Bigg Boss 7: Tanisha Mukharjee to Evict this week ?

Any publicity is good publicity and it seems true with the Indian reality show Bigg Boss 7 contestant Tanisha Mukherjee who has been in the lime light for all the wrong reasons.

Tanisha Mukharjee

Now, it seems that her chances of remaining in the house are very faint, as her brother-in-law Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn has intervened to get her eliminated from the house.Ajay believes that the Bigg Boss experience is not doing Tanisha any good .

Rumours are that Ajay has been coaxing the show's host Salman Khan and the producer to get Tanisha evicted.Reports have also emerged of Ms Mukherjee getting too close to fellow contestant Armaan Kohli on the ‘live’ feed of the house.

Armaan and Tanisha are extremely close and linked romantically.However, it is hard to tell whether this romance is ‘true love’ or a TRP generator.Tanisha is the sister of Bollywood actress Kajol and the daughter of actress Tanuja – critically acclaimed during her acting days.

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Bigg Boss 7:Dolly Bindra, Payal Rohatgi and Nigaar Khan to spice things up in Bigg Boss house?

Expect some fireworks in Bigg Boss house in the coming days. We hear that loud-mouth Dolly Bindra, Sangram Singh's girlfriend Payal Rohatgi and Gauhar's sister Nigaar Khan are set to enter the house soon.

Our channel sources at Colors have informed us that Sangram Singh's girlfriend Payal Rohatgi, Dolly Bindra and Nigaar are expected to enter the Bigg Boss 7 House in Lonavala this week to spice up things.
According to a source they will enter for a special Freeze Task wherein close associates or family members of the participants of the show are let loose in the house while the contestants have to remain in a statue position. While performing the freeze tasks the contestants cannot talk to anyone nor are they allowed to react or show any kind of emotion while performing the task.

Nigaar, Dolly and Payal

The winner of Bigg Boss Season 6, television actor Urvashi Dholakia had to undergo a similar predicament last year when her two sons entered the house while she was performing the Freeze Task.
It has also been learnt that the channel team is in negotiations with Armaan's girlfriend Tanya Singh to enter the house. But it is not uyet clear whether her entry will be just for the task or she will come as a contestant.

This news has got us excited as it's bound to create ripples inside the house. We can't wait to see the episode!

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Bigg Boss 7: Pratyusha Banerjee Eliminated from the Bigg Boss House

Looks like TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee ran out of luck this time after being nominated again and again in the reality show -Bigg Boss 7.The former Balika Vadhu leading lady had surprised her fans by coming out into her real avatar on the reality show.

After fighting it out consistently over the past few weeks, she was finally shown the door.The actress recently lost her cool when few Bigg Boss housemates including good friend Ajaz Khan addressed her as 'Kid'.

Pratyusha Banerjee 

Pratyusha received less number of votes as compared to other nominated contestants like Tanisha Mukerjee, Gauahar Khan, Kamya Punjabi and Ajaz Khan and was ousted from the house.Pratyusha who became the captain of the house this week but faced criticism for not having an opinion of her and not taking a stand. She was considered as the mouth piece of other fellow members.

Pratyusha had made quite a few friends and foes in the Bigg Boss house. The actor bonds well with fellow inmate Kamya Punjabi and also won the Most Nikamma Sadasya' (Useless member) Award along with Elli Avram. However, the television actress did not share a very good rapport with Bigg Boss host Salman Khan and was also not in the good books of a majority of the Bigg Boss house inmates.

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Bigg Boss 7: Real story behind Kushal and Gauhar's exit from Bigg Boss House

According to the luxury budget task for the week, 'Ignore The Obvious', housemates were asked to ignore Andy while he indulged in various antics to grab their attention such as interference while talking, teasing, irritating, etc. During this task, Andy misbehaved with Gauhar by passing crude remarks on her lingerie. As a result, Gauhar got very upset with Andy. After the end of the task she conveyed to Andy that his methods were quite cheap and unacceptable. She also said that she considered Andy to be one of her best friends and had never expected this kind of behavior from him and would prefer to keep a distance from him in the future. Kushal was a Gauhar's side all this while and was enraged by Andy's unapologetic demeanour.

