By Anil Merani: If one Bigg Boss OTT 3 contestant has managed to stand out from the crowd, it is village belle Shivani Kumari.
Although she could be more chic in dress and social etiquette, she cannot converse in the queen’s language (she uses the local dialect to make a mark). Shivani represents the new confident hinterland youth who have no qualms about themselves.
Despite facing attempts to demean her due to her background, Shivani has shown remarkable resilience and fought back hard.
She was completely wrong about talking about Poulomi Polo Das’s dressing, but that is the thinking in rural areas. And again, Bigg Boss can’t be the vanguard of wokeness given what often happens on the show (Getting Armaan Malik and his two wives as inmates this season)
As for the accusation of her being rude, many other contestants have not been civil either; She is not the first and last loud inmate.
Also, Bigg Boss wanted to avoid being called class biased; hence, they got a lower humble background, beginner B -Town Star Ravi Kishan, to call out her language.
The show provides a unique opportunity for her to learn and grow.
Amidst the competitive format of the show, everyone is quick to offer advice to Shivani. However, it’s a game where everyone is focused on their own survival.
At least Shivani is not trying to form fake romantic relationships like many do to stay in the game.
She has had scraps with many contestants (Armaan and Ranvir), proving they perceive her as a threat.
The acid test will be Shivani’s voters. Here, her 5 million Instagram followers will count; she has more followers than what TV names like Sai Ketan Rao, Sana Makbul Khan, and Ranvir collectively add up
Interestingly, she also has more followers than Armaan Malik as well.
On the positive side, though, Shivani should thank Bigg Boss for giving her such a huge platform. She is on one of the biggest OTT platforms, 24* 7. Who knew her before Bigg Boss?
We hope that Shivani realizes the golden opportunity she has and tries to mind her p and q’s
The longer she lasts, the greater the recall value for her once she is out
Already, she is among the few who are spoken about; positive or negative is secondary]
The most important is how she plays this buzz to her advantage once outside. Her life has changed for sure. The others might crib, but she is one of the biggest BB OTT 3 breakouts.
