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Bigg Boss OTT 2: 6 Controversies That Grabbed Headlines

Bigg Boss OTT season 2 kicked off in June this year with a series of controversies attached to it from the start, keeping its audience hooked to the screens. Here's tracking down six controversial moments from the show.

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Bigg Boss OTT season 2 kicked off in June this year with a series of controversies attached to it from the start, keeping its audience hooked to the screens.
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Here's tracking down six controversial moments from the show until now. 

Bigg Boss OTT 2 Controversies

Elvish Yadav Vs. Salman Khan Trends

During the Weekend Ka Vaar episode, host Salman Khan criticised Elvish Yadav for using derogatory words towards Bebika Dhurve, and this led to Yadav getting emotional. Fans of YouTuber Elvish Yadav have taken to Twitter to show their support and make him trend after a controversial incident on the show Bigg Boss OTT 2.

Alongside Elvish Yadav, Manisha Rani and Abhishek Malhan were also reprimanded by Salman for their involvement. To add to the emotional intensity, Elvish's mother was connected via video call, which left him visibly moved. In tears, Yadav later apologised to Salman Khan for his use of derogatory words against women and promised to be more cautious with his language in the future.

Despite the confrontation, Elvish's followers rallied behind him, and the hashtag 'Unbreakable Elvish Yadav' trended on Twitter with over 1 million tweets in just six hours. Some of his fans are also calling for a boycott of Salman Khan and are expressing their discontent with the actor on various social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram.

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Akanksha Puri and Jad Hadid Kissing Controversy

In a recent episode that sparked controversy both in the Bigg Boss house and outside, the kiss between Jad Hadid and Akanksha Puri created a big stir. Avinash Sachdev dared Akanksha Puri and Jad Hadid to kiss each other on screen. While the two took the dare sportingly, Salman Khan reprimanded the act and apologised to the audience leading to Puri's eviction from the house. 

Puneet's Quick Exit

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Puneet Kumar, also called Puneet Superstar by his fans, created another kind of history by getting evicted within 12 hours of stepping inside the house making it the fastest exit from the show a contestant has ever had. Apart from the various humiliating acts he did, he also smothered toothpaste all over him which was the final nail in the coffin, leading to his exit.  

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Aaliya Siddiqui's Controversies

Nawazuddin Siddiqui's former wife Aaliya earlier grabbed headlines when she bravely came forward and shared her alleged domestic abuse experience in the media. She soon entered the Bigg Boss house for its OTT season a fresh start. That didn't seem to go well for her as she was surprisingly evicted from the Bigg Boss house over controversies like using men's washrooms. Aaliya's short stay made a lot of news. 

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Avinash Sachdev and Palak Purswani's Sword-Play Squabble

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As the show decided to keep two ex-finances as contestants in the same house, we all knew a day would come when the past grudges would boil up into a big dispute. But Avinash Sachdev and Palak Purswani's verbal dispute went nastier than we thought. When Purswani went to Sachdev to resolve their issues, both engaged in verbally thrashing each other with hurtful words, Sachdev said "Have the audacity to listen to you, idiot woman" Purswani responded by calling Sachdev a "gutter mouth" and exclaiming that it's better if they don't talk as Sachdev is impossible to talk to. 

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Jad Hadid Lowered His Pants

In a massive fight between contestants Bhumika Dhurve and Jad Hadid, the dispute went over the top when Hadid tried to insult his co-contestant Bhumika Dhurve by lowering his pants and exposing his backside. Bhumika Dhurve broke down from the humiliation and threatened to leave the house, while contestants somehow convinced her to stay calm and not act upon her emotions, the show's host Salman Khan reprimanded the act by questioning Hadid. When asked whether he has ever done such an ill-mannered display of action earlier too, Jad explained he had performed this in a movie. Khan then strictly explained to Jadid how, in India, such acts are not acceptable and are considered humiliating, post which Jad apologised to the audience as well Bhumika. 

Jad got into a massive fight with co-contestant Bebika Dhurve and he tried to insult her by lowering his pants and exposing his backside. Bebika broke down and threatened to leave the house, followed by which some of the other contestants convinced her to stay back. Later, Salman reprimanded Jad asking him if he has done such antics before, to which he explained he had done it as part of a movie scene. Salman explained that India being a conservative country, Jad owes and apology to Bebika as well as the audience. Jad responded by saying what he did is


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