Navjot Singh Sidhu opens up on his eviction from Bigg Boss: 'They could afford me for just a month..'

Navjot Singh Sidhu has donned many hats in his career. From being a cricketer to a comedy show judge, Navjot Singh Sidhu ensured that he became a household name in India. However, when he participated in Bigg Boss 12, the move came as a shock. What was even more surprising was that he was evicted from the show within a month, despite his immense popularity. He has finally revealed the real reason behind his eviction in a new vlog.

“Bigg Boss gave a lucrative offer," Navjot Singh Sidhu said. “People cannot go to Bigg Boss and come back without spoiling their reputation. However, I took up that challenge because I needed money to build a house in Amritsar. I wouldn’t have been able to build a house with what I earned from being a politician," he added.

He mentioned, “Bigg Boss was an opportunity for me to earn money. They had a very lucrative offer. I told them my charges for the first month, second month and third month. However, they could afford me for just a month. And I was out after the first month. In that one month’s time, I never said a word against anybody in the house. I managed to return from the house without harming my reputation in society. This opened many doors for me."

He was offered a commentator role by Star Sports, and Colors requested Kapil Sharma to feature him as a permanent guest on his show. He stated, "Kapil Sharma rose to fame after he appeared in the show Laughter Challenge. Later, he was exploited in Comedy Circus, he didn’t have an identity of his own. Kapil Sharma came to me and said, ‘Paaji, I have a request. If you agree to be part of my show, they will give me an independent show.’ I was like, who? He said, ‘Raj Nayak sahab.’ Raj Nayak was the head of Colors back then. He wanted me to be the judge of the show. He wanted me as he wanted to increase the channel’s TRP. We met over breakfast, and I agreed to do it."

Following a lengthy absence from Kapil Sharma's show, Navjot Singh Sidhu is poised to make a comeback as a permanent guest on The Great Indian Kapil Show's third season, now airing on Netflix. The premiere of The Great Indian Kapil Show season 3 is scheduled for June 21st.