The TV industry has come to a halt. The ongoing strike by the federation of cine workers against the producers has brought the entire television world to a standstill. The strike which started last week has still not come to an end. There has been a deadlock in the conversation between the federation of western Indian cine and the producers. All the TV channels are unable to bring fresh episodes of the favorite serials. The viewers are being forced to watch the repeat telecasts of the popular daily soaps.

Bigg Boss Season 2 is the only show which has remained unaffected from this strike. It is still showing all the latest action which happens in the house. If Bigg Boss season 2 also had to put up with the strike, then the essence of the show would have been lost.

This strike has worked wonders for the show in terms of viewership. The TRP of the show has increased manifold in the last one week. The audience bored to the core with the repeat telecasts, looks forward to this show. Endemol Production has made a sensible decision of finding a way out for their show. Now that the show is about to end, such a strike could have been a huge setback for the show.

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90 long days and nights in a house amidst strangers, intense pressure, plotting and planning, nominations and then evictions and all this for a whopping one crore rupees (about $200000 ) ? Money indeed can make the world go round. The game which started with 13 odd people is drawing towards the grand finale. The four housemates will be battling it out for all the money, fame and the title this week.

The Four lucky housemates who have survived the place, controversies and all the conspiracies are Rahul Mahajan, Raja Chaudhary, Ashutosh Kaushik and Zulfi Syed. The thing to be noticed is that all these people have actually spent three months in the house. All the wild-card entries that came with additional preparation and information could not use it to their advantage in any way. This makes the game fair and puts all the four contenders at an equal footing. Rahul Mahajan had nicely commented on the situation that it’s now a battle between ‘First Among Equals’ as all the members deserve to win.

The stakes are high and the competition is extremely fierce. All these members have been nominated several times and the popular vote of audience saved them time and again. All these boys have the support of audience but only one of the housemate will take away all the glory and of course the money.

The winning speeches have already been delivered and the audience knows what these people would do with the prize. Rahul Mahajan wants to give all the money in charity. He claimed he had realized during his father’s illness that money is only a means and not an end. Raja Chaudhary talked about securing his parents’ and daughter’s future through this money. His speech was quite interesting with a poem to add to its beauty.

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She came, she saw, she went and came back. Alas!! She could not conquer. Monika Bedi was once again voted out by the audience after her second stint in the house. Girls have been unlucky right from the beginning in this reality show. The voting trend shows that Zulfi Syed has a larger fan following. Monika even mentioned that girls specially had a soft spot for him.

Shilpa Shetty revealed the name of evicted housemate in a dramatic manner. The audience for a moment was taken for a ride and thought that it was Zulfi who would have to leave the house. Most of the housemates had already predicted that Monika would leave the house.

Rahul Mahajan had started repeatedly talking about life after Monika’s eviction two before the process actually happened. He said that his heart wants Monika to stay in the house while his mind tells him that Zulfi would not get evicted. Rahul’s words came true and the beautiful girl had to go with broken dreams.

Recently, the housemates had to do a task in which all of them had to deliver a speech on how important it was for them to win this show. Monika explained the personal and financial crisis she had gone through in the past and how this show had helped in reinstating her lost self confidence. She desperately wanted to win this show to buy a house from the prize money. It seems her dream house will now have to wait.

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There is a famous quote which says ‘A picture is worth a thousand words’. Bigg Boss producers have decided to capture the golden moments spent in the house through a Bigg Boss Calendar. Bigg Boss Season 2 has reached it last lap. The housemates have successfully spent 88 days under strict camera surveillance. This became the task of the day for the housemates.

The housemates were asked to click pictures which reflected the emotions they have gone through during the course of the show. The main themes that were given to the members were greed, jealousy, hunger, eviction ,nominations and Bigg Boss itself. The most interesting one was a picture which had to portray the planning and plotting which goes on secretly in the house.

The housemates initially had a difficulty in using the camera. Bigg Boss came to their aid and provided a manual so that housemates could figure out the operations of the camera. Members took keen interest in doing this task. Many innovative ideas were used to make the calendar interesting.

The photograph which had to exhibit the planning and plotting was a well thought one. Rahul Mahajan and Raja Chaudhary were shown exchanging ‘rajma’ and ‘ matar’ (peas) with each other. Here Rajma means ‘Raja’ !The housemates had devised a new way of scheming. They had associated some vegetable with each name like Payal Rohatgi was given the ‘Palak’ and Sambhavna Seth was associated with ‘sambhar’.

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Bigg Boss producers have maintained diversity in the tasks assigned to the housemates. This tradition continued when the housemates yesterday got a chance to be the models of the show. All the boys not just only did the catwalk but did it in style with lots of attitude. They could have given the professional models a run for their money.

Monika Bedi was made the judge of the ramp walk. There were three rounds in the fashion show. In the first round, the boys had to wear formal clothes. The second round was a casual western wear round. The last round was of ethnic Indian clothes. All the boys did a great job and carried themselves very gracefully. Zulfi Syed who has been a veteran model in the past after winning the ‘Gladrags Talent Hunt’ show looked stunning in all his clothes.

Rahul Mahajan looked conscious in the first round. Thereafter, he became very confident. Even the ramp could not stop him from flirting with the judge, Monika Bedi. He flew kisses at her during the catwalk. Raja Chaudhary even went to the extent of removing his vest in the western wear round. The same vest was later used by Rahul to make a style statement.

