Bigg Boss 16: Why Is Salman Imitating Gabbar In The Trailer?

The makers of Bigg Boss 16 dropped a new promo ahead of its premiere on October 1. It features Salman Khan as Gabbar.

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By Rohini Rajhansh
Salman Khan in a still from Bigg Boss 16 promo

The new season of popular reality show Bigg Boss is almost here. Amid all the speculations about contestants and inmates, only one thing has been revealed, partially that is. That this year, even Bigg Boss will play the game. A new promo of the show featured host Salman Khan, channeling his inner Gabbar Singh and warning contestants of the torment that is to follow.

SALMAN KHAN TURNS GABBAR FOR NEW BB 16 PROMO

The promo, shared by the official social media handles of Bogg Boss and Colors TV shows Salman Khan, dressed in military fatigues with a belt filled with cartridges in hand, pretty much like the iconic villain Gabbar Singh from Sholay. The familiar Gabbar theme plays in the background as Salman walks across a boulder, paraphrasing a famous line from the film.

“50-50 kos door, jab bacha raat ko royega to maa kahegi, beta so ja varna Bigg Boss aa jayega (Even 50 km away, when a kid will cry, the mother will say child go to sleep or Bigg Boss will be here).” The actor then informs the viewers that the game is changing in Bigg Boss season 16 because this time, Bigg Boss will play themselves. The promo then reveals that the ‘first day first show’ of Bigg Boss 16 is on October 1, 8pm.

Ab Gabbar bhi lagega pyaara, jab Bigg Boss khud aayenge bajaane contestants ki baara. 👁?

This time, many celebrities’ names have been doing the rounds. With names like Sreejita De and Sajid Khan almost being confirmed, its being reported that Sumbul Touqeer, Shiv Thakare, and Sanjay Gagnani will most likely be seen in the show. Reportedly, Sanjay might enter the show a week later as a surprise element.

Apart from them, social media sensations Just Sul and Abdu Rozik’s names are also doing the rounds. Both of them enjoy an immense fan base on social media and are huge sensations over the internet.

Contestants, who are expected to be a part of the show, include Munawar Faruqui, Jannat Zubair, Faisal Shaikh, Tina Dattaa, and Fahmaan Khan among others.

Recently, Divyanka Tripathi clarified on social media sharing that contrary to reports, she is not a part of the controversial reality show.

The show is all set to premiere on October 1, 9.30 pm onwards and the introduction episodes will be divided into two parts – Saturday and Sunday.

Bigg Boss is a captivity-based reality show, which has been inspired by Big Brother. The show, one of the most popular TV programmes in the country, has several regional language variants across India as well. The Hindi version first aired in 2006, hosted by Arshad Warsi.

Salman joined as the host in the fourth season and has continued to host the show since then, either alone or jointly with Sanjay Dutt for two seasons. A spinoff series called Bigg Boss OTT, which streamed on Voot, premiered last year before the premiere of season 15.

 

Rohini Rajhansh
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