Salman Khan’s actuality present Bigg Boss 20 premiered on September 6, with the host introducing the brand new batch of contestants who will compete for the trophy. Whereas the present has attracted consideration, some viewers have criticised the lineup for not having sufficient in style names. Nevertheless, one contestant has a bigger social media following than a number of established Bollywood and South Indian movie stars. She is Arishfa Khan.
Who’s Arishfa Khan?
Arishfa Khan is an actor and content material creator who has now entered Bigg Boss 20 as one of many youngest contestants on the present. Born in 2003, she started her appearing profession as a toddler artist in 2012. She made her tv debut with Chhal – Sheh Aur Maat and later gained recognition for her function in Veer Ki Ardaas…Veera. Arishfa’s mom was a stuntwoman, and whereas accompanying her on set, she developed a ardour for appearing.
Arishfa went on to seem in a number of in style tv exhibits, together with Jeannie Aur Juju, Uttaran, Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, Gangaa and Meri Durga. Arishfa received her first main function in 2018, within the present Papa By Probability, which aired on Star Bharat. “In 2018, after I received my first lead present, Mother hugged me and cried. Individuals would say, ‘A stuntwoman’s daughter has grow to be a heroine,’ and it made mother swell with pleasure. There was no stopping after that– at 14, I even performed a married girl. It was actually arduous for me to emote, however I’d observe all of the aunties and duplicate their model to make my character extra plausible!” she instructed People of Bombay in a 2020 interview.
After establishing herself as a toddler actor, she progressively moved in direction of digital content material and constructed a big following on social media. She grew to become notably in style throughout the TikTok growth in India. She started creating short-form movies and later expanded her content material throughout social media platforms. She has since appeared in a number of music movies and continues to create content material on-line.
Her social media content material contains GRWM movies, journey vlogs, trend-based movies and different life-style content material. She at the moment has round 29.1 million followers on Instagram, placing her forward of a number of main Indian movie stars. Kareena Kapoor has round 13.9 million followers, whereas Janhvi Kapoor has 26.7 million. Amongst South Indian stars, Allu Arjun has round 27.9 million followers and Prabhas has 13.9 million. Arishfa’s following is notable contemplating she is 23 and has not appeared in main theatrical movies. Her recognition has largely come from tv and digital content material, the place she has constructed an viewers over time.
Among the many 16 contestants within the Bigg Boss 20 home, Arishfa has the biggest Instagram following. The second-highest following belongs to YouTuber and esports participant Tanmay Singh, higher generally known as Kanika Mann, who has round 7.3 million followers. Different contestants have significantly smaller Instagram followings. ScoutOP has round 4.4 million followers, whereas Mary Kom has 2 million and Mahhi Vij has round 2.2 million. Kushal Tanwar, also referred to as Gullu, has round 1.4 million followers, whereas Isha Rikhi has round 1.1 million.
About Bigg Boss 20
Hosted by Salman Khan, Bigg Boss 20 premiered on September 6. This season’s theme is ‘additional jeevan daan’. Bigg Boss has instructed the contestants that they’ve two lives, giving them a further likelihood to avoid wasting themselves from elimination. The Bigg Boss 20 home has been designed across the theme of Alice in Wonderland. The early episodes have already began introducing conflicts among the many contestants, with Mahhi Vij that includes in one of many promos for the upcoming episode. Whereas some viewers have expressed disappointment with the contestant lineup, the season has solely simply begun. The contestants now have the chance to construct their particular person identities and create extra curiosity across the present because the competitors progresses.
