Bigg Boss OTT 3: From Payal Malik getting emotional about husband Armaan’s second marriage to Shivani Kumari on how her mom stabbed her: Major Highlights from the grand premiere

The grand premiere of Bigg Boss OTT 3 has been a rollercoaster of emotions and drama. Sana Sultan took on the role of 'Janta Ka Agent,' representing the viewers' voice within the house. Meanwhile, Sai Ketan Rao had an emotional breakdown that touched the hearts of many viewers. The Malik family also shared intimate details about their love lives, adding a personal touch to the show. The list of such controversial and heartfelt moments is long. Let’s take a look at the top moments from the grand premiere..

Sana Makbul made a shocking revelation inside the Bigg Boss OTT 3 house last night (21st June). Right after stepping into the show and winding down for the night, Sana Makbul and Poulomi Das were hanging out in the kitchen area when Poulomi noticed a mark near Sana's lips. She then asked Sana about it, and Sana shared that it's actually a scar from a past experience. She opened up about Shivani laughing earlier at the mark, but Sana explained it was from a serious incident where a dog had bitten her lip area, leading her to undergo a significant surgery. This revelation left Poulomi shocked, emphasizing the importance of Sana's face to her livelihood. Sana bravely shared the emotional toll the incident took on her, revealing she faced a period of depression afterward. She said, “I had a bad surgery after the dog bite on my face, I was in depression after that incident.”

One of the contestants who joined the show in the first episode was TV heartthrob Sai Ketan Rao. He made a grand entrance on stage, dancing to popular Bollywood songs. Anil Kapoor, the host, joined him and praised his dancing and performance skills. While chatting, Sai Ketan Rao shared with Anil Kapoor that he tends to keep his emotions bottled up and not express them openly. When asked why, he couldn't hold back his tears. He revealed that since he was a child, he pretended in front of his friends that everything was fine at home when, in reality, it wasn't. Overwhelmed with emotions, he paused for a moment and then disclosed, "I never had a father figure in my life, so I don't know what having a father feels like. My mother raised me, and I have a sister. I owe everything to my mother, and I am truly grateful to her."

When Ranvir and Sana Makbul entered the show, they mentioned taking the two single beds for themselves (one each) as they don’t want to share the bed with anyone. When Shivani entered the show, she expressed her wish to have the single bed. She started to requested for the same and the later then got into a tiff. Ranvir said, “You are asking for the bed for so long when I already asked you to wait, I’m not going to give it to you now.” Shivani responded to the same saying, “I’m going to take it anyhow.”

Deepak Chaurasia, a renowned journalist is also one of the contestants of the show. When he entered the stage, Anil Kapoor asked him about his daughter, what is she scared of the most with her father entering the show. Her daughter came up on the stage and said, “Mujhe ye dar lag raha hai ke papa kisiko pata naa le.”

Poulomi got candid about her scarring past in the latest episode, she revealed that she suffered from brain hemorrhage. She shared, "I was engaged but then I had a breakup and then I suffered from a brain hemorrhage. During that testing phase, I went back home for 2 years. I don't have a memory of those two years, I went completely blank. It did affect me a lot." Further Poulomi and Sana discussed how for them their face was their bread and butter.

Vishal Pandey and Lovekesh Kataria had their first tiff on the stage of Bigg Boss OTT 3. Anil Kapoor was seen mentioning that Vishal had over 9 million followers. He then welcomed Lovekesh on the stage asking him how many followers he had on Instagram. Loveless mentioned that he had around 1.8 million followers. Kataria then spoke about Vishal’s videos mentioning, “I skipped his videos after watching them for only 3 seconds.”

One of the biggest changes this year is allowing phones inside the house and having one secret agent- ‘Janta Ka Agent.’ The host Anil Kapoor revealed that Sana Sultan is the agent, the outsider who would be entering the house and receiving all the information from inside. Sana agreed to the task, clarifying that she was either Bigg Boss's agent or the host's agent. Anil Kapoor declared that Sana was the 'Janta Ki Agent' in the house.

Shivani opened up about her struggles and narrated her, how she went through a lot before reaching where she is today. In a heart-wrenching moment during the grand premiere of Bigg Boss OTT 3, Shivani Kumari, the third contestant of the season, talked about her emotional journey. Shivani shared how she faced severe backlash from her family and village for making videos. Coming from a poor background, Shivani began creating videos to support her family. Despite her good intentions, she faced harsh resistance from her family and community. "My mother even stabbed me in the stomach and pulled my hair to stop me from making videos," Shivani revealed, leaving the audience in shock.

The latest episode also saw an emotional breakdown of Payal from the Malik Family. She opened up about her love story with husband Armaan and how Kritika was her best friend before she got married to him. She broke down emotionally while talking about it. She said, “People may laugh at me now but when it happened I couldn’t think of anything. It was a very hard time for me because I never thought Armaan can get married to anyone else. But because of my love for him, I couldn’t leave him and hence decided to stay with him and Kritika.”