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From Mandali's thick friendship to Archana-Priyanka's Kitchen wars; here's what Bigg Boss 16 will be remembered for

ETimes.in | Last updated on - Feb 11, 2023, 18:07 IST
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From Mandali's thick friendship to Archana-Priyanka's Kitchen wars; here's what Bigg Boss 16 will be remembered for

The 16th season of Bigg Boss has been one of those iconic seasons which had some amazing memories to remember and here's a list of those interesting moments from the house that the season will be remembered for, take a look:

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​Abdu Rozik's entertaining participation

Abdu Rozik became the national crush with his participation in Bigg Boss 16, he was surely the most loved contestant in the house. He won hearts with just his loving and caring gestures. His friendship with Sajid Khan and Shiv Thakare will be remembered for the whole season. Abdu's 'Chota Bhaijaan' surely turned the anthem of the house till he was there and who would forget his crush on Nimrit and all the drama that happened around it?

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​Shiv Thakare and Priyanka Chahar's rivalry

Shiv and Priyanka started off as friends but soon there was a massive rivalry between them that kept growing with every task. With Nimrit Kaur entering the Mandali the rivalry turned too strong. Every fight in the house somewhere had Priyanka and Shiv at loggerheads. Shiv was the one who began with the Popat slang for Priyanka and Ankit which led to major brawls between them in the house.

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Priyanka Chahar's bold voice and fights

Looking at Priyanka Chahar's journey in the Bigg Boss house, she was one of the strongest contestants who reached the finale. The actress not only charmed her fans with her alluring looks but she stood tall against everyone in the house. Priyanka became famous for 'Taang adana', her never-ending differences with Nimrit and her smart game plan.

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​Archana Gautam and Sajid Khan's major fight

Archana and Sajid's massive fight in the ration task left him teary-eyed when she took his father's name. He lost his cool and abused her parents too. This ended up in a heated argument between them and Sajid even pushed the stool that hurt Archana's leg in the fight. Later, Sajid spoke about his father and how Salman Khan's father Salim Khan helped him in his hardest times.

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​Archana Gautam's kitchen wars

Archana Gautam will be remembered for her love for cooking, she has her most fights in the kitchen or because of ration and food distribution. She had her massive fight with Shiv that got her expelled in the kitchen itself. Even in the finale week, she has been having fights over food and kitchen duties with Priyanka in the house.

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​The thick friendships

Be it Mandali as a whole or those individual friendships in the show. Archana and Soundarya's sisterhood while Priyanka's bond with both Sreejita and Tina. Shiv had some absolutely memorable moments with Abdu, MC Stan and Nimrit in the house. Fans even loved his bond with Sumbul, though it wasn't highlighted much he stood by her like a pillar whenever she was low.

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​The Fake relationship in the show

Tina and Shalin's relationship in the house was labelled fake not only by the housemates but even by Salman Khan. In one of the Weekend Ka Vaar's Salman Khan lost his cool over Tina and exposed her game plan. He even confronted her for using Shalin for her convenience and Tina was left in tears. She even yelled at Shalin later for ruining her image.

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​Major break-up before elimination

Soundarya and Gautam's relationship was most talked about in the initial weeks of the show. Fans would never forget Abdu and Shiv's hilarious interpretation of their cosy moment. After Karan Johar slammed their relationship time and again and later when Salman Khan revealed the true face of the gang in front of Soundarya it led to major differences between them and later Soundarya decided to part ways.

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​The parent-teacher meeting

This was the first season in Bigg Boss's history 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. While Shalin and Tina's parents slammed Sumbul's father. He kept taking a stand for his daughter and revealed how their children cornered her.

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​Vocalizing Mental health issues

Nimrit and Shalin had their major breakdowns in the house. Nimrit was vocal about her mental health and she even tried her best to cope with the house and fights without her medicines. While Shalin had a major breakdown when everybody stopped talking to him and Priyanka and Tina even bullied him.

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​Sumbul's father's phone call

Sumbul's father had requested Bigg Boss to let him speak to Sumbul 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 whole conversation in front of the housemates which created a major rift between Shalin, Tina and Sumbul.

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​Shalin Bhanot's chicken rant

Shalin Bhanot and his Chicken were a better match in the house than the love angles. He troubled the whole house for his chicken and even Salman Khan and Bigg Boss were fed up with him for his constant ranting about having chicken stocked for him in the ration.

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