<p>Television producer and host Vikas Gupta announced that he is bisexual, by taking the opportunity of the pride month, the producer makes it public.&nbsp;<br />
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Taking to Twitter, he wrote, ''Hi Just wanted to let you know a tiny detail about me. I fall in love with the human regardless of their gender. There r more like me. With #Pride, I am Bisexual #VikasGupta PS No more being blackmailed or bullied #priyanksharma #ParthSamthaan ThankU for forcing me to come out.''<br />
Vikas thanked both Priyank&nbsp;Sharma and Parth Samthaan for forcing him to open his reality.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hi Just wanted to let you know a tiny detail about me. I fall in love with the human regardless of their gender. There r more like me. With <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pride?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Pride</a> I am Bisexual <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VikasGupta?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VikasGupta</a> PS No more being blackmailed or bullied <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/priyanksharma?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#priyanksharma</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ParthSamthaan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ParthSamthaan</a> ThankU for forcing me to come out 😊 <a href="https://t.co/0N403EDukp">pic.twitter.com/0N403EDukp</a></p>
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<p>He also took it to his Instagram account and shared his live video and spoke about the negativity he received from the people.&nbsp; "My coming out - #vikasgupta. Here I am, how I am - Standing tall and I will not be shamed, bullied or blackmailed for what God has made me. It has been years of torture and humiliation and hiding my emotions but that has not stopped me from being a good human being who is constantly evolving. I have made mistakes and I will continue to do so but I am learning and not repeating them, he wrote in the caption.&nbsp;</p>

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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CBqT8VZnbvM/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Here I am , how I am - Standing tall and I will not be shamed bullied or blackmailed for what God has made me . It has been years of torture and humiliation and hiding my emotions but that has not stopped me from being a good human being who is constantly evolving. I have made mistakes and I will continue to do so but I am learning and not repeating them. I will move shed to do better. My family has left me for what ever reason they want to give but I will not Bring shame to Them by putting details of it both #parthsamthaan and #priyanksharma have done terrible things but I will not shame them either of what all has happened cause mud slinging is what one of them loves. I spoke today because they pushed me to this extend . I will put one last post after both have spoken. To give what is needed for people to know the truth. After which they can do and keep doing what they want to. As for my mom , I love you even if you don’t love me anymore. My siblings who I have brought so much shame to, seeing you makes me swell with pride and my friends who don’t find me kool anymore thankyou for being good to me when ever you were. I am thankful #karankundra undra for all these years even after knowing about my sexuality you chose to stand by me even though people would gossip about u too but you dint leave my side and was there like an older brother protecting me . M for making me realise it’s okay And Ekta di for the only one who has been there no matter what and I will be there no matter what ❤️ Gayu Maam Thanku for the call yesterday. This is what came out of it #Lostsouls I have a family . Thankyou for taking care of me .</a></p>

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<p>This comes after, the producer opened up about his depression in wake of Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide and alleging that TV actors Parth Samthaan &amp; Priyank Sharma is responsible for the same.&nbsp;<br />
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His first real relationship was with Parth Samthaan for almost 2 years, after which the actor ended up by lodging case against him. &nbsp;He later came to Vikas after 3 years and he forgave him, as they never opened their affair, so that Parth’s career doesn’t get affected.<br />
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Vikas is a popular name in the television industry and he&nbsp;was also the second runner up in Bigg Boss season 11.</p>


Television producer and host Vikas Gupta announced that he is bisexual, by taking the opportunity of the pride month, the producer makes it public. Taking to Twitter, he wrote, ''Hi Just wanted to let you know a tiny detail about me.

