Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub On His Bond With Swara Bhaskar: ‘People Thought We Were Married'
Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub revealed that his friendship with Swara Bhaskar was so strong that people often assumed they were married.
Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Swara Bhaskar share a close friendship, often mistaken for a romantic relationship due to their strong bond. The duo first shared screen space in Raanjhanaa, playing childhood friends, and have since been close to each other.
But their friendship extends beyond the screen, and it continues to draw attention. From engaging in poetry to lending their voices to social causes, Swara and Zeeshan have frequently been seen together.
The actor sat for an interview with an entertainment portal recently and opened up about his enduring friendship with Swara Bhaskar, a bond so strong that it has often led people to assume they are a married couple.
In a conversation with Filmygyan, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub revealed with a laugh, 'Itne logo ko ye lagta tha ki jaise we are married. Mere aur Swara ke rishte ke bare me apko batata hu. Itni confusion hai hamari logo ko lkar. Do log agar dikhte ki ye dost hai, do logo ko dekhkar bhai, itne logo ko ye lagta tha ki jaise we are married. Hmlog kai jagh pe dikhe. Matlab hmlogo ne kai cheezein ek dusre ki share kari, hmlog politically same sochte hai, to kayi baar hmlog kisi protest me dikh gaye, kabhi kisi aur cheez me dikh gaye. Toh, I think hmara na wo kabhi khatam nhi hua. (So many people felt as if we were married. I am telling you about the relationship between Swara and me. There is so much confusion about us. If two people see that they are friends, after seeing us, many people feel as if we are married. We were seen at many places. We shared many things with each other; we think politically alike, so many times we were seen in some protest, sometimes in some other thing. So I think that it never ended for us.")
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He went on to say, 'Ek point ke baad Swara se batchit thori kam ho gayi. Log bhi woh baat karte hai ki aisa kyu lagta logo ko, kyuki hamari dosti ekdm hi mar pitai wali hai. Jo Raanjhanaa me thi wahi wali. Exactly, waise hi hai, ki maar diya, koni maar di. Boht pyari dosti hai. (After a certain point, the conversation with Swara reduced a bit. People also talk about why people feel this way, because our friendship is definitely a fun friendship. The same kind that was there in Raanjhanaa. It is exactly like that, where they beat each other and hit elbows. It is a very lovely friendship.")
The actor was last seen in Pankaj Tripathi's Criminal Justice Season 4. Up next, he is all set to star in the series Nyaya, produced by Sameer Nair and Applause Entertainment. The series will also star Saiyaara's Aneet Padda, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Raghubir Yadav, and Rajesh Sharma.
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July 28, 2025, 18:16 IST
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