Seething with anger at Andy's behaviour, Kushal burst like a volcano and ran towards Andy and tried to hit him. While the other housemates tried to stop Kushal from causing Andy any physical harm, Kushal continued to abuse Andy endlessly.
When the situation got out of hand, Bigg Boss asked all contestants to assemble in the living room and made the announcement that owing to Kushal's violent behavior with Andy, he would have to immediately pack his bags and leave the Bigg Boss house. Like a true friend Gauhar also decided to pack her bags and leave the house even though all the other contestants tried their best to convince her to stay

After fighting for a couple of hours, Kushal and Gauhar left the house together - marking their joint exit from the Bigg Boss house and the show. But the Bigg Boss House is one place where you can always expected the unexpected. Anything is possible as far as TRPs are concerned. Will Kushal and Gauhar be asked to re-enter after some time? Iss ghar mein kuch bhi ho sakta hai?

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Bigg Boss 7:Kushal ousted from Bigg Boss House

The drama in the Bigg Boss 7 is getting uglier. According to confirmed reports from a representative of TV channel Colors, Kushal has been thrown out of the house.

There was growing tension between Andy and Kushal after Andy was named as the contestant who discussed the nominations then most, which was against the rule of the Bigg Boss House.
It is believed that Kushal got violent with Andy and beat him up. It has been reiterated time and again that physical violence is not encouraged in the controversial reality show. Kushal was immediately asked to leave the show. His good friend Gauhar chose to follow into his footsteps, it has been learnt.

Andy being attacked by Kushal

According to reports the channel is in fix -- whether to play out what happened between Andy and Kushal or to edit out those portions.
Kushal's ouster from the house also raises another pertinent question - How is his ex-girlfriend Candy Brar's entry in the house now going to heat up things? With her ex-flame no longer present in the house, an opportunity to remove dead skeletons out of the closet might not prove as effective and controversial as it was originally intended.

Now, it remains to be seen how Colors plans to spice up things after the exit of two its most popular contestants. But guess what Armaan and Tanisha must be secretly thrilled about the whole fiasco.

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Bigg Boss Season 7 : Bigg Boss 7 Last Season as a host for Salman??

Bollywood star Salman Khan was so upset with TV actor Kushal Tandol`s bad behaviour towards actress Tanisha Mukherjee on the show that he said it would be his last season with the reality show as the host.The 47-year-old Saturday gave an earful to Kushal for insulting Tanisha last week.
"If you are thinking that you can clean your image, it`s a misconception," Salman told Kushal, and added he too had faced it and realised that one`s mistakes are engraved on people`s memories.

"Because of this episode, this might be the last season for me," he said Saturday.

On Sunday, Salman talked about the issue again on Tiwtter responding to queries from his followers.

He wrote that according to `Bigg Boss` fans both should have been out, "but there was a lot more than wat you saw".

"You see an hour, I see the whole deal. Guess some of you guys may not react when some one speaks to female members of your family or women in that manner," Salman tweeted.

"But I do not. Most of us men and women stand up against men who run them down," wrote the super star and added that if this is not the culture, "it better become".

The actor also said that people get carried away during the show, and praised the concept.

"It`s a good show to learn how to be physically and mentally strong. The tasks go on for 48 hrs and more. Without no proper sleep or food. Halwa hai kya (Is it a cakewalk?)," he wrote.

"I am only answering your question about BB (`Bigg Boss`) because you are following me. This is a game. It`s on TV so, I like to keep a check on it."

"The choice is yours if you want to watch it or not. Some times people do get carried away in fights. Everyone does and then they sort it out," he added.

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Bigg Boss 7:Asif Azim gets evicted from 'Bigg Boss-Saath 7'

Model Asif Azim was evicted from the `Bigg Boss- Saath 7` house Saturday. He was a wild card entry.
His eviction came after the mid-week ousting of yoga teacher Viveik Mishra. We will see Asif Azim, the supermodel, getting eliminated from the house. But the twist in tale says he will be kept in a secret room after eliminations, but will enter the house soon after.

  A new living space has also been added in the “Bigg Boss” house in the form of `The Caravan`- a motor vehicle with a living space, which was revealed The other celebrity inmates in the `Bigg Boss` house include VJ Andy, Gauhar Khan, Kushal Tandon, Apoorva Agnihotri, Tanisha Mukherjee, Sangram Singh, Elli Avram, Kamya Punjabi and Pratyusha Banerjee.Unlike the other contestants on the show, Asif, who entered the show in September end, did not usually react to situations. However, he was seen to not get along with co-contestant Armaan Kohli.

