Actor Gaurav Khanna has become the winner of the popular reality TV show ‘Bigg Boss’ season 19 and has won the trophy by defeating his rival Farhana Bhatt.
The show’s host and Bollywood actor Salman Khan presented the prize money and trophy worth more than Rs 50 lakh to Khanna.
Khanna said in an interview with ‘PTI-Bhasha’, “I got a lot of love. What I liked best is that I haven’t changed a bit. I am the same as I was before entering the house (Bigg Boss house) and people like these qualities very much. I neither changed nor did I do anything artificial.
The TV actor, known for his roles in ‘Anupama’ and ‘CID’, said that the turning point for him came when Salman Khan expressed his desire to work with him. He said, “At that time I was so happy that I could not control my tears.”
When asked what he would do with the winning amount, Khanna said he would leverage his MBA degree and invest it wisely.
‘Bigg Boss’ 19 started on August 24 and Bhatt was the runner-up.
Bhatt, who has acted in films like ‘Laila Majnu’ and ‘Notebook’, said that she is happy that she got the opportunity to win the hearts of many people through this program. He said, “I never had my sights set on the trophy. I was just doing my job, doing my best and trying to give my 100 percent. When I came out of the house and saw the love of the people, I had no regrets about not winning the trophy. I thought whoever wants to win the trophy can win, I have won the hearts of the people.
‘Stand-up comedian’ Pranit More stood third.
Social media ‘influencer’ Tanya Mittal came fourth and musician Amaal Malik took the fifth position.
At the grand finale, Bollywood actor Kartik Aryan arrived with his co-star Ananya Panday to promote his upcoming film ‘Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri’. TV actors Karan Kundrra and Sunny Leone and Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh were also present.
Khan also paid tribute to late actor Dharmendra.