Mumbai, Sep 7: Popular television actress Mahhi Vij, who has entered ‘Bigg Boss 20’, has clarified that her exit from her previous show “Seher Hone Ko Hai’ was not linked to her participation in the Salman Khan-hosted reality show, saying she had decided to quit in January itself.

“I had quit the show long back, and this show came to me just 20 days back. So, it’s not related at all. That exit wasn’t sudden. I wanted to quit the show in January, but it was taking time, and I’m sure the creatives were not ready to leave me,” Mahhi told media.

She added: “And I was also not mentally prepared to leave the show because it’s very close to my heart. But yes, I didn’t leave the show for Bigg Boss.”

Upon joining the show, Mahhi said one should always try something new.

“Bigg Boss has been in each and everybody’s (list)… You can say it’s been the most-awaited show of the year, so I wanted to be part of it. I actually didn’t want to be part of it. I love to watch it, but I don’t know what made me take this decision to be part of it. And I’m really excited.”

Mahhi said that the rumours of her joining had been coming every year, but this time, she thought the time was right.

“And there’s always the right time to do things. I mean, there’s a time for everything. I think that time has come,” he said.

Describing herself and what to expect in the show, she said: “Mahhi, as a person, I am very kind-hearted. I’m very short-tempered also, at the same time. I’m very loving. I’m a friend of friends, but also an enemy of enemies.”

“I don’t like to rub people the wrong way, and I don’t want the same for myself. The rest, I don’t know what will happen inside. Maybe a different Mahi will be seen.”

Talking about Bigg Boss being a platform for reviving careers, the former wife of Jay Bhanushali said: “So, nothing can revive your acting career? I could have done something else to revive my career, but yes, definitely, it also plays an important part in our lives.”

“It changes, and it has changed a lot of people. People we didn’t know about earlier, we know about today. It really changes everyone’s identity for good,” she said.

Mumbai, Sep 6: Actress Poonam Pandey has strongly reacted to Swara Bhasker’s remarks about the jauhar sequence depicted in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat.

Speaking exclusively to media, Poonam criticized Swara’s comments and said she was surprised that someone she considered educated and intelligent would make such a statement. The ‘Nasha’ actress said she used to be a fan of the actress but disagreed with what she had said about the film. She questioned why Swara had made such comments and argued that the makers had portrayed the historical account rather than creating a fictional story.

“I used to be her fan, a long time ago. Now, whatever she said… She shouldn’t have said that,” Poonam said. She further expressed her disappointment over Swara’s comments, describing them as a “very stupid thing to say.” She added that she had always considered Swara to be “so educated and so smart” and said she was upset to hear her speak about the film in that manner.

Poonam stated, She said, “I used to be her fan a long time ago. Now, whatever she said… What should I say to her? She shouldn’t have said that. The makers only showed history. They didn’t make up a story. Sanjay Leela Bhansali showed a film based on history.”

“I have a lot of anger inside me. No, I don’t want to… Because it’s a very stupid thing to say something like this. I always found her so educated and so smart. And a woman like her coming out and saying something so rubbish. She… I mean… Her tongue is bad, her face looks bad too,” added Poonam.

For the unversed, Swara Bhasker recently drew attention with her comments on the jauhar scene in the film “Padmaavat.” The actress spoke at the “Woman Life Freedom” talk held at the India International Centre in Delhi on August 31, where she criticized the depiction of the sequence in the film.

Speaking at the event, Swara made a strong observation about the jauhar sequence shown towards the end of the film. She said that the portrayal could send the wrong message to rape survivors and questioned whether the scene suggested that women should choose death to preserve their honour.

She was quoted as saying, “I was watching it, and I thought that if God forbid, I was a rape survivor, what is this film telling me? I would feel like a coward that I didn’t commit suicide to save my honour. Is that what you want to tell in a society like ours where I feel like anyway there is a rape epidemic. Is this what we want to tell our survivors that they don’t deserve to live, that if you actually would have be a honourable and brave women, you would have killed yourself. Are we saying that rape is end of a woman’s life? This scene was so problematic.”

Mumbai, Sep 6: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who is set to host the 20th season of the reality show ‘Bigg Boss’, had a fun banter with actor politician Manoj Tiwari, and his daughter on the sets of the show.

A new promo released by the makers shows Manoj Tiwari walking on to the ‘Bigg Boss 20’ stage as he sings the song ‘Rinkiya Ke Papa’.

It then cuts to Manoj Tiwari, who was a contestant during the show’s 4th season telling Salman that he is on the show not to participate but to drop off his daughter Rhiti Tiwari.

Rhiti Tiwari then appeared on stage prompting a reaction from Salman. The superstar told her, “Ghar ke andar, ande lo lekar kabhi fight nahi karna (Do not fight over eggs when inside the house)”.

He added, “Ae baap pe mat jaana. (Don’t talk about my father)”, as Manoj covered his face. Rhiti cracked a ‘baap’ joke in return, making her father and Salman crack up.

Salman was referring to the infamous fight between Manoj and Dolly Bindra in ‘Bigg Boss 4’ over eggs. Manoj wanted an omelette for breakfast, Dolly Bindra wanted him to finish the leftovers first, leading to a fight. The moment when Manoj said, “Kitchen kisi ke baap ka nahi hai (The kitchen doesn’t belong to anyone’s father)”.

Dolly responded with, “Baap pe bolna nahi (don’t talk about my father)”. It has since become a meme.

Salman Khan kickstarted the shoot of the upcoming 20th season of Bigg Boss ahead of its premiere on September 6. During the shoot, the actor appeared visibly irritated with the paparazzi at one point while posing for photographs. In a video from the sets, Salman can be seen posing for the paparazzi while asking them to maintain a proper distance from the stage. When the situation continued, he told them, “Yeh mera kaam nahi hai. Mujhe camera ke aage aane ki koi zarurat nahi hai (This is not my job. I don’t need to come in front of the camera)”.

Towards the end of the clip, when the paparazzi continued asking him to pose, the actor appeared irritated and responded with an irritated tone saying, “Photos… photos… photos”. Though what exactly triggered him is not clear.

For the uninitiated, Salman has been the face of Bigg Boss ever since he took over as host with Season 4 in 2010, replacing Amitabh Bachchan.