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Bigg Boss 7: Who are the Wild entries this weekend at the Bigg Boss house ??

Drama and gimmicks are likely to increase inside the Bigg Boss house, as a few new contestants will be thrown in as the wild card entries, this weekend.

TV actor Kushal Tandon's former girlfriend Candy Brar, British singer and Bollywood starlet Sofia Hayat and aspiring actor Ajaz Khan will enter the house to heighten the drama.

Former Gladrags model and ex- Roadies contestant Candy Brar, who was reportedly in a relationship with Kushal, came into prominence when recently evicted Bigg Boss housemate, yoga expert Vivek Mishra popped her name during a fight with Kushal. Though Candy plans to be "herself" inside the house, she is sure of "some emotional outbursts". Since Kushal and another contestant Gauhar Khan are known as the "lovebirds", entry of Candy might create a "love- triangle" of sorts.
"The show is all about emotional outburst when put in extreme situations. Kushal, as we know has little control over himself and might lose all breaks," said Candy while talking to Mail Today. "I am a very controlled person and since I was a part of a reality show like Roadies , I am used to extreme environment. I might react to a situation, but can never be crass or undignified," Candy adds. "I was surprised that my name was unnecessarily dropped by Vivek during a fight. This was the reason I thought I might as well go inside to be a part of it," she said.

Sofia Hayat came in news as she created a controversy by confessing to the British media about how her conservative Muslim parents caned and chained her for dressing up in a modern way. She came into prominence after featuring in a few raunchy music videos. Inside the Bigg Boss house, she is all set to give more drama in order to get footage. Ajaz Khan, last seen in Ram Gopal Varma's dud Rakht Charitra and Allah Ke Bandey, will enter the show on Saturday night.
Existing contestants like Armaan Kohli, Tanisha, Kamya Punjabi, Kushal Tandon and Gauhar Khan have kept the Bigg Boss audience engaged with their low-brow brawls. With the addition of few more wannabe celebrities, the reality show is likely to get a new dose of drama.

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Bigg Boss 7, Day 38: After ugly fight with Tanisha, Kushal jumps out of the house

A brand new twist in the Bigg Boss house has left all the inmates tongue-tied.

During the luxury budget task ‘Bigg Box’, select housemates were made to survive in a small box while other housemates had to instigate them to come out of the box.

When Tanisha was sitting inside the box, Kushal took it upon himself to try to irritate her as she performed the task.As a result of the constant pokes and jibes, Tanisha got infuriated and came out of the box while slightly nudging him.

Kushal did not appreciate Tanisha’s attitude and got upset with her act.

But she repeatedly kept edging him on and mocking him.Soon, Kushal lost his cool and called Tanisha a flop actress and a black mark on her family considering she never succeeded in her career.Choosing to ignore Kushal's comments, Tanisha chose to walk off.

But Kushal was appalled by Tanisha’s arrogance and behavior and demanded for some action to be taken against her.He told Bigg Boss that on failing to do so he will not care about the rules of the show and jump over the wall of the house and walk off.

Later, at mid-night, when Kushal still doesn’t get his answer, he decided to pack his bags and climb up on the wall of the house with the aid of a few chairs by placing them one above the other.Gauhar and other housemates tried to stop him but in his anger, Kushal chose to ignore them.

Gauhar even burst into tears and pleaded Kushal to come down, but to no avail. Even Bigg Boss tried to give him a warning but by this time, he had already crossed the boundary and jumped on to the other side and into the outside world.

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Bigg Boss 7 Eviction: Shilpa Agnihotri evicted from Bigg Boss House

TV actor Shilpa Agnihotri had to leave her husband Apoorva Agnihotri alone in the "Bigg Boss Saath-7" house as she was voted out of the reality show Saturday night.

The actress had entered the show with her actor husband when the show began on Colors channel Sep 15.

While Shilpa was made to stay in the heaven part of the house, Apoorva spent his days in the hell side. It was just earlier this week that both the sides of the house were merged into one, and the couple was united.But the eviction episode brought bad news for them.

Shilpa was nominated for eviction this week with VJ Andy, Tanishaa Mukerji, Kamya Punjabi and Armaan Kohli.

