Bigg Boss 19: Salman Khan's Veiled Question To Priyanka Chahar Choudhary About Her Beau Is Not A First, Remember Gauahar Khan...
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It was a glimpse and a miss moment on Bigg Boss 19 last night. After much hullabaloo which saw special guest Ektaa Kapoor making the housemates engage in a task which saw them choosing who they think is the sapeda
or sapedi (snake-charmer) inside the Bigg Boss house (surprise, surprise – the majority chose Tanya Mittal), Ms Kapoor, finally revealed who her Naagin is going to be for Season 7. Turns out it is another Bigg Boss Alumni, Priyanka Chahar Chowdhury. A dance and short conversation with Salman Khan and housemates later, where Kapoor, after everything, revealed she cannot reveal anything more about her new Naagin, the two guests departed the Bigg Boss stage – but wait, not before Salman Khan suddenly asking Chowdhury about her ex-beau Ankit Gupta.While Salman Khan was congratulating Priyanka about her new stint as Naagin, he suddenly asked her ‘Woh kidhar hai? Hai ya nahin hai? (Where is he? Is he still there or he isn’t?) referring to Ankit Gupta, with whom Priyanka shared a strong chemistry when both were contestants inside the house during Bigg Boss 16. The actress with a subtle shake of her head confirmed that the two are not dating anymore in real life.
But this is not the first time that Salman Khan has asked a contestant about their personal life, or commented on it.Also Read: Bigg Boss 19: Malti And Tanya’s ‘Wool War’ Over Amaal’s Sweater, BUT Zeishan Quadri Spills The Thread Gauahar Khan and Kushal Tandon were contestants during Bigg Boss 7 and both shared a cackling chemistry, with Gauhar even offering to leave the house with Kushal. Notably, Gauahar Khan and Kushal Tandon fell in love during their stint on Bigg Boss, openly expressing their feelings on the show. The couple continued their relationship for several months after the season ended but parted ways in October 2014.During Bigg Boss 14, the first episode saw contestants from previous years — Gauahar Khan, Hina Khan and Sidharth Shukla discussing their respective seasons with the host. While reminiscing about past seasons, Salman revealed that he had once advised Gauahar against dating Kushal, but she chose to follow her heart instead. “I had cautioned you about that relationship, but you didn’t listen,” the Dabangg actor had remarked at that point.Notably, Gauahar since then got married to Zaid Darbar son of music director Ismail Darbar. Zaid's elder brother Awez Darbar was a contestant this season on Bigg Boss, but has gotten eliminated. His fight with Neelam Giri, has, however, turned into a trending meme on social media.While Bhaijaan did not comment further on Ankit-Priyanka's failed romance, his gesture does go on to show that the superstar is ever-so-thoughtful about people he has interacted with.