Television producer and host Vikas Gupta announced that he is bisexual, by taking the opportunity of the pride month, the producer makes it public. Taking to Twitter, he wrote, ''Hi Just wanted to let you know a tiny detail about me. I fall in love with the human regardless of their gender. There r more like me. With #Pride, I am Bisexual #VikasGupta PS No more being blackmailed or bullied #priyanksharma #ParthSamthaan ThankU for forcing me to come out.'' Vikas thanked both Priyank Sharma and Parth Samthaan for forcing him to open his reality. Hi Just wanted to let you know a tiny detail about me. I fall in love with the human regardless of their gender. There r more like me. With #Pride I am Bisexual #VikasGupta PS No more being blackmailed or bullied #priyanksharma #ParthSamthaan ThankU for forcing me to come out 😊 pic.twitter.com/0N403EDukp — Vikas Guppta (@lostboy54) June 20, 2020 × He also took it to his Instagram account and shared his live video and spoke about the negativity he received from the people. "My coming out - #vikasgupta. Here I am, how I am - Standing tall and I will not be shamed, bullied or blackmailed for what God has made me. It has been years of torture and humiliation and hiding my emotions but that has not stopped me from being a good human being who is constantly evolving. I have made mistakes and I will continue to do so but I am learning and not repeating them, he wrote in the caption. View this post on Instagram Here I am , how I am - Standing tall and I will not be shamed bullied or blackmailed for what God has made me . It has been years of torture and humiliation and hiding my emotions but that has not stopped me from being a good human being who is constantly evolving. I have made mistakes and I will continue to do so but I am learning and not repeating them. I will move shed to do better. My family has left me for what ever reason they want to give but I will not Bring shame to Them by putting details of it both #parthsamthaan and #priyanksharma have done terrible things but I will not shame them either of what all has happened cause mud slinging is what one of them loves. I spoke today because they pushed me to this extend . I will put one last post after both have spoken. To give what is needed for people to know the truth. After which they can do and keep doing what they want to. As for my mom , I love you even if you don’t love me anymore. My siblings who I have brought so much shame to, seeing you makes me swell with pride and my friends who don’t find me kool anymore thankyou for being good to me when ever you were. I am thankful #karankundra undra for all these years even after knowing about my sexuality you chose to stand by me even though people would gossip about u too but you dint leave my side and was there like an older brother protecting me . M for making me realise it’s okay And Ekta di for the only one who has been there no matter what and I will be there no matter what ❤️ Gayu Maam Thanku for the call yesterday. This is what came out of it #Lostsouls I have a family . Thankyou for taking care of me . A post shared by Vikas Guppta (@lostboyjourney) on Jun 20, 2020 at 7:59am PDT × This comes after, the producer opened up about his depression in wake of Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide and alleging that TV actors Parth Samthaan & Priyank Sharma is responsible for the same. His first real relationship was with Parth Samthaan for almost 2 years, after which the actor ended up by lodging case against him. He later came to Vikas after 3 years and he forgave him, as they never opened their affair, so that Parth’s career doesn’t get affected. Vikas is a popular name in the television industry and he was also the second runner up in Bigg Boss season 11.

'With pride I am bisexual', TV producer Vikas Gupta opened about his sexuality

<p>Not to my surprise, Shilpa Shinde is the winner of <em>Bigg Boss 11</em>. While I was rooting for a more-deserving Hina Khan, Shilpa&rsquo;s win was something, I - like many of you - had anticipated mid-season. Not because she played the game exceptionally well, but for a simple reason, that she sold what heavily sells (on/off-screen) in India - emotions, a victim card, a suppressed woman, and a Mother India.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Not to forget, she literally earned the title of <em>Maa</em>, and therefore, rechristened with a wordplay on her name as <em>Shil</em><em>-Ma</em>. I don&rsquo;t intend to discredit her win or take away from the TV actor the way she played the character on the sets of <em>Bigg Boss 11</em>. After all, the reality show is all about how you offer a mix of your personality and strategies. And what she offered on the show worked for her and was liked by the majority. Well, the majority wins, but the majority is not necessarily right always. And therefore, contrary to the popular belief, I feel that her win underscores glaring gaps in the way we connect with personalities and also highlights the regressive mindset of the Indian audiences.</p>

<p>Of what I saw on <em>Bigg Boss </em>over the last 3 months, two factors majorly contributed to Shilpa&rsquo;s win - her strong fan base and the fact that she played a devoted cook on the show throughout. You have to give it to her for having a strong fan base, which added to her win, but the culinary job was just a household chore - which, like many other tasks such as cleaning, dusting, and washing, were performed by inmates of the house. In the <em>Bigg Boss</em> house, the allocation of duties is usually up to the discretion of the captain, but in this season, the duties were mostly found to be mutually decided and allocated as per interests and strengths of contestants. And therefore, the culinary job was mostly limited to Shilpa. And we all understand that our hobbies work more as a stress-buster than mere duties. But it didn&rsquo;t take Shilpa long to strategically manipulate her own decision to be in the kitchen and portray herself as an ideal Indian woman, who fed a dozen before she ate herself. So much so that in one of the episodes, Shlipa went on to show her pale hands, bruises, and cuts allegedly resulting from spending too much time in the kitchen. Clearly, an India soap opera was being played out within a reality show.</p>

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<p>It&rsquo;s really commendable to perform a strenuous task of preparing hundreds of <em>rotis</em> every week, but other housemates also performed due duties without blowing their own trumpet. And I wonder since when did Bigg Boss become a show of household chores? Or since when did culinary skills become a crucial parameter for judging a contestant&rsquo;s strength and potential?&nbsp;</p>

