Salman Khan has addressed the criticism surrounding the contestant line-up of Bigg Boss 20, joking that the makers may not have got their selection completely right this season.
During 'Weekend Ka Vaar', Salman interacted with actor Amrapali Dubey and asked whether she felt anything was missing from the Bigg Boss 20 house. Amrapali said she did not think there was anything lacking. Salman, however, responded with a cheeky remark about the contestants.
Salman takes a dig at contestant selection
Salman said, "Humne socha chaanth chaanth ke contestants laayenge lekin kabhi kabhi humare selection mein Kami padh jaati hai. Aur usmein jab aap bolte ho ki koi kami-naa toh hume lagta hai ek ya do kamina toh hoga hi ghar mein naa (We thought we would carefully select the contestants, but sometimes there are shortcomings in our selection. And when you say that there are no shortcomings, we feel there has to be one or two ‘kameena' people in the house, right?)."
The comment came amid criticism from some viewers who have called this season's line-up "boring" and said they were expecting more familiar faces.
Host hints at drama inside the house
Salman also spoke about the situations the contestants could face during their time in the house. Taking a sarcastic swipe at the housemates, he said, "Aap logon ki duaon ki wajah se, contribution ki wajah se aur rules ke ulanghano ki wajah se, aapke badtameezi ki wajah se, emotions aur task ki wajah se aur gaaliyan ko hum kaat dete hain; aap mera naam zarur roshan karoge (Because of your prayers, your contribution, your violations of the rules, your misbehaviour, your emotions and the tasks, and because we cut out the abuses, you will definitely make me proud)."
Who are the Bigg Boss 20 contestants?
Hosted by Salman Khan, Bigg Boss 20 premiered on September 6 with 16 contestants. This season features personalities from television, music, social media and sports.
The line-up includes actors Mahhi Vij, Aasif Khan, Aman Gandhi, Love Gill, Kanika Mann and Amrapali Dubey, singers Qazi Touqeer, Rhiti Tiwari and Yung DSA, YouTuber ScoutOP, content creator Arishfa Khan and sports personality Mary Kom.
Bigg Boss 20 airs on Colors TV and is also available to stream on JioHotstar.