Bigg Boss Telugu: Abhijeet and Akhil Sarthak's ugly fight creates a stir; a look at top rivalries in the series so far

Reality TV series Bigg Boss Telugu has witnessed some major yet entertaining rivalries between the contestants in all the four seasons so far. In the wake of Abhijeet-Akhil's latest fight in the recent nomination task, here's a quick look at the top rivalries of the previous seasons.

The rivalry between Abhijeet and Akhil are one of the most talked-about topics this season. The two who started off as friends parted ways over their personal differences which also includes their respective equations with Monal Gajjar in the house. One of their major fights during the nomination task has created quite a stir and host Nagarjuna had to address it. They decided to bury the hatchet and patched up later. But the recent nomination task has witnessed a major fight erupt between the two especially after Akhil returned to the BB house after his secret room stint. This fight became fodder for memes on the internet today.

Sohel and Ariyana, who were good friends off-screen, entered the BB house together from the secret room. However, they were at loggerheads since day one in the house. While Ariyana claimed Sohel was always rude to her, the latter denied the same and complained about her behaviour. They have fought in the presence of host Nagarjuna on a couple of occasions. Their clashes are often trolled on social media.

Rahul Sipligunj and Sreemukhi are a classic example of friends-turned-foes in the Bigg Boss house. They were at loggerheads right from day one. However, the differences escalated after Rahul called her ‘faltu’ and allegedly made offensive comments on her profession as well. Rahul and Sreemukhi tried to clear their differences many-a-time but ended up with a new reason to hate each other. Sreemukhi declared that she would nominate him every week. Even after the conclusion of the show, they still prefer to stay away from each other.

The rivalry between transgender contestant Tamanna Simhadri and TV actor Ravikrishna is perhaps the only one which faded away by the end of the season. Tamanna’s provocative game crossed the line when she resorted to take revenge on Ravikrishna for allegedly nominating her for elimination. Tamanna, who considered it as a breach of trust, openly declared to avenge the humiliation. She continued to make offensive comments on Ravi and the latter had no choice but to silently endure it. Tamanna and Ravikrishna later apologised to each other towards the end of the show.

Kaushal and Tanish were one of the toughest contenders in season 2 and they often viewed each other as competitors, too. As they had their own groups in the BB house, they did not hesitate to get physical during the tasks and threaten each other of dire consequences after stepping out of the house as the show inched towards the finale. The rivalry continued even after the conclusion of the show. While Kaushal accused Tanish of plotting against him in the Kaushal Army controversy, the latter even contemplated a defamation case against Kaushal. Tanish and a few other contestants even kept Kaushal out of their special song on COVID-19 awareness during the lockdown.

Right from the episode where Kireeti squeezed lemon in Kaushal's eyes to the finale of the season, Kaushal Manda has maintained throughout the season that the rest of his inmates are targeting him in the house. He also stayed secluded in the BB house for most of the time and had no close friends throughout the season except Nutan Naidu.

Mumaith Khan is easily the most controversial contestant of the season. The actress often picked up fights with co-inmates. The one with Prince and Siva Balaji in the role-play task drew all the attention for the show.