Mridul Tiwari wants Gaurav Khanna to win Bigg Boss 19, says Farrhana Bhatt is ‘very evil’: ‘I don’t know why people appreciate her’
In an exclusive interview with SCREEN, Mridul Tiwari has made serious allegations against the show’s team and has also criticised Tanya Mittal and Farrhana Bhat for their gameplay.
YouTuber Mridul Tiwari was evicted from the Salman Khan-hosted Bigg Boss 19 on Wednesday. Shortly after his exit, he called out the makers for what he described as an unfair elimination. Now, in an exclusive interview with SCREEN, Mridul has made serious allegations against the show’s team and has also criticised Tanya Mittal and Farrhana Bhat for their gameplay.
Talking about his journey, Mridul said, “I feel very nice seeing how everyone is talking so highly about me. More than the trophy, I wanted to win hearts, and that happened. I haven’t gotten even one percent hate from the show.”
Speaking about his eviction, Mridul Tiwari shared, “These were just 50 people. If you see the votes I received on my entry, you will be amazed. Here, 50 people had to choose from three people. I don’t know what they were told, what the briefing was. I cannot comment on why they did this. I just found this way of eviction very unfair.”
He added, “I don’t know what is going on in the makers’ heads, but if they had to do this, then every time, why did they keep a nomination process for every contestant? What value does the audience’s voting hold? If 50 people come and get to decide who they want to keep and evict, then what about the audience all over the country? The people who liked me were not given a chance to decide if I should be kept on the show or not. So that’s unfair to the viewers, too, because they didn’t get a chance. 50 random people came into the house, and then I was told I got the fewest votes. If the pattern is that people get out through audience voting in the 15 weeks of the show, then why was this new thing introduced just for me?”
He further accused the makers of being biased and said, “See, the ones who are running the show will know what they want to do with it, who they want to save despite low votes, and who they want to push. Those who get evicted will definitely feel bad. At their time, double eviction happens, and when they feel someone they favor will get less votes, they stop the eviction. They are right in their place, and they are doing what they think is best for the show.”
On his friendship with Gaurav Khanna
On Bigg Boss 19, Mridul found a great friend in Gaurav Khanna. Even when the YouTuber got evicted, the Anupamaa actor broke down. Talking about their friendship, Mridul said, “I bonded with Gaurav in the house. I never felt like I was alone. He was like my elder brother. He looked after me, and I respect him a lot. We used to be with each other the whole day, and I was very happy around him. I don’t know if Gaurav’s friendship with me was real or not, but what I felt that it was genuine. From my end, there was no personal motive involved. What will I need from anyone? I don’t need anyone’s vote or support. I didn’t even know Gaurav Khanna. I was not around him for fame; I didn’t need that. I didn’t even know who did what work, so I was very real.”
“Gaurav is very clean-hearted, which is why we got along. Even Neelam was very nice, she never held grudges against anyone. I want Gaurav Khanna to win. He is a true gentleman, so he deserves to win,” Mridul added.
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On Tanya Mittal and Farrhana Bhat
Mridul Tiwari also shared his views on Tanya Mittal and Farrhana Bhat. During the interview, he said, “All the things Tanya Mittal said are not true, and after getting evicted, I am all the more convinced that all her stories are lies. Inside, I had felt that she was fake. Someone who is at such a big level, has so much money, doesn’t need to flaunt it. Even if she is as rich as she says, why do you need to talk about it so much? I don’t know what she was trying to show. I want to ask what was actually true about the things she spoke about. It is all made up. She made her net worth reach 1000 crore. I am not so well-to-do, so I don’t understand her big-money talks, so I stayed away from her.”
Talking about Farrhana, Mridul said, “Farrhana is very evil. She always wants to be seen. I never believed a single word she said. Farrhana is not worth giving any appreciation. I don’t know why people are appreciating her. I have lived with her in that house. If fighting so much and behaving the way she did is being liked, then I am happy leading my normal life. According to me, nothing that Frrahana did was worth appreciating.”
He added, “I was bullied in the house during my captaincy, and it was personal. But I am so self-sufficient that I can do all the work, and some contestants not cooperating didn’t make a difference to me. All had gotten nominated. Some had gotten scared about getting evicted, hence they did the drama.”
On his future plans
Lastly, talking about how life has changed after Bigg Boss, Mridul Tiwari shared, “Life hasn’t changed much after Bigg Boss. I got a good friend like Gaurav, and also saw some cunning and evil people. I used to think, if I were nice, the world would be nice too. But now I know that’s not the case. People can be selectively nice to you, and later badmouth you. Now, after the show, I plan to do business going forward. I want to start a chain of milk dairies and supply pure milk across the country.”
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