The Bigg Boss motley crew…
I was really looking forward to Bigg Boss Season 3 (especially since I don’t work weeknights now, and I’m super curious to see what the Big B. makes of everything) but so far I am so not impressed. Maybe because I haven’t the foggiest idea who most of these jokers are. If you’re having the same problem, here ya go! Bigg Boss who-the-heck-are-they? coming right up!
Aditi Govitrikar is a model (a career she started after winning the Gladrags contest in 1996), actress and apparently a trained gynaecologist! She is also known by her married name, Dr. Sarah Muffazal Lakdawala. She looks a bit like Payal Rohatgi doesn’t she?
Bakhtiyar Irani is an actor and reality show participant junkie. He and his wife Tanaaz (also on Bigg Boss) won “Nach Baliye.” (His first big altercation on the show happened (rather ironically) over spilt milk!
Tanaaz Currim Irani (married to Bakhtiyar) began her film career in 2000, with “Hadh Kar Di Aapne.” Today she’s being yelled at by her husband for provoking Kamal unnecessarily. (I also I find her puppy dog hairdo very distracting!)
Shamita Shetty’s biggest claim to fame on the show is probably that she is (Big Brother winner) Shilpa Shetty‘s baby sister. Sadly though I think any tips she may have gotten from big sis won’t really come in handy here, she appears to be going for the “goody” two shoes award right now. (Sorry, my bad.)
Poonam Dhillon you know of course, is a pretty major Bollywood star from way back when. Best known for films like “Noorie”, and “Sohni Mahiwal.” I find it just a little disturbing to see her like this. (It’s kinda killed the magic of cinema, know what I mean?)
Ismail Darbar is a music composer/director. You’ve heard his achey-breaky heart pour out in films like “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam” and “‘Devdas” currently he’s the house’s broken record on what is or isn’t “fair.”
Sherlyn Chopra (formerly known as Mona Chopra) is a model, singer and bollywood actress. Most recently seen in “Dil Bole Hadippa.” So far I couldn’t even tell which one she was, but then late at night she totally bitched out the competition. Impressive.
Vindu Dara Singh is that rare breed of TV actor that constantly makes you feel like there is a bug crawling up your leg. His only claim to fame is that his father is the famous wrestler Dara Singh. It’s too bad daddy didn’t slap him upside the head a lot more when he was a kid. He’s the house’s chief instigator (and I think he fancy’s himself this year’s Rahul Mahajan. Blech.)
Kamal R Khan is a Bhojpuri actor (best known for a small movie called Desh Drohi) and a major jackass. He has an ego the size of pluto and I suspect that’s probably where he’s from. I’m guessing he’s getting evicted next and he knows it.
Rohit Verma is a fashion designer (and yes you can say it) he’s probably gay. He seems like a good chap and easily amused. He reminds me of Noddy.
Claudia Ciesla is a German model of Polish descent and the house’s firang factor. Her claim to fame is that her breasts are entirely natural (as verified by the German newspaper that arranged the examination.) Yeah, that’s not weird at all. She’s picking up where Jade Goody left off and trying desperately to fit in with these freaks. Takes one to know one I guess!
Raju Srivastav got his moment in the limelight with The Great Indian Laughter Challenge (although he didn’t win.) He is sparsely funny in the house. But really how can you blame him.
Jaya Sawant is probably one of the few we all knew as Rakhi Sawant’s estranged mummy and the first to be axed from the show (shattering her life long desire to become an actress.) It also just occurred to me that Rakhi was trying to make her own Bachchan clan, Jaya mummy, Abhishek… lol.
OMG, for their next task they are ALL dancing to the one song I simply cannot stand. It’s Chiggy Viggy time. Damn, just when I thought I could actually watch this season.
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October 13th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
Aditi Govitrikar is my new hero – gorgeous and a gynecologist. Who said beauty couldn’t come with brains? I hope the Doc wins this one :)
October 13th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
Dara Singh was also an actor apart from being a wrestler. I tried watching Bigg Boss but couldn’t even finish the first episode **yawnnnn**
October 14th, 2009 at 7:12 am
i saw one episode of bb3 – i was hoping that that wasn’t reflective of these characters, but going from your description, it clearly was! overall, not much impression of anybody, but i did come away with a few thoughts: 1. sherlyn chopra is quite pretty; 2. tanaaz and dara are both highly annoying; and 3. shamita needs to stop crying and being so polite (or maybe not – shilpa was pretty much the same way on her show, and look where that (plus a race row) got her!)
October 14th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
was wondering y we werent discussing big boss this time around!!!..i watch the re-runs at midnight right after i get home from work(i really need to get a grip, i think!)…oh god,each one of them is a work of art..and nondescript too!..and Big B doesnt really make a difference.. whether it was shilpa’s giggle-when-not-required act the last time or mr. amitabh’s i-am seriously-enjoying-this-farce act, no difference whatsoever!
October 14th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
ShilpaDilpa she just might I caught her confessing to Ismail that they hadn’t seen anything yet!
Ricky, I know how you feel!
ak I didn’t catch Shamita crying yet lol she looks like such a mouse na?
Deepti I used to do that during season 2! In fact I was addicted to the LIVE footage while they slept even just in case someone woke up and said something interesting lol…
October 14th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Ah-that’s a nice roundup of the contestants of BB3. It is a bit lackadaisical, compared to the previous ones, which were more glamorous,for one..I mean,I’d guessed that Ismail, Jaya,Kamal,Bakhtiyar,Tanaaz-these will probably be the first ones to be routed.(Jaya Sawant’s gone, already)..I’m sure Kamal’s the one for this week..coz they won’t allow Sherlyn to go without her donning a bikini for an episode.(Remember, last time, she did not become a part of BB2, coz she wanted cameras in the bathrooms,as the rumour goes?)
October 14th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
he he – she does look timid! she was crying on the second day, i think, because there wasn’t enough food to go around and she was really frustrated.
deepti and malini – creepy!
October 14th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
@ak:believe me, am working on it:)
October 15th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
thanks Malini – super helpful. Can you clarify whether Vindu is wearing a wig? It looks like it to me!
November 22nd, 2009 at 2:21 am
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