<p>Sadly, it went down really well with the Indian audiences too and we got a glimpse of it on various occasions. The social media over the last three months was singing praises about Shilpa&rsquo;s selfless devotion to the kitchen. And the icing on the cake was when co-contestant Puneesh Sharma came to Shilpa&rsquo;s rescue during a press conference inside the <em>Bigg Boss</em> house early this month and compared her to an ideal Indian housewife, who binds the family together and runs the house. And to my surprise, my fellow brethren from the media fraternity lauded her and clapped on the statement, which underscored the regressive mindset of the Indian society. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>In one of the episodes, Shilpa, in context of Akash Dadlani&rsquo;s lewd and uncouth remarks directed at girls, said &ldquo;<em>wo</em><em> </em><em>ladka</em><em> hai, </em><em>aise</em><em> comments </em><em>kar</em><em> </em><em>sakta</em><em> hai</em>&rdquo; - another example of a regressive approach. And Shilpa was never questioned by any viewer - including journalists and weekly callers - for making such a comment and supporting a patriarchal setup. Co-contestant Hina Khan, however, brought this up a couple of times on the show and objected to it.</p>

<p>Talking about the tasks carried out in the house, which play a pivotal role in evaluating the strength, willpower, and conviction of contestants, Shilpa was often seen to be either half-heartedly involved or simply, surrendering to others. But values over merit and popularity over performance have been a common phenomenon in our country.</p>

<p><strong>Why Hina Khan was more deserving</strong></p>

<p>Hina - the first runner-up of the show - had all the right reasons to emerge as the winner of <em>Bigg Boss 11.</em> Quite like Shilpa, Hina too had an equally strong fan base, but she was seen treating the fandom as a source of strength. She was seen saying that contestants shouldn&rsquo;t disappoint fans with their laid-back attitude. Hina passionately participated in all the tasks and excelled in many. Shilpa, on the other hand, used her fanbase as a definite vote bank, which, perhaps, prevented her from delivering the best in many tasks. In fact, in the last task of the house - Vikas City - Hina played wisely and delivered amid unfavorable situations created for her by the &lsquo;dictator&rsquo; Vikas Gupta. In the Vikas City task, Hina not only won the game, but hearts too. All in all, Hina outstripped Shilpa in<em> Bigg Boss </em>house tasks - key criteria in determining a contestant&rsquo;s fate on the show.</p>

<p>Sadly, her self-love, strong personality and competitive behaviour were mistaken by many for the &ldquo;I, me, myself&rdquo; attitude. Time and again, she was labelled selfish by other contestants and a lot of <em>Bigg Boss</em> enthusiasts on social media. I, on the contrary, found Hina&rsquo;s conduct in the house as that of an independent and a strong woman who knew how to disagree and never succumbed to pressure despite being cornered many a time&nbsp;by other housemates. In fact, she was seen to be outspoken in sharing her views on other housemates as well as outsiders. But she was slammed by both people inside and outside of the house for having unwelcoming views on senior actors of the TV industry. Having followed the season religiously, I didn&rsquo;t find Hina&rsquo;s comments about TV stars objectionable.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Speaking of another account, sadly, during the same press conference a week before the finale, one of the journalists referred to Hina as a &ldquo;<em>mohalle</em><em> ki aunty</em>&rdquo;, which was later used on many occasions by viewers and fellow contestants. It was not only condescending, but too strong a word to be used for someone who was the strongest female contestant on the show and never shied away from raising a dissenting voice. Since I belong to the same fraternity, I believe journalists need to choose their words carefully and formulate their questions intelligently so as to be taken seriously.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Love for oneself is not mean as long as it doesn&rsquo;t harm anyone. Standing alone with a voice is better than being in a group with a herd mentality.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>Bigg Boss 11</em> is over and it ended with the defeat of a strong and a worthy contender to a popular contender supported by a regressive Indian mindset. But, winners are not only who win the trophy, winners are also who never quit.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)</em></p>


Of what I saw on Bigg Boss over the last 3 months, two factors majorly contributed to Shilpa’s win - her strong fan base and the fact that she played a devoted cook on the show throughout.