Shilpa Agnihotri

During her stay on the show, the "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi" actress was seen to be very close to her husband. She had expressed anger when he readily accepted a challenge to get a mohawk haircut. She had an emotional breakdown following the incident.

Shilpa also became friends with Andy and Kamya. She even sorted out her differences with Tanishaa.

The actress, who had entered the house with her husband actor Apoorva Agnihotri, was evicted Saturday. "Bigg Boss Saath-7" airs on Colors.

"Everyone felt that my eviction was very unexpected. I feel that maybe I did not give enough content which was why I was evicted," Shilpa told IANS in a telephonic interview from Mumbai.

"The minute they ask me for a wild card entry, I am more than willing to go...at least till the time my husband is there.

"I feel so bad that I am here without him. I will probably cry when I go home...I will continue to watch the show at least till the time my husband is there," added the actress seen in shows like "Lavanya" and "Kyunki... Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi".

Talking about the "Bigg Boss" experience, she said that she was shocked to see how much people fight.

"Apoorva and I have been married for so many years. We hardly ever fight. Even if we start to argue, we stop within five minutes. But I realised how much people love to fight in the 'Bigg Boss' house," she said.

"I just detest fights," she added.

The house was initially divided into 'hell' and 'heaven' segments and while Shilpa was placed in the heaven side, Apoorva was in hell.

"We had imagined the two sides to be very different. We thought we will just not be able to see each other. But it was not so. We could talk, hug and kiss each other. Plus we knew if we performed well, there was a chance we could be together," she said.

Now Gauhar Khan, Kushal Tandon, Tanisha Mukherjee, Armaan Kohli, Asif Azim, Sangram Singh, Elli Avram, Pratyusha Banerjee and Viveik Mishra,VJ Andy, Kamya Punjabi and Apoorva are in the "Bigg Boss - Saath 7".

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Bigg Boss 7:Nude-yoga guru and alleged rape-victim to enter Bigg Boss 7

According to the last night telecast, Bigg Boss 7 contestants will now experience a new change in the house with no heaven and hell concept. That means, all the contestants have to accommodate together under one roof which will surely create the much needed drama which was missing from the house.

If that was not enough to entertain the viewers, a new contestant is all set to enter the house as a wild card entry post Asif Azim. So now who's that new contestant entering in the house? He is a guy called Vivek Mishra.

Vivek Mishra, a yoga teacher by profession, is known for his notorious nude yoga techniques. Mishra, in the past, has also accused Shweta Tiwari's ex-husband and actor Raja Chaudhary of attempting to rape him. Vivek Mishra will enter the Bigg Boss house in tonight's episode.



Sounds interesting profile to be in the Bigg Boss house, isn't it?

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Chetan Bhagat’s 'Revolution 2020' to come out as Movie

After Four Fiction of Popular Author Chetan Bhagat came as a Movie Now Chetan Bhagat has once again teamed up with Disney UTV, this time for the screen adaptation of his latest bestseller Revolution 2020, to be directed by Raj Kumar Gupta. The novel, which revolves around the lives of childhood friends — Gopal, Raghav and Aarti — will be made into a drama film with strong roles for the three main leads.

"It is an intense love story set against the backdrop of corruption in the education sector, which affects millions across the country. I can't wait for the three characters to be cast and brought to life," says the author, who earlier collaborated with the production house on Kai Po Che.

Speaking about his decision to direct the movie, Raj Kumar says, "When I read the novel, I was quite moved. It is a very simple and heartfelt story about being young, being confused, being in love, getting corrupt... I am looking forward to writing and directing this book for the screen."
Siddharth Roy Kapur, Managing Director, Studios, Disney UTV, adds, "We are excited to have played the catalyst in bringing Chetan and Raj Kumar together. Chetan had shared the draft of his book with us even before it was published and we instantly reacted to its cinematic potential. It has an incredibly well-graphed storyline and the issues it deals with are those that today's youth will instantly relate to and identify with."
The screenplay of the film is currently underway and is expected to go on floors mid-2014.

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Bigg Boss 7 Elimination: Rajat Rawail became second to be Eliminated from Bigg Boss 7

After struggling with his health throughout his two-week stay in the Bigg Boss house, Rajat Rawail became the second contestant to get eliminated from the seventh season of the show tonight.

Rajat's exit came as a relief not only to him but also his fellow contestants, who were worried about his wellbeing after he had a meltdown on the Colors show last week.

