Bigg Boss has been one of the biggest reality shows in India. The franchise has been made in multiple versions and languages across the country. With so many seasons across industries, now the Endemol Shine India team is geared up to bring Bigg Boss 19 to the audience in August. Recently, the show’s project head, Abhishek Mukherjee, spoke about his most challenging experiences in his 17-year-long association with the show. This includes the moment when a contestant locked herself in the washroom and threatened suicide.
‘A popular actress threatened suicide’
During the podcast with Vijay Vikram Singh, Abhishek Mukherjee revealed that while the Hindi Bigg Boss seasons have had their share of incidents, one of the most challenging moments for him was when a contestant from a regional language version of Bigg Boss threatened suicide after locking herself in the washroom. He said, “I was always particular about pushing human emotions only to an extent that is needed. Sometimes when you cross that line, things can get out of hand. We never cross that line, but in one of the regional languages, one popular actress had a breakup outside, and that’s why she entered the show. It was a bad breakup, and soon she fell in love with someone in the house. However, that guy cheated on her during the show. When she found out, one of the nights in Lonavala at around 3 am, she tried to commit suicide. She had forgotten that she was on the show.”
Recalling how the woman felt cheated, he said, “The guy was only doing the love angle for TV, and the girl couldn’t gauge that. When she found out, she threatened suicide. We got the call and ran to the set. Luckily, we have a psychiatrist on board always, and he is available on call 24X7, so he was called. But we had to buy time till the psychiatrist reached Lonavala from Mumbai, so we kept talking to the girl from 3:30 to 6:45 am till the psychiatrist reached,” Abhsihek Mukherjee added. Later, that contestant was evicted from Bigg Boss on medical grounds.
