Controversial rapper MC Stan emerged as the winner of Bigg Boss Season 16 on February 12, 2023.
photo: india todayMC Stan blew up with songs like Snake and Basti ka Hasti before joining Bigg Boss. He is known for his outlandish fashion and explicit speaking style.
video- tenor gifsBut where are all the previous Bigg Boss winners?
Take a look.
Aashiqui actor Rahul Roy won the debut season. After that, he had little success with acting roles in Bhojpuri films. He had a brain stroke in 2020, and survived it.
photo: india todayAshutosh Kaushik won Roadies in 2007 and Bigg Boss in 2008. A failed acting career was followed by a drunk driving accident, with him going to jail for a day.
photo: india todaySon of Dara Singh, Vindu Dara Singh won Bigg Boss 3. After playing supporting characters in films, he mostly acts as Hanuman in stageplays these days.
photo: dailymotionTV actress Shweta Tiwari continued acting as lead in several soap operas after Bigg Boss. Currently, she stars in the Hindi serial Mai Hu Aparajita.
photo: india todayTV actress Juhi Parmar won Bigg Boss 5, following which she mostly did guest roles in serials. Up to 2021, she starred in a show called Humari Wali Good News.
photo: india todayUrvashi Dholakia (of Komolika fame in Kasautii Zindagii Kay) had guest roles in TV shows until she made a full-fledged comeback in 2022's Naagin 6.
photo: aaj takFollowing her BIgg Boss win, actress and model Gauahar Khan had minor roles in movies like Begum Jaan and shows like The Office (Hindi).
photo: imdbTV actor Gautam Gulati was famous for playing the lead in Diya aur Baati Hum. After Bigg Boss, he only had appearances in reality shows and minor film roles.
photo: india todayPrince Narula appeared in a few shows like Naagin 3 and went on to win reality shows like Nach Baliye. He was last seen in the Kangana Ranaut-hosted Lock Upp.
photo: india todayThe first and only "aam aadmi" winner of Bigg Boss, Manveer Gurjar currently runs his family's dairy farm business and lives in Mumbai.
photo: aaj takShilpa Shinde had several guest appearances in shows after Bigg Boss, before she made her OTT debut with ZEE5's panned historical series Paurashpur in 2020.
photo: india todayAfter Bigg Boss, TV actress Dipika Kakar participated in Nach Baliye but has appeared in nothing since 2021's Sasural Simar Ka 2.
photo: aaj takBigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla is unfortunately no more. He suffered a cardiac arrest in 2021 and passed away at the age of 40.
photo: india todayTV actress Rubina Dilaik spent her 2022 participating in the reality series Fear Factor and Jhalak Dikhhla Ja (in which she emerged as runner-up).
photo: india todayAfter winning Bigg Boss 15, Tejasswi Prakash resumed her TV career with the lead role in Naagin 6 and also made her Marathi film debut with Mann Kasturi Re.
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