Overview

• After house captain Kunickaa Sadanand assigned him kitchen duty, Khanna declined on camera saying he does not know how to cook Indian food, and he was reassigned to clean washrooms with Zeishaan Quadri.
• A clip of the exchange went viral as users on Reddit and X questioned the legitimacy of his Celebrity MasterChef India title, with some calling the cooking show scripted and labeling him a “Farzi Bawarchi.”
• Khanna’s team posted a statement on X asserting that MasterChef involved guided, single-plate dishes under supervision, whereas Bigg Boss requires unsupervised mass cooking, and said he had not cooked before joining the competition.
• Rajiv Adatia, who competed with Khanna on Celebrity MasterChef and has been a Bigg Boss housemate, defended him in a video, emphasizing that cooking for 20–25 people differs from preparing and plating one dish and noting Khanna’s focus on desserts.
• In a live feed conversation, Khanna reiterated that he would not cook, said his contract does not obligate him to do so, and argued Bigg Boss should highlight his personality rather than his culinary skills.