It's all a matter of perception really - theirs and ours. Waise toh even the jodis felt that the celebs were worse with the torturing than they (the jodis) were. Hence why Dipika was called ghatiya, daayan and all (though that also has personal undertones I think). And the celebs on the other hand felt they went easier than the jodis.
Personally I don't think either side were greatly bad with the torturing (there's been worse in previous seasons) - it was the sanchalan that was pathetic. And the jodis were all talk and relative phattus, not to mention sore losers - they can dish it, but couldn't take it very well. The celebs, on the other hand, performed very well, and for the most part (Neha and KV) without much drama. Though they do need to do away with the whole mahaanta thing - they're playing the game (as they should) as much as the next person and they need to accept that.