Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi to enter ‘Bigg Boss 6’; wants to be ‘seen and heard’

Mumbai: His arrest led to nationwide fury, and now firebrand cartoonist Aseem Trivedi is all set to make his mark in the showbiz world via a reality show.

The cartoonist, whose anti-corruption cartoons led to arrest and sedition charges (which were later dropped), will feature as an inmate in the latest season of ‘Bigg Boss’.

The show, which will start from October 7, has superstar Salman Khan as its host for the third consecutive year.

The cartoonist’s father, Ashok Trivedi, confirmed the news to a daily and said that his son was taking part in the show to be “seen and heard’. “

“My son is not glamour-struck, nor does he have any inclination to be a part of the showbiz. He wanted to be on the show so that he can be seen and heard,” said Ashok.

Colors, the channel on which the show will be aired, reportedly approached Aseem right after he was released from jail.

"He will surely talk about his campaign but only if he is asked about it by other contestants. It is not that he wants to use the show as a platform to highlight his campaign, though I know he would not be able to stop himself if provoked. Aseem had time at hand and he thought the show was the best way to reach out to people. He is not doing this for money. He would rather enjoy being inside the house, which is a new experience altogether," added his father.

Aseem Trivedi, an active member of Anna’s India Against Corruption movement, was arrested on Septemeber 9 after he posted ‘objectionable’ cartoons on his website. The cartoonist was also charged of sedition, which were later dropped.

The show’s host, Salman Khan, meanwhile, has assured that this year the show will be for family audience and will include the common man as well in the show.

Sources have claimed that Hindi poet Kumar Vishwas will represent the common man in the show this year along with Aseem. Other celebrities who have been confirmed for the show include cricketer-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, ‘Gulabi gang’ leader Sampat Pal, TV actresses Urvashi Dholakia and Aksha Goradia.

Shirish Kunder, Vijender Singh in Bigg Boss 6?

If grapevine is to be believed, boxing champ Vijender Singh, filmmaker Shirish Kunder and veteran actress Aruna Irani are likely to be a part of the new season of controversial reality show Bigg Boss 6, which goes on air on Sunday.

To be hosted by Salman Khan, the show is likely to have
inmates from all walks of life, whether it's sports, television, films or Page 3 circuit.

Here is a tentative list of contestants:

Ashutosh Rana: Character actor Ashutosh, who has been a part of over 50 films, has been approached for his rustic style and temper.

Vijender Singh: Boxing champ Vijender has a huge fan base. His boxing skills might come in handy considering the verbal battles that take place in the house.

Satish Shah: Popular Bollywood comedian has been associated with more than 100 films. His comic timing will be something to watch out for in "Bigg Boss" house.

Mahesh Manjrekar: A well-known Marathi theatre and cinema personality, Manjrekar is known for directing films like "Astitva" and "Vaastav" and he has given a new dimension to the portrayal of negative characters with his power packed performances in films like "Wanted".

Luv-Kush: Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha's twin sons have also been approached for the show.

Shirish Kunder: The filmmaker, who has directed flops like Jaan-e-Man and Joker, has also been approached.

Kavita Kaushik: Known for playing Chandramukhi Chautala in the popular comedy show "FIR", the actress has won a huge fan following for her role in the show.

Aruna Irani: A veteran character artist, who has been there and done it all, may join the gang.

The list also includes TV actresses Rashmi Desai Sandhu, Jennifer Winget, Sangita Ghosh, composer Bappa Lahiri, Udit Narayan's son Aditya, singer Anushka Manchanda and Sheetal Mafatlal, industrialist Atulya Mafatlal's wife and a regular in page 3 circuit.

CONFIRMED: Gulabi gang leader to participate in Bigg Boss 6

She is likely to share the house of controversy with the likes of Urvashi Dholakia of popular TV show Kausauti Zindagi ki, Asha Goradia of TV show Lagi Tujshe Lagan, former cricketer and BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu, Faisla Khan- brother of Aamir Khan and model Sayali Bhagat.

Sampat landed in Mumbai on Thursday and talking to HT on telephone said, “even as the Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will entertain the gossip lovers in the show, I would like to raise the issues related with women”.

“I have been fighting for the rights of the women in Bundelkhand region and my message was limited to Uttar Pradesh Sampat said and added “I was looking for bigger platform where the women across the country know about the movement launched by the Gulabi Sena, hope that the house of Big Boss would give me that opportunity”.

Gulabi gang leader Sampat Pal

“Though I will stay with the strangers in the house still I will deal with them coolly. It’s an opening to make the people feel my strength and share the experience”, she said.
The Big Boss crew visited Badausha- the native village of Sampat and remained there for 10 days to shoot the activities of Gulabi Gang and her daily chores.