"I am happy with my eviction as I was missing my daughter and wife. I am the only contestant in the house who has a kid. I entered the show with a mission to make everyone laugh and get a good physique but due to my bad health I was unable to give my best on the show," Rajat told PTI after his eviction.

Rajat Rawail 

During the first week, Rajat, who played Salman Khan's friend Tsumani in Bodyguard, had a decent stay in the house and took active participation in the household chores and performed all the tasks diligently.

But, things started getting bad for him as he suffered health problems.The house in the reality show, where all 14 contestants are holed up for three months without any connectivity with the outside world, has been divided into heaven and hell segments under the new format. Rajat said he found it tough to fit in.

"I feel the format of the show is tough this time. Even the tasks are tough and it's really impossible for a person like me to be a part of the show," Rajat said.

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Bigg Boss 2013 Day 12 Highlights: Asif Azim nominates Tanishaa as captain

Till now there has been loads of surprises, controversies, issues and emotional drama in the reality show Bigg Boss 7.The new entrant in the Bigg Boss house Asif Azim seems to have added more enthusiasm to the show on his very first day. 

In the morning, when Kushal and Gauahar are chatting in the morning, Asif starts chit chatting with them and tries to mingle with the hell-mates as well. Asif, Kushal and Gauahar jelled up fast and started hanging out together. Kamya and Pratyusha are seen talking about this triad and anticipating them to be the next players.  

Sangram seems to have found peace on the hell side and is seen teaching yoga to the inmates of that part of the house.Later in the day, Bigg Boss calls Asif in the confession room and asks him to nominate two heaven inmates who are capable of taking on the role of the captain. On the basis of his interaction with the housemates, Asif announces the names of Tanisha and Armaan. Unlike last week, Bigg Boss allows the hell inmates to choose a captain through a ballet system. Tanisha gets the maximum votes and becomes the captain for the second consecutive time. 

Arman seems to be unhappy with this decision and believes that everybody should get a fair chance to become a captain.In the afternoon, the housemates get together to discuss the luxury budget. Bigg Boss later announces that only hell mates are allowed to choose their needs. Also, they have a right to demand for the things that they have chosen in the luxury budget at any given time. In the evening, Bigg Boss asks the heaven-mates to make a wish at the wishing wall.

Kamaya was called in the confession room by Bigg Boss to share her feelings regarding the issue show down she had with Gauahar.

Kamya explains that Gauahar has played politics and this is what has been bothering her. She later bursts out into tears remembering her daughter. Bigg Boss assures her that her daughter is fine and doing great.

The day comes to end with Bigg Boss assigning Shilpa to get all the housemates together and get them to perform task to introduce Asif to the other housemates. According to the task, every member in the house has to tag other housemate basic characteristics written on a card.

Later, the person who has been tagged needs to guess the name of the housemate who gave him/her that tag. Tanisha is leading this session and ensuring that everybody gets a fair chance.

During this session, Kamya lashes out of Gauahar and tags her as ‘Jhoothi’. She connects this back to their argument regarding the swap and blames her over and over again to have lied to them about nominations.

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Bigg Boss 7:Bangladeshi model Asif Azim to enter Bigg Boss House

After girls like Veena Malik, Claudia, Sunny Leone and Pamela Anderson, Nihita Biswas it is now another neighbourhood country model Asif Azim entering Big Boss house. Azim a famous ramp model who hails from Dhakha-Bangladesh has created waves on Indian and international ramp scene. He is all set to make his debut on TV with the most controversial reality show.

In an interview with Aajtak, a confident Asif said that only his positive attitude will sail him through all odds in the tough reality show. When asked that to which part of the house he would like to go, hell or heaven, he said people of countries like Bangladesh, Nepal and India have seen both the conditions, so it hardly matters for him, adding that he would adopt the positive things and turn all negativity inside the house.

About the Bigg Boss contestants, he said that VJ Andy very entertaining and finds all housemates like a big joint family. He is specially interested to meet two bengali girls, Tanisha Mukherjee and Pratyusha Banerjee. He feels being bengalis, he can bond with them well.

