'... and thank him for such a great launch for my daughter.'
'A friend of mine was going through a midlife crisis with me, so we sat down and talked it out.' 'He said, you know, we are going through a midlife crisis. I asked him for how long it would last. He didn't know, so we tried to Google it but nobody had an answer.' Saurabh Shukla fields questions in his signature witty way.
'It was really funny that the day Stree released, people came out of the theatre and asked when can we meet for a film.'
'I hope to reduce the stress in the house with my songs and funniness,' Ali Quli Mirza tells Rajul Hegde.
'I was planning to quit but I think fans recognised my efforts and voted for me,' Jhalak Dhikhhla Jaa 7 winner Ashish Sharma tells Rajul Hegde.
'I was too real for the show,' Digangana Suryavanshi tells Rajul Hegde.
'While I was leaving, Sree told me I was one of the most genuine and nicest people he had ever met.' 'He said, "Virat Kohli and I were more aggressive than you at this age".'
'If you put me into a daily soap where things invariably go wrong in the family and people are crying, I can't be a part of that set up.'
'I am no longer a lover, I am love.'
'I am not at peace. I am stressed.' I close my eyes for five minutes and start imagining rats and snakes.'
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'The show has brought one major change in me.' 'I am going to mend my differences with people.' 'When we can do this in the Bigg Boss house, why can't we do that outside?'
'Since Hina is a friend and a strong contestant, I want her to win, but Shilpa will win because she has made very few mistakes in the game.'
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'I have done so much work after the Mahabharat, but people still remember me as Duryodhan.'
'Arshi never crossed her boundary.' 'Initially, Akash was entertaining but slowly, he's become irritating because he changes groups without being loyal to anyone.' Hiten Tejwani discusses the contestants on Bigg Boss 11, and reserves the worst for Hina Khan.
'Virat Kohli is pretty good at dancing. Dwayne Bravo is an outstanding dancer. Harbhajan (Singh) and Yuvraj (Singh) dance really well.' Irfan Pathan gets ready to dance on Jhalak Dhikhhla Jaa 8.
'I thought I would be able to bring some positive energy to the house, but the people suspected my intentions, judged me and I was unable to overcome their negativity,' Nigaar Khan tells Rajul Hegde.
'KBC *is* Amitabh Bachchan. He is so courteous, he pulls out the chair for you and makes you feel like a queen.'
'I have a very strong presence of mind. If someone is planning to target me, I will not give them an opportunity. I didn't know Kriti's weaknesses, so I was disappointed with the pairing.'
'All the footage -- where I told Priyank to accept his feelings and that he loved me -- was a big fat joke between us.'
'I was offered a few roles but they were of singers. I refused them because I don't want to play myself. I would love to portray a common person with an ordinary character,' Sunidhi Chauhan tells Rediff contributor Rajul Hegde.
'If you have worked hard for so many years, you don't have to get validation from these people, right? Believe in yourself and your work, that's it. The celebrities in the house are well known and they shouldn't care about what other people say.' Lopamudra Raut gives Bigg Boss 11 contestants sound advice.
'He made the country laugh for so long and now, the same people are speaking negatively about him.' 'I don't understand why there is so much negativity around him.'
'We felt like we were a part of something bigger than just a film.'
'I was aware about the ongoing tussle between Shilpa Shinde and the producer but that doesn't concern me.' Shubhangi Atre gets ready to play the hugely popular character Angoori bhabhi.
'People have given me so much. That's the biggest award for me. No other award can be bigger than that. It's not like after winning an award, your job is done and you can relax. You still have to work hard.' Diljit Dosanjh gets ready for a new innings in television.
'Romil Chaudhary and Deepak Thakur are the most cunning people in the house. If Sreesanth holds his temper, he has the potential to be the winner. Dipika may also be in the finals.'
'There is hardly any boy who thinks he can jump from a high rise building and bash up 50 people. I really wanted people to believe it. That was the starting of my ****up.'
'I was the centre of attraction in Bigg Boss 5. In the current season, I was relaxed. There was no pressure to win the title, as the chances were less,' Mahek Chahal tells Rajul Hegde/ Rediff.com.
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'Karishma and I are old friends and I love her as my friend. She has a boyfriend so whatever I said in the house was just in good humour.' Upen Patel, quite the charmer in the Bigg Boss house, explains his closeness with fellow inmate Karishma Tanna to Rajul Hegde/Rediff.com.
'When I reached home, my mother asked, "Yeh Jasleen kaun hai?"'
'Maybe they expected more drama, but nothing like that happened,' Renee Dhyani tells Rajul Hegde/ Rediff.com
'I have no keys to my house; it works on biometrics and electronic identification.' 'Every time anyone enters, the camera captures it and I get a message on my phone.'