MUMBAI: Social media has gone crazy over Kashish Kapoor's decision to accept her Rs 10 lakh prize rather than compete in the MTV Splitsvilla X5 finale. Her decision had the immediate effect of denying fan favorite Digvijay Singh Rathee, with whom she was paired, the opportunity to participate in the final fight.
There is a rumor that Kashish and Digvijay are in talks to compete on Salman Khan's Bigg Boss 18 amidst the disputes and "war of words" that have broken out online. During a special interview with the popular news portal, Kashish Kapoor was questioned about her potential participation in Salman Khan's show.
She said, “You know what, I’ll tell you a funny story. Yesterday, my manager called me and told me that the owner of my agency said, ‘Our talent is going to Bigg Boss, why didn’t she tell us?’ Kashish, you’re going to Bigg Boss, why didn’t you tell us?'”
She added, “I was like, ‘Who is going to Bigg Boss? Me?’ I have no idea where this rumour started from. I’m just as clueless as you are. I’m waiting for my alter ego, who apparently has these conversations, to tell me when I’m going to Bigg Boss.”
The swirling speculations around Kashish and Digvijay participating in Salman Khan’s show gained momentum after she chose Rs 10 lakh over a chance at winning MTV Splitsvilla X5. On the show, Kashish mentioned that as someone from a “lower middle-class family”, the staggering amount was more important for her than the winners’ title.
Kashish had said that she paid Rs 1 lakh monthly as her rent in Mumbai and this amount would ensure a roof above her head for a year. However, Digvijay, who consequently lost his chance at a win, questioned her choice on the show, citing his own financial needs and Rs 20,000 monthly rent. This became a huge talking point after the show’s finale was aired.
Kashish reacted, “I was so mad. I was not mad at him, I was mad at myself. See, I framed my sentence poorly in that flow. But I explained myself in the VD, which was cut. I told everyone what I meant and that in the heat of the moment, I framed my statement wrongly. But they (makers) know how to make a mountain of a molehill, so they took his reaction to that part.”
She added, “Honestly, it is your decision how you want to spend your money. I have never claimed that I’m poor. Touchwood, I’m very well to do. I have always, with reason, explained that I have come from a not-so-well-to-do background. But I’m doing great for myself and it is because of the tough decisions I made. I don’t know where people misunderstood and decided to nitpick. Today, the most important thing for me is living nicely.”
“You must be from a certain background. You want to spend however and live however. You cannot compare that with me and say that my needs are not justified. I can also compare a lot of things. You (Digvijay) drive your own car. My family couldn’t purchase a car till a year ago. We bought our first car last year. Being a 24-year-old man, you’re driving your own car. So let’s not go there. I can give 10 reasons to explain myself, so picking this one point undermines where I come from. I can’t blame him for his answer but eventually, how it turned out, it undermines my problems,” she concluded.
In the meantime, Jashwanth Bopanna and Akriti Negi won Sunny Leone's show. After losing by just five seconds in time, Harsh Arora and Rushali Yadav came in second. Surprisingly, Bigg Boss 17 winner Munawar Faruqui offered Kashish the option to leave with Rs 10 lakh.
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