Bigg Boss 16 currently airing on Colors has been keeping up with the trends, has great TRP soon after the show began, has several trending hashtags on social media, and is also constantly in the news. One of the biggest reasons being Sajid Khan’s participation. The show also features contestants Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia, Abdu Rozik, rapper MC Stan, Imlie star Sumbul Touqeer, Saath Nibhaana Saathiya actor Gautam Vig, and many more. However, it seems Bigg Boss makers have ticked all the boxes of controversy, trends and triggers with Sajid Khan’s participation.
The reality TV show, Big Boss 16 successful seasons and several regional spin-offs. The show is known for bringing together several celebrities, misfits, and controversial people together. The contestants live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. Housemates are voted out, usually on a weekly basis, until only one remains and wins the cash prize.
Fans of the show have expressed disappointment with the filmmaker’s participation and many have continued to share tweets about the same on social media. Bigg Boss 16 is known for bringing in controversial celebrities as contestants or wild card contestants to bring in more views, and to rev up the TRP (Television Rating Point). Dolly Bindra, Ajaz Khan, Pavitra Punia, and many more have turned out to be controversial after several weeks in the Bigg Boss house. Kamaal R Khan and Rakhi Sawant were known for their shenanigans before entering the reality show, however, with a participant like Sajid Khan, Bigg Boss has gone too far.
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Sajid Khan in 2018 was accused by nine women of sexual harassment including Sherlyn Chopra and Jiah Khan. Celebrities like Sona Mohapatra have also urged Bollywood to open up about the filmmaker’s participation and condemn his appearance on the daily TV show. Mandana Karimi, who had also accused the filmmaker of misconduct, has quit Bollywood in protest after Sajid Khan entered the Salman Khan-hosted show.
Sajid Khan’s constant appearance is not only triggering to many across the audience demographic, but the show also seems to be attempting to normalise a public personality, a celebrity after they have been called out for sexual harassment. Not something as simple as a con, or a theft case. Not one but nine women, risked their lives and their careers to come forward and pen down horrific accounts they when through and called out a man in power. The same man is now being white washed (intentionally hiding some kind of wrongdoing, error, or unpleasant situation) back into society as someone who has had their own struggles?
