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Bigg Boss 16 - From Archana's return after being expelled to Abdu Rozik's sudden exit; instances that raised questions about the show

ETimes.in | Last updated on - Dec 22, 2022, 12:30 IST
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​Bigg Boss 16 - From Archana's return after being expelled to Abdu Rozik's sudden exit; instances that raised questions about the show

Bigg Boss 16 has been mired in major instances when netizens raised questions about the show. From Archana Gautam's return to the show to seeing Abdu Rozik take a sudden exit for another project. A look at some instances when several questions were raised on the show.

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​Sumbul Touqeer's father's illness call

Sumbul's father had requested Bigg Boss to let him speak to his daughter as he was unwell. On humanitarian grounds, Bigg Boss had connected calls with Sumbul but instead of the health update, there was a discussion about the game. Later, Bigg Boss revealed the entire conversation in front of the housemates which created a major rift between Shalin, Tina and Sumbul.

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​Salman Khan having Sumbul's father on Weekend Ka Vaar

In the initial days of the season, Salman Khan had called Sumbul's father to the Weekend Ka Vaar to give a reality check to Imlie actress about the game and how she is seen outside. Sumbul's father had even slammed Shalin Bhanot and Tina Datta in the first Weekend ka Vaar episode itself.

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​Eliminations on halt for weeks

It has been more than four weeks, there has been no elimination in the house. Only 3 contestants have been eliminated from the show in 9 weeks. While Abdu has taken a sabbatical from the show he is expected to return soon.

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​A loop of the same contestants returning to the show

Not just eliminations but this season also had Sreejita De returning as a wildcard contestant, Tina returned to the show in just a day after getting eliminated while Archana Gautam got a second chance as Shiv was equally at fault.

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​Archana Gautam getting a second chance

Archana Gautam was expelled from the house after getting physically violent with Shiv Thakare, later in the Weekend Ka Vaar episode, Salman Khan revealed that Shiv was equally at fault and got Archana back. Ex-contestant Umar Riaz pointed out the biased decision as he was expelled from the show for a similar reason.

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Salman Khan having a parent meeting of sorts on Weekend Ka Vaar

This has been the first season where Salman Khan called the contestants' parents on the show and hosted a confrontation episode. Netizens had raised questions about it and even called it a Parent-Teacher meeting.

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​Abdu Rozik's sudden exit from the show

Abdu Rozik had to make an exit from the show suddenly as his managing company received a life-changing opportunity for the contestant. He has been given a sabbatical from the show and is most likely to return to Bigg Boss 16 in a few days.

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​Voting lines were shut when Sajid Khan got nominated

In recent episodes, whenever Sajid Khan got nominated for the show. Bigg Boss had shut voting lines for the audience due to which there have been no eliminations in the show for a few weeks now.

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