Not to my surprise, Shilpa Shinde is the winner of Bigg Boss 11. While I was rooting for a more-deserving Hina Khan, Shilpa’s win was something, I - like many of you - had anticipated mid-season. Not because she played the game exceptionally well, but for a simple reason, that she sold what heavily sells (on/off-screen) in India - emotions, a victim card, a suppressed woman, and a Mother India. Not to forget, she literally earned the title of Maa, and therefore, rechristened with a wordplay on her name as Shil-Ma. I don’t intend to discredit her win or take away from the TV actor the way she played the character on the sets of Bigg Boss 11. After all, the reality show is all about how you offer a mix of your personality and strategies. And what she offered on the show worked for her and was liked by the majority. Well, the majority wins, but the majority is not necessarily right always. And therefore, contrary to the popular belief, I feel that her win underscores glaring gaps in the way we connect with personalities and also highlights the regressive mindset of the Indian audiences. Of what I saw on Bigg Boss over the last 3 months, two factors majorly contributed to Shilpa’s win - her strong fan base and the fact that she played a devoted cook on the show throughout. You have to give it to her for having a strong fan base, which added to her win, but the culinary job was just a household chore - which, like many other tasks such as cleaning, dusting, and washing, were performed by inmates of the house. In the Bigg Boss house, the allocation of duties is usually up to the discretion of the captain, but in this season, the duties were mostly found to be mutually decided and allocated as per interests and strengths of contestants. And therefore, the culinary job was mostly limited to Shilpa. And we all understand that our hobbies work more as a stress-buster than mere duties. But it didn’t take Shilpa long to strategically manipulate her own decision to be in the kitchen and portray herself as an ideal Indian woman, who fed a dozen before she ate herself. So much so that in one of the episodes, Shlipa went on to show her pale hands, bruises, and cuts allegedly resulting from spending too much time in the kitchen. Clearly, an India soap opera was being played out within a reality show. The Winning #Moment !???? #Shilpashinde . . #shilpashindefans #shilpashindewinner #shilpawinninghearts #bb11 #bb11finale #biggboss11finale A post shared by @ x.instatellywood.x on Jan 15, 2018 at 5:51am PST × It’s really commendable to perform a strenuous task of preparing hundreds of rotis every week, but other housemates also performed due duties without blowing their own trumpet. And I wonder since when did Bigg Boss become a show of household chores? Or since when did culinary skills become a crucial parameter for judging a contestant’s strength and potential? Sadly, it went down really well with the Indian audiences too and we got a glimpse of it on various occasions. The social media over the last three months was singing praises about Shilpa’s selfless devotion to the kitchen. And the icing on the cake was when co-contestant Puneesh Sharma came to Shilpa’s rescue during a press conference inside the Bigg Boss house early this month and compared her to an ideal Indian housewife, who binds the family together and runs the house. And to my surprise, my fellow brethren from the media fraternity lauded her and clapped on the statement, which underscored the regressive mindset of the Indian society. In one of the episodes, Shilpa, in context of Akash Dadlani’s lewd and uncouth remarks directed at girls, said “wo ladka hai, aise comments kar sakta hai” - another example of a regressive approach. And Shilpa was never questioned by any viewer - including journalists and weekly callers - for making such a comment and supporting a patriarchal setup. Co-contestant Hina Khan, however, brought this up a couple of times on the show and objected to it. Talking about the tasks carried out in the house, which play a pivotal role in evaluating the strength, willpower, and conviction of contestants, Shilpa was often seen to be either half-heartedly involved or simply, surrendering to others. But values over merit and popularity over performance have been a common phenomenon in our country. Why Hina Khan was more deserving Hina - the first runner-up of the show - had all the right reasons to emerge as the winner of Bigg Boss 11. Quite like Shilpa, Hina too had an equally strong fan base, but she was seen treating the fandom as a source of strength. She was seen saying that contestants shouldn’t disappoint fans with their laid-back attitude. Hina passionately participated in all the tasks and excelled in many. Shilpa, on the other hand, used her fanbase as a definite vote bank, which, perhaps, prevented her from delivering the best in many tasks. In fact, in the last task of the house - Vikas City - Hina played wisely and delivered amid unfavorable situations created for her by the ‘dictator’ Vikas Gupta. In the Vikas City task, Hina not only won the game, but hearts too. All in all, Hina outstripped Shilpa in Bigg Boss house tasks - key criteria in determining a contestant’s fate on the show. Sadly, her self-love, strong personality and competitive behaviour were mistaken by many for the “I, me, myself” attitude. Time and again, she was labelled selfish by other contestants and a lot of Bigg Boss enthusiasts on social media. I, on the contrary, found Hina’s conduct in the house as that of an independent and a strong woman who knew how to disagree and never succumbed to pressure despite being cornered many a time by other housemates. In fact, she was seen to be outspoken in sharing her views on other housemates as well as outsiders. But she was slammed by both people inside and outside of the house for having unwelcoming views on senior actors of the TV industry. Having followed the season religiously, I didn’t find Hina’s comments about TV stars objectionable. Speaking of another account, sadly, during the same press conference a week before the finale, one of the journalists referred to Hina as a “mohalle ki aunty”, which was later used on many occasions by viewers and fellow contestants. It was not only condescending, but too strong a word to be used for someone who was the strongest female contestant on the show and never shied away from raising a dissenting voice. Since I belong to the same fraternity, I believe journalists need to choose their words carefully and formulate their questions intelligently so as to be taken seriously. Love for oneself is not mean as long as it doesn’t harm anyone. Standing alone with a voice is better than being in a group with a herd mentality. Bigg Boss 11 is over and it ended with the defeat of a strong and a worthy contender to a popular contender supported by a regressive Indian mindset. But, winners are not only who win the trophy, winners are also who never quit. (Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)

