Mandana (8/10)
She's the one who has been setting the tone for the season, more often than not, and I have grudging respect for her for that. I like the fact that she rarely plays the woman' card, has been flying solo and not done a Karishma-Upen or Payal-Rahul to try to win the show; in fact, she hasn't even considered that route. Even in her sweaty tees and trackpants, she has a diva-like aura around her, so some of her arrogance sits well on her statuesque frame. On the flip side, she displays a combination of unintelligence and obstinance at times and her conversation with Kanwarjeet Singh when he was quietly having his meal in the bedroom was the downright meanest and most unacceptable and unforgivable bit of the season so far.
Kishwar (7/10)
She isn't glamorous but she has timed herself well, building up a frenzy of aggressive opinions in the early parts of the season and then gradually becoming more sporting in order to be more disarming and acceptable', has been a well thought out strategy, but one that doesn't however disprove that she's as insecure as some of the others. Her constant shedding of tears to keep her flock (of Suyyash and Prince) together is a sign of that insecurity. I would not like to see her win because she hasn't played the majority of the game alone and has entered with her real-life boyfriend.
Rochelle (3/10)
She's someone who has failed on both counts of surat' and seerat'. Her two hours in the making' makeup fails to hide her acne and the fit she threw when Keith's idea about helping orphan children trumped her own ceremonially consumerist Secret Santa' idea gave away the fact that she's as ugly and affected inside as she is on the outside.
Prince (6/10)
He has the personality of a twelve-year old. His performance in tasks has no impact on how I rate him as a contestant. For me, tasks are just something you have to do between nominations, but he does bring a lot of innocence and positive energy to an otherwise backbiting house.
Keith (5/10)
He's his own worst enemy and never stands up for himself barring a sudden, odd outburst or two. I think he has developed a low self-esteem as the season has gone on wherein perhaps he feels he's not a deserving candidate to win, having skipped three weeks in the show. If that's the case, he shouldn't win, but he should have.
Suyyash (2/10)
He seems to be a happy-go-lucky guy with zero charisma and occasional insight.
Priya (3/10)
She tries too hard to come across as a sorted and intelligent human being. Now, I have nothing against teachers, but I know it is one of the easiest things to qualify for. I would like to know if she did it simply to get over her insecurity over the possibility of ending up as a housewife in Australia. Second, is she just a qualified teacher who has failed to find gainful employment in the chosen field? If not, then who's been assigned her classes now, now that she's doing a show? Sorry, just because you've done a B.Ed or its Oz equivalent and teach nursery or primary kids, I'm not going to buy your every argument on emancipation. She's the only one in the house who derived their celebrityhood from the format (earlier and now) while the others came to the house already as (big and small) celebs. They should drive home that point to unsettle her, because she's as insecure as the others about her profession, age and looks, but the housemates have given her the free ride with them until now. Her inconsistency showed when she had no qualms about Prince throwing the hurricane task shouting to Bigg Boss that he was giving up the task because a girl was sitting beside him for so long, but then later, she tried playing up the woman' card by castigating Prince as to why he quit because of her gender. Secondly, how does she know Keith is NOT dyslexic? She was trying to make tok much of a remark Gizelle made in passing. Oh Please! She's just a footage-hungry, cellulite-heavy, thirty-five trying to be twenty five, brown-wannabe-white person.
Nora (3/10)
She made a mistake of revealing her cards before she even entered the house; that makes her dalliance with Prince now even faker that what it could have looked like. She is pretty, speaks Hindi much better than Rochelle and Mandana and yet, there's something off about her. On the other hand, she can do complete splits and the belly dance. She must make for a fabulous lover.
Rishabh (4/10)
He's a champion at finding ostensibly funny ways of quitting a task, tries his best to look ugly and is a kind of a median contestant who plays the devil's advocate too many times be taken seriously.
Gizelle (1/10)
She's hysterical in a self-conscious, post-modern way as in she begins throwing a fit and then realizes mid-scream that she'll be seen as a tantrum-thrower and then immediately cools down and tries to act funnily. It ends up making her look confused and trying too hard to play the bimbette card.
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