15.
The actress recently shared a series of pictures on her social media account suggesting that actor Vishaal Singh has proposed her and made it official with an engagement ring.
Everyone assumed that they got engaged but later Devoleena revealed that it was all a gimmick to promote their upcoming music video. Both Devoleena and Vishaal received a lot of heat online for putting up such misleading post.
In a recent interview with BT, Devoleena talked about it and shared, “It is silly how people assumed that Vishal and I got engaged. Vishal has been one of my best friends since I did Saathiya and the entire world knows it. We were not engaged then, we are not engaged now. He has been my closest friend and people should know that it was just a prank to promote my music video. I was shocked and surprised when so many people, including some of my good friends, called me to wish me for the engagement. How can anyone assume? Social media is filled with such gimmicks and people should know that by now.”
Caliing it a marketing gimmick instead of a publicity stunt, Devoleena said, “It was a marketing gimmick for a music video and it was not even something that sounded real. There are pros and cons of social media, and I think we are better off than the millions of people who spread negativity online. We posted something romantic, which is not true. Why is no one asking people who spread negativity? I don’t think I should be blamed or questioned for this. It was a silly prank and people fell for it.”
When asked if she has plans to tie the knot soon, Devo replied “I don’t believe in talking about my relationship till it is final. What is the point of revealing someone’s identity and then announcing a breakup after a few months? I am seeing someone and I plan to take things to a serious level but till that happens, I don’t think I would want to talk about my relationship. I would like to talk about him by the end of the year,” she concludes.
What is your take on it, Publicity Stunt or Marketing Gimmick?