Opinion: Hina Khan's defeat and Shilpa Shinde's win in Bigg Boss 11 reflect on the regressive Indian society

<p>Shilpa Shinde was crowned the winner of reality TV series<em> Bigg Boss 11</em>, beating Hina Khan through live voting on Sunday night.</p>

<p>A favourite from the beginning, Shilpa&#39;s win was predicted by several media houses as they conducted early polls for their viewers.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The show that premiered on October 1 last year, had its finale on Sunday in Lonavala, with Shilpa and Hina competing for the winner&#39;s title. The other two finalists, inmates Vikas Gupta and Puneesh Sharma was evicted due to less number of votes polled for them.<br />
<br />
The finale had Bollywood star Akshay Kumar as the special guest alongside host Salman Khan.<br />
<br />
The controversial reality show had quite a few performances by contestants between Vikas Gupta and Shilpa Shinde, Puneesh Sharma and Bandgi Kalra, Hina Khan, Priyank Sharma and Luv Sinha, among others.<br />
The contestants of this season were Shilpa Shinde, Hina Khan, Hiten Tejwani, Vikas Gupta, Priyank Sharma, Puneesh Sharma, Arshi Khan, Akash Dadlani, Benafshaa Soonawala, Luv Sinha, Bandgi Kalra, Sabyasachi Satpathy, Mehjabi Siddiqui, Sapna Choudhary, Zubair Khan, Shivani Durgah, Jyoti Kumari, Lucinda Nicholas and Dhinchak Pooja.</p>

<p>The show, hosted by Salman Khan, had the contestants divided into two groups - <em>Gharvale </em>and <em>Padosi.</em></p>

<p>The sprawling <em>Bigg Boss</em>&nbsp;house spread across 19,400 square feet had 90 cameras installed in it. The house in the picturesque Lonavala, near Mumbai, was designed by director Omung Kumar and his wife Vanita.</p>

<p>The show was aired on Colors channel.&nbsp;</p>


Shilpa Shinde was crowned the winner of reality TV series Bigg Boss 11

Shilpa Shinde was crowned the winner of reality TV series Bigg Boss 11, beating Hina Khan through live voting on Sunday night. A favourite from the beginning, Shilpa's win was predicted by several media houses as they conducted early polls for their viewers. The show that premiered on October 1 last year, had its finale on Sunday in Lonavala, with Shilpa and Hina competing for the winner's title. The other two finalists, inmates Vikas Gupta and Puneesh Sharma was evicted due to less number of votes polled for them. The finale had Bollywood star Akshay Kumar as the special guest alongside host Salman Khan. The controversial reality show had quite a few performances by contestants between Vikas Gupta and Shilpa Shinde, Puneesh Sharma and Bandgi Kalra, Hina Khan, Priyank Sharma and Luv Sinha, among others. The contestants of this season were Shilpa Shinde, Hina Khan, Hiten Tejwani, Vikas Gupta, Priyank Sharma, Puneesh Sharma, Arshi Khan, Akash Dadlani, Benafshaa Soonawala, Luv Sinha, Bandgi Kalra, Sabyasachi Satpathy, Mehjabi Siddiqui, Sapna Choudhary, Zubair Khan, Shivani Durgah, Jyoti Kumari, Lucinda Nicholas and Dhinchak Pooja. The show, hosted by Salman Khan, had the contestants divided into two groups - Gharvale and Padosi. The sprawling Bigg Boss house spread across 19,400 square feet had 90 cameras installed in it. The house in the picturesque Lonavala, near Mumbai, was designed by director Omung Kumar and his wife Vanita. The show was aired on Colors channel.

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Bigg Boss 11: TV star Shilpa Shinde wins the show