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Bigg Boss 7: Highlights of Day 1 (Watch Video)

The journey of Bigg Boss has started and this time it's 'Jannat' versus 'Jahannum'. After the housemates entered the house, they took time to explore the house and were surprised at the new elements that made them go 'Wow' and 'Aww' at the same time. When Pratyusha entered the hell side of the house, Hazel freaked her out by introducing her to the Indian loo. Pratyusha was also surprised to see that the washrooms were without taps and, to add to her woes, she would have to take her shower with cold water. On the other side, in the confession room, Tanisha expressed that she was feeling bad to have separated Apurva and Shilpa who seem to be a lovely couple.

Day one started with the warden giving a wake-up call to all the housemates and welcomed them to the Bigg Boss house. Shilpa, Gauhar and Anita took over the kitchen duties and indulged in cooking food for the hell and heaven housemates. On the other hand, in the hell section, everybody got together to clean the house and divided themselves to accomplish different tasks.

While Pratyusha mopped and swept the floor, Kushal cleaned the mattresses. Apurva took charge of the toilets while Elli helped with filling water. Love birds Apurva and Shilpa exchanged sweet gestures and kissed each other through the barbed wire between heaven and hell. Arman is presently leading them and ensuring that work gets done.

As the day progressed, Bigg Boss announced the nomination process where the heaven housemates were asked to nominate two members from the hell house. During the nomination process, Anita broke down and appeared to be sad and depressed. After Bigg Boss asked her why, she refused to answer.

Post nominations, Tanisha and Kushal are got chatty where Kushal confessed that he is addicted to alcohol. Tanisha advised him to get rid of the habit as its harmful.

Later in the day, Andy proved to be a great entertainer and indulged in showing few Kathak moves along with Hazel and Elli. The housemates cheered them while enjoying their performance. Andy also talked about Rajat to Gauhar where he told her that he should take of his health seriously and work towards losing his weight.

Furthermore, the day came to end with Bigg Boss announcing a task for Andy and Shilpa where they had to get the nominated contestants to talk about their real motive behind coming into the Bigg Boss house. The session proved to be entertaining since quite a few mysteries have yet to unfold.

Nomination Details :

The inmates of Bigg Boss 7 house nominated Pratyusha Banerjee, Kamya Punjabi, Kushal Tandon, Elli Avram, Hazel Keech and Ratan Rajpoot for the eviction.
Six of them has entered the danger zone and only one will be evicted from the show on Saturday.The public votes can save any five of the contestants from getting eliminated and Friday’s show will be the last day for them to earn maximum votes.
On the first day of the show, Bigg Boss asked the Heaven housemates to nominate only Hell contestants.
Gauhar nominated ‘unfriendly’ Pratyusha and ‘unhygienic’ Ratan. A sobbing Anita (we wonder if she remembered Rajesh Khanna) named Hazel and Elli. Rajat was quick to nominate ‘demanding’ Kushal and ‘callous’ Pratyusha. Tannisha named Ratan and Elli. Shilpa cited ‘no connection’ as reason for nominating Kamya and Hazel. Andy nominated Elli for poor Hindi. And Sangram named Kamya and ‘hyper’ Kushal for nomination.

Finally, Kushal, Elli, Kamya, Pratyusha, Hazel and Ratan were the unlucky six out of eight to get nominated. We are sure Apoorva and Armaan heaved a sigh of relief hearing that.

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Indian Origin Nina Davuluriwon Miss America 2013

Twenty Four year-old Nina Davuluri, became the First Miss America of Indian descent as the famous beauty pageant returned to Atlantic City, New Jersey, after a six-year stint in Las Vegas. Davuluri from Syracuse sashayed off with the tiara and the $50,000 scholarship cash as the nationally televised pageant was back in Boardwalk Hall, where judges chose her to succeed the current title-holder, and former Miss New York, Mallory Hagan, USA Today reported.

Nina Davuluriwon

She performed a Bollywood dance for the talent part, answered a question about plastic surgery and hopes to become a doctor, like her father.

She once battled bulimia, according to a Syracuse.com July story, and is the first Indian-American to serve as Miss New York and is the first Miss America winner of Indian descent.

Earlier, after a night of big numbers, endless crowd cheering, swimsuit strutting, dancing, singing, the 53 Miss America contestants (50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands) were narrowed down to one winner, USA Today said.

Nina Davuluriwon

The 53 contestants introduced themselves in a taped segment with those quippy catchphrases, including "Listening to your phone calls from the Nation's Capital. Just kidding! I'm Miss District of Columbia, Bindhu Pamarthi."

