{"id":1978109,"date":"2025-08-25T02:49:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T02:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1978109"},"modified":"2025-08-25T02:49:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T02:49:56","slug":"exclusive-bigg-boss-19s-gaurav-khanna-on-doing-the-show-many-believe-celebrities-join-bigg-boss-to-reclaim-their-glory-but-i-wanted-to-do-it-at-a-high-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/exclusive-bigg-boss-19s-gaurav-khanna-on-doing-the-show-many-believe-celebrities-join-bigg-boss-to-reclaim-their-glory-but-i-wanted-to-do-it-at-a-high-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive &#8211; Bigg Boss 19&#8217;s Gaurav Khanna on doing the show: Many believe celebrities join Bigg Boss to reclaim their glory, but I wanted to do it at a high point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-123492379,imgsize-29028,width-400,resizemode-4\/123492379.jpg\" alt=\"Exclusive - Bigg Boss 19's Gaurav Khanna on doing the show: Many believe celebrities join Bigg Boss to reclaim their glory, but I wanted to do it at a high point\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After lifting the trophy of the cooking reality show Celebrity Masterchef, television heartthrob Gaurav Khanna now seems determined to win <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/tv\/hindi\/bigg-boss\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Bigg Boss 19<\/a>. He made a grand entry into the house last night, leaving his fans overjoyed. Before entering the show, Gaurav joined Times of India TV for an exclusive chat where he spoke about the reason behind taking up the show, breaking myths and how he is not conscious about carrying any image inside the house. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">What made you say yes to Bigg Boss, considering it&#8217;s such a high pressure reality show?<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>I\u2019ve been part of television for a long time, and my fans know that I always look for something unique, something completely different from what I\u2019ve done before. For instance, when I took up a cookery reality show right after playing Anuj Kapadia in Anupamaa, the nation\u2019s heartthrob, people were surprised and wondered why I chose that. But I enjoy pushing my limits. I believe that stepping into new spaces keeps the artist in me alive and content. It gives me fresh experiences and, in turn, helps me grow and refine my craft. I always believe that no experience goes without changing you in one way or the other. I feel there&#8217;s no bigger non-fiction show than Bigg Boss in India. Though I was offered many times prior, I was always busy doing some fiction show here and there. So this time, the stars were probably aligned, and the time was right.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">People often believe that stars enter Bigg Boss when quality scripts aren\u2019t coming their way\u2014 did it happen to you?<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>I know a lot of people say that celebrities come to Bigg Boss to reclaim their glory, to get fame back, or probably they are out of work for some time, then they come. So I just wanted to take a different approach to it. By God\u2019s grace and with the love of my audience, my career is going well and things are moving upwards. So I wanted to do it at a high point. That&#8217;s how I am. I like doing things in my own way.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Many actors worry about their image before entering the show. Are you concerned about how the audience might perceive you?<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Not at all. I don\u2019t see any reason to be worried. Whatever people see will be real and human, I\u2019m not a robot, nor am I confined to just the traits of a character I play. I am a human in the end and we all have a rainbow of emotions, some people have a particular colour in higher probability than the others. It&#8217;s a mix of emotions. Some feelings show up more often than others, and that\u2019s natural. Everyone has the right to be angry, to get emotional, and to enjoy themselves. So, I\u2019m not concerned about judgments. Even if people comment, it won\u2019t change who I am. I\u2019m comfortable in my own skin, and I have no insecurity about people knowing more about me. If they love me, great. 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