Farrhana Bhatt speaks out about her experience on Bigg Boss Season 19
Farrhana Bhatt speaks out about her experience on Bigg Boss Season 19 as the runner-up opened up in a post-finale interview about the overwhelming love she received from fans and the controversies that shadowed her journey. The actress, who finished among the top three in what host Salman Khan described as an extremely close competition, finally addressed the rumours about her alleged connections with the production team and her supposed dating life that circulated throughout the season. Days before Bigg Boss 19 began airing, speculation surfaced claiming Farrhana Bhatt had internal ties with the Colours TV production team, but she said she was completely unaware of such talk until the show ended. She firmly denied claims that she was dating or was closely involved with Bhaskar Bhatt, calling the social media allegations “nonsensical” and insisting that she had only met him once or twice. She described him as a very dear friend but stressed that there was nothing more to their interactions.
The controversy deepened when a Reddit user alleged that Farrhana was closely associated with Endemol’s former creative director Bhaskar Bhatt, while an X user claimed she had been dating Endemol’s director Sarvesh Singh. The actress said she was shocked to learn about her name being linked to Bhaskar and recalled her initial interaction with him, explaining that he had contacted her about the show two years ago but she had been busy with another project at the time. Farrhana said she did not even know his name well enough to save it in her phone and simply stored his contact as “Bigg Boss,” emphasising that their communication was strictly professional. She added that she went through multiple interview rounds with the producers before being selected this year, dismissing claims that she received any advantage.
The allegations gained traction online after users shared screenshots suggesting that Endemol Shine India’s social media accounts had promoted Farrhana on several occasions. They also circulated video thumbnails of Bhaskar Bhatt discussing her performance, claiming her PR team and supporters were feeding her external information during the show. Fans accused the production of bias and vote manipulation due to Bhaskar’s previous association with Endemol, the company behind Colours TV’s biggest reality shows including Bigg Boss and Khatron Ke Khiladi. The actress rejected all such claims, calling them baseless and hurtful, insisting that her journey on Bigg Boss Season 19 was fair and earned through her performance, not through alleged internal support.