The 100-year old pageant was televised live by ABC, which picked up the contest again in 2011 after dropping it in 2004 because of a steep ratings decline.

Nina Davuluriwon

The judges were 2004 Miss America winner Deidre Downs Gunn, the New York Knicks' Amar'e Stoudemire, Lance Bass from the boy band 'N Sync, comedian Mario Cantone, violinist Joshua Bell and television chef Carla Hall.

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Bigg Boss 7: Meet All 15 Contestants

Television's popular reality show 'Bigg Boss' is back for its seventh season.Salman Khan, who returns as the host for the fourth time on the show, will play the double role of an angel and devil to the contestants holed up in 'Bigg Boss' house for three months.The actor said it will not be a tough call for him because he has small doses of both inside him.
The 15 contestants who will stay in the house for 104 days, will be treated with a 'Jannat ka wow' and 'Jehanum ka oww'.

So let's give you a lowdown about each contestants:

Tanisha: After Shamita Shetty, sister of popular actress and BIg Brother winner Shilpa Shetty, Tanisha is another celebrity sister to make an entry into the Bigg Boss house. Ajay Devgn's sister in law will try hands on Bigg Boss to regain her lost fame in the industry.
  

VJ Andy: Andy was last seen on Life OK's cookery reality show Welcome Baazi and now he has been brought into the show to create some drama inside the house like Imam Siddhiqui. Well looks like with his entry audiences' will surely not feel the absence of Mr Imam Siddhiqui. 

Gauahar Khan: Bollywood actress Gauahar from Ranbir Kapoor starrer Rocket Singh and Arjun Kapoor's debut movie 'Ishaqzaade' is also one of the probable names, who has made it to the final list of Bigg Boss 7. 

Ratan Rajput: The petite and fragile Ratan Rajput, showcased her acting talent with 'Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo'. The actress further decided to chose her life partner on a national television through a reality show 'Swayamvar', however, after making a lot promises on the show, the actress ended up not marrying her fiance Abhinav. Hope, this time she manages to find a suitable partner inside the Bigg Boss house.

Apurva and Shilpa Agnihotri: Shilpa and Apurva are actors with great caliber but were linked to an infamous rave party. This controversy increased their chances of being part of Bigg Boss this year. Hope Bigg Boss will provide a platform to the couple to clear their malign image.

Hazel Keech: The actress has previously shared a screen space with Salman Khan in 'Bodyguard' and this itself explains the reason behind her entry in the show. The sexy lass shares a good friendship with our Sallu Bhai and it is heard that she is his recommendation.

Kamya Punjabi: One of the most popular 'vamps' on television, Kamya recently quit 'Life OK's Jaan', to particpate in the show. The actress was recently in news over trouble in her married life.

Kushal Tondon: A model turned actor last seen in 'Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai' is expected to entertain the audiences with his charm. This will be his second reality show after Nach Baliye , where he was reportedly accused of importing a girl friend for participation sake.

Rajat Rawail: The producer has produced Salman's film 'Ready' and had also shared screen space with Salman in 'Bodygaurd'. He is again recommended by Salman Khan to be in the Bigg Boss house.

Elie Evram: International troupe dancer Elie, who is also Salman's friend, will try get lucky with this season of Bigg Boss.

Sangram Singh: Payal Rohatgi's live in partner Sangram Singh, an athlete, who has participated in many reality shows on screen will entertain the audiences with his lingo for sure. Payal has left no stone unturned in bringing her Haryanavi Jatt boyfriend into the show.

Pratyusha Bannerjee: The actress who claimed fame being Anandi in 'Balika Vadhu' has been struggling to see a smooth sailing career since quitting the show. Last year Pratyusha was part of another reality show 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' The actress has already created a lot of controversy, whether it was shedding the 'bahu' image or her recent drama involving her ex-boyfriend. 

Armaan Kohli: After an unsuccessful run in Bollywood, the actor is trying to revive his acting career by participating in the big ticket show. Earlier, Rahul Roy too had tried the same by taking part in the show but did not succeed even after winning the show. We hope it works for Armaan. 

Anita Adavi: Anita's claim to fame came after the death of Bollywood's first superstar Rajesh Khanna. She not only claimed that she was in a live-in relationship with the star, but also demanded a share in his property.

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