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The producers of Bigg Boss are cashing on the popularity of the game show. The house is being used to generate additional money by promoting various products as a part of the show. The producers and the advertisers are both using every single opportunity to capitalize on it while the show is on air.

Several brands have been advertised in the last 86 days. The tasks are being designed in such a way that these products are used in them. The number of such tasks has increased as the show is drawing towards the grand finale. The main sponsors and advertisers range from Airtel to Dettol.

The housemates and the audience alike were nicely entertained by a task in which Hero Honda’s lady scooter for girls ‘Pleasure’ was endorsed. All the girls had to ride this scooter twice in the open area. Even the catchy punch line ‘Why should boys have all the fun’ was not spared and used in the letter given to the members.

The second brand which was popularized was ‘Vanish’. This week Bigg Boss made one of the housemates do a task in which the dirty clothes had to be washed in this detergent. Monika Bedi did a good job and may soon land up a job as their brand ambassador! After all, she made a special mention about the ‘dirt-removing’ ability of the detergent.

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Bigg Boss housemates welcomed a new guest yesterday. This guest is faithful, a companion for the times of distress and emotional too. The best thing about this guest is that this guest is that it can’t be a part of any bitching session because it only barks! Yes, Readers you have guessed it right. The new guest of honor in the Bigg Boss house is none other than a dog.

The members were asked to give this new guest a grand welcome. Bigg Boss had even sent a ‘Puja Thaali’ and flower petals for this purpose. The expectations of the housemates rose after they saw these things for reception of this special guest. When this little dog was let in the house they were a little disappointed.

Bigg Boss has sent a dog of Labrador breed and it is around 4 months old. The housemates have been asked to call this new guest as ‘Kut’ and they have even received a set of instructions to keep them engaged. The housemates have to follow the diet chart of the dog and also give it medicines at the right time. The new guest is not allowed to be a part of any other task which the housemates will get over the week.

Rahul Mahajan had been missing his own dogs. Each time Rahul was nominated he would make a mention of his dogs. Finally, this little guest will fill the canine void in his life in the Bigg Boss house. Rahul spent a lot of time running around the house chasing the dog. He even cleared the mess when the little guest peed on the floor of living room. That is indeed true love for dogs with all their bad habits!

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There is one thing which has remained constant in the Bigg Boss House. ‘Nomination’, this word still sends shudders down the spine of the housemates. After going through this dreadful process week after week, the emotions still remain the same. This week’s nominations had their own little surprises in store.

Before the nomination process began, Bigg Boss made an announcement which caused a lot of stress amongst the members. He announced that Payal Rohatgi and Sambhavna Seth who came back in the show last week cannot be nominated by any member. Sambhavna showed her excitement over this decision by doing a jig.

Bigg Boss acted smartly to keep the housemates confused about the status of these two ladies in the house. Just like any other housemate, they too were called in the confession room. For those few minutes, the housemates were forced to believe that they were being given the privilege to nominate the members. Rahul Mahajan even expressed his displeasure over this unfair practice in the confession room.

The two housemates who have been put into the dumping zone by the rest of the members are Zulfi Syed and Monika Bedi. Zulfi Syed was nominated by all the other members of the house. He seems to have become very unpopular in the house. Rahul gave a very silly reason for nominating him that Zulfi is too shy. He explained that last week during open nominations Zulfi had not given proper reason for nominating the housemates. Monika also said something on similar lines that she has still not been able to understand Zulfi. Raja blamed Zulfi for still discussing nominations. He revealed that even that day Zulfi had made an attempt to know his plan.

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Bigg Boss housemates got another chance to party. The occasion was Payal Rohatgi’s Bithday. The boys looked especially excited about making it special for the beautiful girl. Bigg Boss also co-operated in their surprise which made the celebration a huge success.

The boy brigade decided to present a dance drama for her. Rahul Mahajan was not included in this surprise. The theme of this dance drama was the heartbreak Payal Rohatgi had suffered in this show. The main idea of this little gift was conceived by Zulfi Syed and Raja Chaudhary. They chose songs where the protagonist dumps his love just like Rahul Mahajan did when Monika again became a part of the show.

Around midnight, a big cake was given to the housemates. Payal was woken up by the rest of the members. They all sang the Birthday Song for her at the time of cake cutting. It would be hard to believe for all the readers but Payal shared the first piece of cake with her dear old friend, Rahul Mahajan. Love indeed is a strong feeling and no matter how hard you try to curb the emotions, they show up at strangest times!!

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A strange thing happening in the house of Bigg Boss. There is a common cause of worry in the minds of all the housemates. It is being said that the housemate found spending too much time with Sambhavna Seth would automatically have to face the heat of nomination. Nobody knows from where this talk started but most of them have taken it quite seriously. Rumors goes like this that probably Raja Chaudhary would be the one who would nominate that member.

Consequently, all the housemates are trying to stay at a safe distance from the item girl. Some of the housemates are even trying to play hide and seek in the house. They don’t want to bump into her way and are trying every trick to avoid her. Monika Bedi is making the maximum effort to keep out of Sambhavna’s sight. Monika told Sambhavna that Raja would certainly nominate her if she was found exchanging too many words with her.

Monika took help of Rahul Mahajan to save herself from getting nominated due to this reason. Rahul kept Sambhavna busy by asking her some very simple general knowledge questions. She obviously didn’t know the answers of any of those questions and it gave some housemates a good opportunity to laugh over her dumbness. It also gave Monika a chance to run away from the room.

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