Bigg Boss 18: Just Who Is Chum Darang?

She’s
a
model,
a
beauty
pageant
winner,
a
social
activist
and
an
actor.

Will
Chum
Darang
add
another
feather
to
her
cap
by
winning
the

Bigg
Boss
title
in
its
18th
season?

But
before
that,

Namrata
Thakker
takes
a
closer
look
at
her
through
her
Instagram
feed.

Born
in
Pasighat,
Arunachal
Pradesh,
Chum
started
her
pageant
journey
when
she
just
16.
She
was
one
of
the
finalists
of
North
East
Diva
2014
and
the
second
runner-up
at
Miss
Himalaya
2015.

In
2016,
she
participated
in
Miss
Earth
India
and
went
to
represent
the
country
at
Miss
Asia
World
2017.

Chum
kicked
off
her
acting
career
in
2020
by
playing
a
small
role
in
the
Web
series

Paatal
Lok,

In
2022,
Ms
Darang
got
her
big
break
and
was
seen
as
Bhumi
Pednekar’s
love
interest
in
the
hit
comedy-drama

Badhaai
Do,
co-starring
Rajkummar
Rao.

The
same
year,
she
also
acted
in
the
Alia
Bhatt
starrer

Gangubai
Kathiawadi,
directed
by
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali.

Chum
is
also
a
successful
entrepreneur
and
runs
a
cafe
called
Cafe
Chum
in
her
hometown,
Pasighat.

She
has
been
recognised
by
the
governor
of
Arunachal
Pradesh
for
her
work
as
a
social
activist.

Chum
is
currently
inside
the

Bigg
Boss
house
and
though
she’s
not
as
popular
as
some
of
the
television
faces,
the
gorgeous
actress
has
already
made
an
impact,
courtesy
her
fiery
personality
and
attitude.

On
day
1
itself,
Chum
got
into
a
verbal
spat
with
contestant
Shehzada
Dhami
after
he
passed
racist
remarks
about
her.

Dhami
made
fun
of
Chum’s
heritage
which
irked
her,
and
she
gave
it
right
back.
Since
then,
audiences
have
been
rooting
for
her
on
social
media,
making
her
a
strong
contender
to
win
the

Bigg
Boss
18
trophy.

Photographs
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff.com