In 2008 Sampat went to France and in 2009 she visited Italy to precipitate in the programme organized by the feminine organizations. Around half a dozen books and documentary have been published and prepared on her life and struggle. No doubt today the number of members of gulabi gang is 1.90 lakh and still swelling.

Sampat contested the 2012 assembly election on Congress ticket from Manikpur assembly seat. Though she lost the election yet she won the accolade of the Congress general secretary, Rahul Gandhi for mobilizing the poor masses to support Congress in the Bundelkhand region.

This Bundela lady has been raising voice against the atrocities on women since 1980. Sampat was married with Munni Lal Pal when she was 12 years old. “At the early age I decided that I would become self-reliant and started stitching garments for the village women and girls. I managed to save some money and purchased a sewing machine. Soon I opened a training center for the poor girls and helped them to become self-reliant. The villagers used to tease me. My husband tried to bully me but I remained unmoved and continued on the mission”, she said.

Why she raised Gulabi gang? “My neighbour Ram Milan used to beat up his wife regularly. I opposed his act and he threatened me of dire consequences. I decided to teach Ram Milan a lesson. I motivated the rural women folks and we beat up Ram Milan. Only after public apology he was allowed to go. The news spread all over the area and plea of women suppressed by their husbands started pouring in. A meeting of the women was held and we decided to constitute gulabi gang to fight for the justice of the women”, Sampat said.
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Was Nihita's cause to enter Bigg Boss Justfied...?

More about Nihita 

Full Name – Nihita Biswas

Father – claimed to be of West Bengal origin.

Mother – Shakuntala Thapa, a lawyer, who is also fighting for Charles Sobhraj's case in Supreme Court of Nepal, challenging a lower court decision that declared Charles guilty of the murder of an American backpacker, Connie Jo Bronzich, in 1975. She also claimed that she met her husband/ Nihita’s father in Kolkata. Later studied Law in Kathmandu together and married.

Age – 23 years

Nationality – Nepalese.

Star sign – Pisces

Occupation – Lawyer

Famous for – being the wife of the serpent and the bikini killer Charles Shobhraj.

Why She was selected for Bigg Boss 5 – her nasty tamper: the mostly required qualification of Bigg Boss. – She has already displayed that when she abused two of the judges hearing her husband’s case in the courtroom.

Husband (claimed) - Charles Sobhraj the Indo-Vietnamese run killer, allegedly committed at least 12 murders. He was convicted and jailed in India from 1976 to 1997, but practically living a colorful life in prison. After his release retired as a celebrity in Paris, returned to Nepal, where he was arrested, tried and sentenced to life imprisonment on August 12, 2004.

 The Supreme Court of Nepal has finally convicted him and ordered the life imprisonment; this decision was made on 30 July 2010. He is still trying to set aside the order. Nihita’s coming to Big Boss is also said to be a planning of Charles.

How they met – Sobhraj was in search of an interpreter. In this nexus, they met on May 5, 2008 in Katmandu’s central jail.

Meera copies Veena Malik for Bigg Boss 6 entry

Pakistani actress Meera seems to be taking a cue or two from fellow actress Veena Malik. Meera is now romantically linking herself with ex-cricketer Shoaib Akhtar to get an entry into Bigg Boss 6.

Pakistani actress Veena Malik had earlier got an easy entry into Bigg Boss by claiming that she had secretly married her ex boyfriend and cricketer Mohammad Asif. Veena had further added that Veena Malik was involved in match-fixing in Pakistan cricket team.

Now, Meera has decided to join the bandwagon by claiming that though she split with Shoaib Akhtar after dating him for a year, the ex-cricketer is creating life hell for her by continuously making uncomfortable calls on her mobile.

However, Shoaib Akhtar dismissed Meera's claim by stating that he met her only twice and exchanged nothing more than a few pleasant glances. He denied having had any affair with Meera and accused the actress for linking his name with her for the sake of publicity.

Meera is doing everything she can to get an entry into Bigg Boss 6. Only time will tell if she'll succeed like how Veena Malik did!

Bigg Boss 6 Probable Contestants

Neha Dhupia
Dia Mizra
Zarine Khan
Tushar Kapoor
Amrita Arora
Sanjay Kapoorhttp
Mugdha Godse
Sameera Reddy
Mallika Sherawat (Foreign Contestant)
Jiah Khan
Miland Soman
Uday Chopra
Kunal Kapoor
Pippa Middleton (Foreign Contestant)

Who do  you wanna see come sunday Bigg Boss Season 6?

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