India, Nov. 4 -- Panchayat actor Aasif Khan, who was recently eliminated from Salman Khan's Bigg Boss 20, has revealed that his wife, Zeba Khan, received abusive messages and threats after clarifying the context behind the viral video of him hugging fellow contestant Love Gill on the show.

Aasif said he never expected the hug to spark such a controversy and revealed that he and his wife had laughed about the clip when they watched it together. He also expressed happiness over the way she handled the situation maturely.

However, Aasif said his wife later showed him the abusive messages and threats she had received following her clarification. He said, "She showed her DMs and said, 'Boys are sending me messages like these, threatening me ...