Contestants of ‘Bigg Boss 17’ have been in controversies: Munnavar has gone to jail for making fun of gods and goddesses, Jigna was accused of having connections with the underworld.

‘Bigg Boss 17’ has started. Like last many years, this year too people from different professions have become a part of this show. Talking about the contestants, someone has been accused of conspiring to murder his own partner. Some went to jail for insulting Hindu gods and goddesses. By the way, this time many social media influencers and celebrities have also participated in the show. Let’s take a look at the BB 17 contestants and their backgrounds:

Stand-up comedian, writer and rapper Munawar Iqbal.

Munawar Farooqui

Munawar Iqbal Farooqui is a stand-up comedian, writer and rapper. Farooqui has always been in the news because of his comedy. In the year 2021, he performed a stand-up show at Munro Cafe, Indore. During the comedy, Farooqui was accused of insulting Hindu deities. On January 2, Madhya Pradesh Police arrested him amid his comic acting. He was later granted bail by the Supreme Court of India. Munawar from ‘Bigg Boss’ also became a part of Kangana Ranaut’s show ‘Lokup’, of which he also became the winner.

Jigna Vohra is a crime reporter.

Jigna Vohra

Jigna Vohra is a crime reporter who has worked for Free Press Journal, Mid Day, Mumbai Mirror and Asian Age. Jigna was accused of conspiracy to murder his fellow reporter Jyotirmoy Dey. He was accused of conspiring with Chhota Rajan to kill Dey. He was also accused of having connections with the underworld. Due to this case, Jigna had to spend six years in jail and in 2017, he was acquitted of all charges by the court. Hansal Mehta’s web series ‘Scoop’ is based on the true story of Jigna.

Rinku Karmarkar was in the news due to the news of divorce.

Rinku Karmarkar

A few years ago, the personal life of TV actress Rinku Karmarkar had created a lot of discussion. In the year 2017, Rinku and her husband Kiran Karmarkar had decided to end their 15-year marriage. The news of his divorce was much discussed. Let us tell you that Rinku and Kiran met on Ekta Kapoor’s show ‘Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki’. In this show, both were seen in the role of sister and brother.

Sana Raees Khan is a lawyer by profession.

Sana Raees Khan

Indrani Mukherjee, who was in jail for six years in the case of murder of her daughter Sheena Bora, got bail from the Supreme Court. Let us tell you, Indrani’s lawyer Sana Raees Khan had fought her entire case. Not only Indrani, but Sana also fought the case of Avin Sahu. Let us tell you, Avin Sahu was arrested in the Aryan Khan drug case.

Sonia has worked in South and Punjabi industries.

Sonia Bansal

Actress Sonia Bansal made her acting debut in Bollywood with Rahul Roy and Shakti Kapoor’s film ‘100 Crore’. Apart from the Hindi film industry, Sonia has also been a part of different projects in the South and Punjabi industries.

Isha has been seen in the popular show ‘Udaariyaan’.

Isha Malviya

20 year old Isha Malviya has been seen in TV’s popular show ‘Udaariyaan’. She has also played the role of mother to actors of her age in the show. In the year 2020, he made his debut in Punjabi music video with B Praak’s song ‘Jiske Liye’.

Abhishek got recognition from TV show ‘Udaariyaan’

Abhishek Kumar

Abhishek Kumar’s journey in the entertainment industry started when he started making lip-sync videos on social media. Additionally, he also made music videos and released his first song ‘Yeh Pyaar Nahi To Kya Hai’. One of Abhishek Kumar’s achievements in television is the TV show ‘Udaariyaan’. If sources are to be believed, during the shooting of the show, Isha Malviya and Abhishek came close to each other but now they have broken up.

Ankita became popular with the TV show ‘Pavitra Rishta’.

