Himanshi Khurana Revisits Religious Differences Behind Asim Riaz Breakup: ‘Will I Be Cremated or Buried?’

Himanshi Khurana has revisited the religious conflict she experienced during a past relationship, offering fresh context to the reason she and Asim Riaz publicly gave for their breakup in December 2023.

Speaking with former Bigg Boss 13 co-contestant Paras Chhabra on his Abraa Kaa Dabra Show podcast, Himanshi discussed the possibility of adopting her partner’s religious practices, her discomfort over distancing herself from the faith she had followed since childhood, and the spiritual journey that followed. Importantly, she did not name Asim while recounting the specific private conversations in the recent interview.

That distinction matters. The connection to Asim is supported by the couple’s own breakup history: when they separated in December 2023, both publicly cited their different religious beliefs as a reason for ending the relationship. But the newer details about conversations inside the relationship currently remain Himanshi’s account, rather than independently verified exchanges between the former couple.

Himanshi says changing her religious life became difficult to contemplate

During the conversation with Paras, Himanshi said her former partner spoke positively about his religion and that she eventually found herself considering what accepting another religious path would mean for the practices and beliefs she had grown up with.

Published accounts of the interview indicate that she described a conflict over whether she could continue her existing religious practices. At the same time, she reportedly clarified that her former partner had not behaved badly towards her, which makes it important not to reduce her remarks to an unsupported allegation that she was simply “forced to convert.”

Her account is better understood as describing pressure, expectation and an internal struggle over religious identity, with Himanshi ultimately deciding that she could not detach herself from her own faith.

She said the conflict left her feeling as though choosing another religious path would amount to turning away from the God and traditions she had followed throughout her life.

‘I felt I was betraying God’

One of the strongest themes in Himanshi’s account is not criticism of another religion, but her fear of losing her own spiritual identity.

She recalled thinking about completing pilgrimages because she worried that her religious life might later change. The thought, she explained, made her feel as though she was saying goodbye to her own God.

Himanshi described that emotional state as feeling that she was “betraying God.” 

Her questions eventually moved beyond prayer and religious observance to something even more personal: what religious identity would mean at the end of her life.

She recalled wondering whether she would be cremated or buried.

That quote requires especially careful framing.

Himanshi said the question came into her own mind and subconscious. The available reliable accounts do not establish that her former partner directly asked her, “Will you be cremated or buried?” NDTV’s account quotes her explaining that the thought originated within her as she struggled with the implications of changing faith.

That makes the line a reflection of her internal identity crisis rather than, based on the material reviewed, an ultimatum delivered by another person.

Kinnaur Kailash became part of her search for clarity

Himanshi said the religious conflict encouraged her to examine her own beliefs more closely through pilgrimage.

One particularly significant experience was her journey to Kinnaur Kailash. She recalled the trek as extremely demanding and said she broke down emotionally after reaching the destination.

The pilgrimage adds useful context because it was not a detail introduced only after the breakup. Himanshi publicly documented her Kinnaur Kailash journey in 2023, before she and Asim announced their separation that December.

In her recent account, she also said her then-partner appreciated the achievement and was happy that she had completed such a difficult journey.

That detail adds nuance to the story. Her description is not of a relationship in which every spiritual choice was opposed. Rather, she portrays a more complicated incompatibility: support could exist alongside a fundamental disagreement over the religious identity she would carry forward.

Religion was publicly cited when Himanshi and Asim broke up

The latest interview becomes more significant when placed beside what the former couple actually said in 2023.

Himanshi announced their separation in December 2023, explaining that they were parting because of their different religious beliefs. Asim subsequently addressed the breakup and said they had mutually agreed to sacrifice their relationship for their respective religious beliefs, while requesting privacy and respect.

That contemporaneous statement means the religious element of their breakup is not a later invention.

What cannot automatically be treated as independently established, however, are the specific private conversations Himanshi is now recounting.

That distinction should remain visible throughout coverage: religious differences as a factor in their breakup are supported by both parties’ earlier public statements; the details of how those differences played out privately are presently Himanshi’s account.

Himanshi did not name Asim in the latest discussion

This is perhaps the most important qualification for publication.

The Indian Express and Times of India both noted that while Himanshi discussed religious differences and her former relationship during Paras Chhabra’s podcast, she did not specifically name Asim while describing the relevant private conversations.

The remarks have naturally been connected to him because the two had a long, publicly documented relationship and explicitly cited religion when they separated.

However, writing “Asim told Himanshi she must convert” as an unconditional factual statement would go further than the evidence reviewed here comfortably supports.

A stronger editorial formulation is: Himanshi said her former partner discussed his religion with her and described the prospect of changing her own religious practices as something she could not reconcile with her identity.

That preserves both the news value and the evidentiary distinction.

From Bigg Boss 13 romance to a public breakup

Himanshi and Asim became close during Bigg Boss 13 and continued their relationship after the reality show.

Their relationship remained public for several years before their December 2023 separation. The breakup attracted particular attention because the couple themselves chose to identify religious compatibility as a reason, rather than leaving the separation unexplained.

Himanshi’s latest interview therefore does more than revive an old breakup. It provides her perspective on what the phrase “religious differences” actually meant to her questions about worship, personal identity, pilgrimage and even funeral customs.

The Celebrity Hour Take

The most responsible way to read Himanshi Khurana’s latest remarks is not as a confrontation between two religions, but as her account of a conflict between romantic commitment and personal religious identity.

That difference matters.

Celebrity breakup stories often compress complex personal issues into a dramatic quote. In this case, “Will I be cremated or buried?” can sound like something said to Himanshi by another person. The material reviewed indicates something subtler: it was a question she says arose within her as she considered what changing religions could mean for the rest of her life.

Her account also contains details that resist a one-dimensional narrative. She says her former partner did not mistreat her in this context and supported her Kinnaur Kailash achievement, even as religious incompatibility became significant enough for the relationship to end.

The new interview is therefore most valuable as Himanshi’s explanation of how she came to understand the depth of her own faith, rather than as evidence for sweeping conclusions about Asim Riaz or either religion.

Sources & Verification

This report was independently prepared using recent coverage of Himanshi Khurana’s conversation with Paras Chhabra, the official listing for Paras Chhabra’s Abraa Kaa Dabra Show, and contemporary reporting around Himanshi and Asim Riaz’s December 2023 breakup.

The Celebrity Hour separately checked two key distinctions: Himanshi did not explicitly name Asim while recounting the latest private conversations in the material reviewed, and the “cremated or buried” question was described by Himanshi as something that arose in her own subconscious. Descriptions of private conversations have therefore been attributed to Himanshi rather than presented as independently established facts.