Bigg Boss 17: Has Manasvi Mamgai backed out of the show? Here’s what we know

With the recent streaming of the ‘Bigg Boss OTT 2’notwitstanding, it’s been almost a year when the audiences saw Salman Khan hosting their favourite personality-based reality show ‘Bigg Boss’. This year’s ‘Bigg Boss’ will see the show in its seventeenth season. Just like the previous seasons till now, the show’s makers have been extremely tight-lipped about the names of the contestants who will be seen as participants in this year’s edition of Bigg Boss. The last few days, however, have been witness to a handful of ‘customary teaser’ videos about the contestants who will be seen as participants in this year’s Bigg Boss.

Only a handful of days ago, OTTplay had brought to you an exclusive scoop about the list of ten contestants, who are confirmed to be participating in this year’s Bigg Boss, as told (read ‘revealed’) by ‘The Khabri’. For the unversed, ‘The Khabri’ was in an exclusive conversation with OTTplay, wherein he had revealed the names of the confirmed ten contestants. He had revealed their names as Isha Malviya, Ankita Lokhande, Vicky Jain, Munawar Faruqui, Manasvi Mamgai, Abhishek Kumar, Mannara Chopra, Aishwarya Sharma, Neil Bhatt and Sunny Aryaa (Tahelka Pranks). He also added that, the show’s makers are also planning a few names from the following: Anurag Dobhal, Rinku Dhawan (Rinku Karmarkar), Jigna Vora, Samarth Jurel and Soniya Bansal.

In a sudden turn of events, it’s now been reported (by The Khabri) on social media that Manasvi Mamgai will no longer be participating in this year’s Bigg Boss. The Khabri had tweeted stating, “#ManaswiMamgai backs out of the show last minute. Makers looking for backup”. In another follow-up tweet, ‘The Khabri’ revealed that, “#ManasviMamgai is now overnight replaced by Lawyer #SanaRaeesKhan. She was one of the lawyers involved with Aryan Khan Drug case in 2021”.

The show ‘Bigg Boss 17’ is now all set to premiere tonight on Colors channel.