Ankita Lokhande

Actress Ankita Lokhande gained a lot of popularity from the TV show ‘Pavitra Rishta’. After this show she wanted to enter the Bollywood industry. However, giving importance to her relationship with her then boyfriend, late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, she had rejected the offer of director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film ‘Bajirao Mastani’. She wanted to marry Sushant at that time. He has done two Bollywood films so far. One of which is ‘Manikarnika’ and the other is ‘Baaghi 3’.

Vicky Jain is a businessman by profession.

Vicky Jain

Ankita Lokhande’s husband Vicky Jain is a businessman by profession. He has obtained MBA degree. Let us tell you, before Vicky, Ankita was in a relationship with late actor Sushant Singh Rajput for many years and was suffering from depression after their breakup. In such a situation, Vicky took care of Ankita and both came closer to each other. After dating each other for many years, Vicky and Ankita had their dream wedding in December 2021. After marriage, both of them became a part of the TV show ‘Smart Jodi’ together and won the title of the show.

Have worked in Gujarati film ‘Bhanwar’.

Neel Bhatt

Neil Bhatt works as an actor in the Hindi television industry. After working in many TV shows like ‘Tumhi Ho Bandhu Sakha Tumhi’, ‘Diya Aur Baati Hum’, he gained popularity by playing the character of ACP Virat Chavan in ‘Ghoom Hai Kisi Ke Pyaar Mein’. Neil, who studied law from Government Law College, Mumbai, was more interested in acting since childhood. In the year 2017, he also appeared in a Gujarati film ‘Bhanwar’.

Got fame from TV show ‘Gum Hai Kisi Ke Pyaar’

Aishwarya Sharma

Aishwarya Sharma is known for her acting in the web series ‘Madhuri Talkies’ and the TV show ‘Gum Hai Kisi Ke Pyaar’. Aishwarya, who was fond of acting since childhood, started her career on television in the year 2015. Talking about the personal life of the actress, she married actor Neil Bhatt on 30 November 2021. Both of them first met on the sets of ‘Gum Hai Kisi Ke Pyaar Mein’.

Sunny is the owner of a YouTube channel named ‘Tehelka Prank’.

Sunny Arya

YouTuber Sunny Arya, who participated in ‘Bigg Boss 17’, is the owner of a YouTube channel named ‘Tehelka Prank’. Apart from making funny videos, Sunny also creates some such content from which people can learn. Their content is meant to engage more and more viewers. Sunny has more than three million followers on YouTube.

Anurag is the owner of the YouTube channel ‘The UK 07 Rider’.

Anurag Dhobal

Anurag aka UK 07 Rider is considered the number one motovlogger in India and currently has more than 6 million followers on his YouTube channel ‘The UK 07 Rider’. He hails from Dehradun and has 3.5 million followers on Instagram.

She is the cousin of Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra.

Mannara Chopra

Mannara is the cousin sister of actresses Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra. She made her acting debut in Bollywood with the film ‘Jin’ in 2014. Apart from this, Mannara has also been a part of Telugu films like ‘Sandamarutham’, ‘Kaaval’, ‘Jakkanna’, ‘Thikka’.

Popular YouTube, Instagram influencer.

Arun Srikanth aka Suddenly Awesome Gaming

Arun Srikanth is a popular YouTube, Instagram influencer who does social media marketing. Suddenly Awesome Gaming aka Arun’s videos are mostly around gaming and sports.

Firozha is a rapper and lyricist.

Rapper Firozha Khan aka Khanzadi

Firozha Khan, better known by her stage name Khanzadi, is a rapper and songwriter. Khanzadi also has a YouTube channel where she uploads all her music videos and has a large number of subscribers.

He is in the news for luxury lifestyle.

Naved Yusufi alias Naved Sole

Naved Yousufi aka Naved Sole is best known for his appearance on the 16th season of the business-style reality game show, The Apprentice. With a master’s degree in Pharmacy from King’s College London, Navid now owns two pharmacies, both based in London. Naved, born in Rome city, shares his luxury lifestyle through pictures on Instagram.