Shakti Kapoor Birthday: Did You Know The Actor Was The Only OG Male Contestant in Bigg Boss Season 5?
When Bigg Boss season 5 began, Shakti Kapoor was the only male contestant in the house. He got evicted soon enough. In an old interview, he sounded as mystified as us as to why he was the only male contestant in the show.
Shakti Kapoor is one such actor whose real-life villainism has often overshadowed who he is as a person. Some sting operations didn't help the cause either. While he has done a plethora of positive roles in movies like Raja Babu, people mostly remember him for his bad-boy image. He does get fondly remembered for his crime master Gogo role in Andaz Apna Apna but it is always his 'Balma' or 'Aaauu, Lolitha' that gets more fanfare. Guess that's why the makers of Bigg Boss decided to start season 5 with only him as the male contestant opposite 12 women and a Trans woman. This Video of Shakti Kapoor and Padmini Kolhapure Dancing to Tamil Song ‘Tum Tum’ Is Too Cute To Be Missed – WATCH.
Yes, you read right. When Bigg Boss season 5 began, Shakti Kapoor was the only male contestant in the house. He got evicted soon enough. Later Siddharth Bharadwaj and Amar Upadhyay entered the house. Speaking about his solo male stint in the house, Kapoor sounded as mystified as we were. He told Rediff in 2011, "I was shocked. They should have got some hunk or bachelor locked up with 13 females instead of me."
Shakti Kapoor also had a conspiracy theory about why he got eliminated quite soon. "There was something planned about my eviction. I did not live up to their expectation of my onscreen image on the show. Viewers also feel there is something wrong because they thought that I would win. People have a wrong opinion about me. The makers of the show got me on the show with 13 females because they thought I would sneak into girls' room at midnight and do something nasty or have an affair with the girls. But since there was no controversy or fights, I got evicted." Bigg Boss OTT 2's Abhishek Malhan and Jiya Shankar Shoot For Their Music Video (View Viral Pics).
Well, Shakti Kapoor's onscreen reputation precedes himself it seems. He also admitted that he joined the show to prove to his kids he could stay away from alcohol for a month.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Sep 03, 2023 08:20 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).