No one knows whether 'Bigg Boss' contestants Gauhar Khan and Kushal Tandon's romance in the reality show is real or made-up. Gauhar, who was in a relationship with Deepika Padukone's former boy friend Nihar Pandya, had a breakup before she entered the show.

A news report says that Gauhar was in a serious relationship with Nihar and both were contemplating marriage. However, both of them split just before she had to enter the Bigg Boss home. The report alleges that the reason behind their split was religious differences. Both of them had differences on several issues related to their future, especially raising their children. While Nihar wanted to raise their children in the conventional Gujarati manner, she wanted them to follow her religion and be raised in a particular manner. This led to differences between them and they parted ways.

However, while sources close to Gauhar reveal that religion was not the reason for their breakup, Nihar maintains that he was never dating the actress.