The past week of Bigg Boss OTT3 saw the eviction of tarot card reader Munisha Khatwani. In an exclusive chat with The Pioneer, she speaks of her eviction, contestants being image-conscious and also discusses the incident between Armaan Malik and Vishal
Tejal Sinha
Rightly termed India’s most controversial show, Bigg Boss stands out to be true to it. The ongoing Bigg Boss OTT 3 has certainly been around multiple controversies. Just as the format brings in—also comes the weekly eviction.
The past week saw the exit of Tarot card reader Munisha Khatwani and also the season’s first rule break—violence by YouTuber Armaan Malik.
As we get into a chat with the former contestant, though she felt she had the potential to hang in there at the house for more time, she has no regrets about getting out of the house either. “My journey has been very interesting. The show has been memorable for me, especially with all the personal equations that I have made with Lovekesh and Vishal. The best relationship I formed is very clear to everybody; it’s with Love, Vishal and everybody knows they are brothers to me and these are the only true relationships I could form in the house.”
While many would initially be skeptical about getting into the show, the former actress wasn’t really skeptical but rather excited. “Since there was a lot of back and forth in my process, I was finalised pretty late. I got to know that I was entering the Bigg Boss house at the very last moment. So yeah, I was excited to get in, though I should have been skeptical (she giggles).”
The fights, the friendship breaks, the backstabs and all the negativity around have been pretty evident for the avid viewers of the show. In fact, Munisha too felt that living with the negativity and politics in the house was the most challenging and difficult part of the show. She believes that she could survive with less food, fewer facilities, or even with no communication, but the negativity and politics just got to her.
“Entering the house with no strategies went against me,” says Khatwani, who is, however, proud of the fact that she was stuck with Lovekesh and Vishal till the very end. But again, “Being honest and introverted doesn’t turn out well because I think you need to play differently as you enter the house and I feel I am not capable of that.”
However, being spiritual did help her out in the best way possible.
She does feel that with her background in tarot reading, she found out the true aura of her fellow contestants, which turned out to be difficult for her to vibe with them. “I could see that most of them are not authentic.”
A lot of people, she says, in the house are image-conscious.
Further in this chat, we also went on to discuss the incident of Armaan slapping Vishal, to which she shares that she does not support any such action. Like most people, she says she too opposes violence. The incident further led to Armaan Malik being nominated for the entire season. However, looking at the other side of the coin, without being objective, she said, “If we look at it from the standpoint of a husband and wife, I believe anyone could have done the same thing and would lose their temper. I’m not saying that’s appropriate, but when it comes to their spouse or family, individuals occasionally overreact or get quite protective. I still find it unacceptable.”
Going ahead and discussing the issue, she does highlight that, regretfully, because Payal did not use the exact same words, the problem got worse. She shares, “According to what I know about Vishal, he is a kind man with no bad intentions. He has strong family values and comes from a respectable household. The fact that he wasn’t given the chance to present his side of the story is unfair. He ought to have been given an opportunity to defend himself, but everyone was free to condemn and boycott him. But by then, everyone had come to their own opinions.”
As we head towards the end of the chat, she cordially concludes, saying, “I don’t know about Wildcard, but I would surely want to go up on the weekend and speak to Vishal and Love. I am definitely rooting for them and all the wishes to them.”
