Bigg Boss 15 Winner: Tejashwi Prakash defeated Prateek Sahajpal and Karan Kundra to win Bigg Boss 15 hosted by Salman Khan. She took away the trophy and a cash prize of Rs 40 lakh.
After nearly four months, Bigg Boss has found its winner in Tejasvi Prakash. She won a cash prize of Rs 40 lakh and a new trophy.
Prateek Sahajpal and Karan Kundrra were declared the first and second runners-up by Salman Khan respectively. Shamita Shetty and Nishant Bhatt have also got a place in the top 5 contestants. While Nishant decided to pull out of the competition with Rs 10 lakh in cash, Shamita was dropped.
A popular face on the small screen, Tejasswi Prakash entered Bigg Boss 15 as a ‘bubbly’. His frequent interactions with Bigg Boss and calling him his ‘baby’ was much loved.
Aggressive in his fights and always standing up for the cause of women, the Pehredaar Piya Ki actor has carved a niche for himself in the hearts of fans. Tejasswi won every trend, every poll, which made her a fan favourite. The actor has also bagged Naagin 6 even before the final announcement was made.
In the show, Tejashwi’s journey mainly revolved around Karan Kundrra. Initially, he tried to avoid her flirtatious antics, but soon he fell in love with her. As their relationship became a topic of discussion, she also got her parents’ approval during Finale Week.
As fans nicknamed him “Tejran”, the show soon started revolving around him. During the show, fans were treated to their romance, some tears and even fights. While Salman Khan supported their bond, he also slammed them several times for not supporting each other enough.
Before entering Bigg Boss 15, Tejashwi Prakash shared that she is not afraid of ‘controversies’ as she has not done anything wrong in life. “I deliberately stayed away from anything controversial, and I don’t think I would do anything like that in the house either.
Also, Bigg Boss is a show where what is happening outside is more important than what is happening inside. And we will all be devoid of it. So all we can do is give our best and be ourselves,” she said. She added that she is not worried about what people have or will have about her as she knows that her fans will love and support her,” the actor said.
Tejashwi also refused to accept that her fan following would give him an upper hand in the show as he had said, “I think most of the show have a very strong fan following. Shamita Shetty has done films, she is so popular.
Karan Kundrra is a superstar on TV and Nishant Bhat is well-liked even after his Bigg Boss OTT stint. I guess I should be concerned knowing that the house has a lot of roots for my co-contestants.
Like every year, the finale of Bigg Boss 15 was a star-studded event with Salman Khan taking to the stage. The host first interacted with the mothers of the top six contestants. Through a game with him, he then knocked out Rashmi Desai from the final race.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan also hosted five former winners – Shweta Tiwari, Gauahar Khan, Urvashi Dholakia, Gautam Gulati and Rubina Dilaik. After interacting with them, he was given the task of enticing one of the finalists to leave the show with a fixed prize money of Rs 10 lakh. They leave the house with Nishant Bhat, who says they know they don’t have a chance at the trophy, and that the money will help them in the long run.
Later in the episode, Salman Khan interacts with the cast of Gehraiyaan – Deepika Padukone, Ananya Panday, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Dhairya Karva. With the announcement of Shamita Shetty’s exit from the show, she also got a chance to announce the top three contestants.
The Bigg Boss 13 finalist paid tribute to the late actor Sidharth Shukla, calling him the ‘king of winners’. Recalling the time spent with her at home, Shehnaaz Gill’s eyes filled with tears and Salman also became emotional. However, the two were later seen in a candid conversation as he also pulled his leg about Katrina Kaif’s marriage to Vicky Kaushal’s wedding.