Overview
- An election-style captaincy task split housemates into three parties, with Amaal Mallik as sanchalak confronting Tanya Mittal and Farrhana Bhatt as tempers flared on-air.
- Mid-day reported that Amaal mocked Tanya and made a crude gesture during the task, drawing immediate censure from Kunickaa Sadanand and online criticism.
- News18 and India Today recapped Amaal’s new dining rule as captain and Tanya’s refusal to comply, escalating a separate kitchen standoff.
- Free Press Journal, citing BB Tak and other outlets, reported Gaurav Khanna briefly became captain before a reset led to Shehbaz Badesha taking charge.
- Multiple reports said Mridul Tiwari was evicted in a mid-week episode via live audience voting, while post-eviction interviews saw Abhishek Bajaj call Pranit More a “player” and Neelam Giri say makers gave contestants no guidance and outlined the quick exit process.