‘Don’t Involve My Family!’


‘My
weakness
is
my
family,
and
the
people
I
love.’
‘I
don’t
think
I
will
receive
any
kind
of
backlash
from
the
audience
because
I
am
not
someone
who
drags
someone’s
family
into
fights
and
arguments.’


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Vishal
Pandey/Instagram

Social
media
influencer
and
content
creator

Vishal
Pandey
,
who
has
over
nine
million
followers
on
Instagram,
hopes
to
get
more
by
contesting
in
the
third
season
of

Bigg
Boss
OTT
.

Before
entering
the
show,
Vishal
tells



Rediff.com

Contributor

Mohnish
Singh
,
“One
day,
I
decided
to
make
a
video
and
that’s
when
things
started
changing.
From
there
to

Bigg
Boss
OTT
,
it
has
been
quite
a
journey.”


Tell
us
about
yourself.

I
come
from
a
middle-class,
joint
family
of
10.

One
day,
I
decided
to
make
a
video
and
that’s
when
things
started
changing.

From
there
to

Bigg
Boss
OTT
,
it
has
been
quite
a
journey.

That
19
year
old
who
decided
to
make
videos
on
TikTok
is
very
happy
right
now.

Participating
in
a
show
like
this
is
a
big
thing
for
me.


What
do
you
think
will
be
your
deal
breaker
in
the
show?

Don’t
involve
my
family.
That’s
it.


What
will
be
the
one
thing
which
will
make
you
feel
comfortable
with
someone?

See,
I
am
a
person
who
believes
in
loyalty.

If
I
stand
with
someone,
if
I
make
friends,
I
stick
with
them
through
thick
and
thin.

Naturally,
I
expect
the
same
in
return.


What
do
you
hope
to
achieve
by
being
on
the
show?

The
love
of
the
audience.

And,
of
course,
the
trophy.


What
are
your
strengths
and
weaknesses?

My
loyalty.

My
honesty.

I
am
good
at
making
friends.

I
am
very
vocal
about
things,
very
straightforward.

My
weakness
is
my
family,
and
the
people
I
love.

I
won’t
say
I
am
very
emotional
but
it
pains
when
someone
breaks
your
trust.



Bigg
Boss

often
involves
controversial
moments.
How
do
you
plan
to
deal
with
negative
publicity?

I
don’t
think
I
will
receive
any
kind
of
backlash
from
the
audience
because
I
am
not
someone
who
drags
someone’s
family
into
fights
and
arguments.

So
I
don’t
think
anything
of
that
sort
will
happen.

But
God
forbid
it
happens,
I
will
try
to
convert
them
into
my
fans.


Are
you
prepared
to
deal
with
the
scrutiny
of
the
cameras
24/7?

Scrutiny?
Pretty
big
word.

Yes,
the
fact
that
there
are
cameras
around
you
24/7
will
be
on
your
mind
subconsciously.

Having
said
that,
I
am
a
person
who
will
forget
about
cameras
the
moment
I
enter
the
house.

Somebody
told
me
that
as
soon
as
you
enter
the
house,
start
thinking
that
this
is
the
place
where
you
are
born
and
the
number
of
days
you
are
going
to
live
there
is
your
journey.


Anil
Kapoor
is
taking
over
as
the
host
this
season.
How
do
you
feel
about
this?

I
think
he
will
bring
a
lot
of
experience
because
he
has
been
working
since
ages.


What’s
your
biggest
fear
about
being
on

Bigg
Boss
OTT
?

There
is
no
fear.

But
one
thing
I
am
really
worried
about
is
that
what
if
people
misinterpret
what
I
say
on
the
show?

You
can
say
I
fear
misinterpretation
of
my
words.

If
that
happens,
it’s
wrong.


What
message
would
you
like
to
give
to
your
fans
and
the
viewers
who
will
be
watching
you
on

Bigg
Boss
OTT
?

I
want
to
tell
them,
I
love
you
guys
a
lot.
You
guys
have
given
me
a
lot
of
love.

In
case,
you
do
not
know
me,
still
support
me.

I
promise
I
will
make
sure
to
play
the
game
with
all
my
heart
and
dedication
and
make
you
guys
proud
and
bring
the
trophy
to
Mira
Road
(a
township
north
of
Mumbai
).