Yesterday Salman clearly acknowledged that not only Praneet & Pritam but also puns have constantly stood by Gautam's side through all thick and thin since the beginning of the show and he seemed genuinely concerned about the reasons that made Praneet and Pritam ditch Gautam.
Even, in the beginning of episode Salman clearly told Guatam that he was going wrong... Salman said something like Gautam seedhe chalta fir divert ho jaata hai...fir line pe aata aur fir divert ho jaata hai...and the funniest moment was when he asked gautam ki aap mujhe kitne percent doge? That brings me to the percentage issue...
see in my opinion why Gautam's percentage dialogue was hurtful is because - when people who have already achieved something great in life or are even ordinary people (who are well acknowledged in a possessing a particular quality) give you a certain rating then that rating can have a meaning but when a person like Karishma gives someone a rating for - "Miss Brainy" or "Miss Selfless' or Miss Good-Heart' what value does that rating possess? 😆 Who is Karishma to rate anyone in the brain, Selflessness, or good heart department? ...same thing Praneet also said to Gauatm - ki wo hota kaun hai usse percentage dene wala...
Na to gautam ne abhi tak kuch significant achieve kiya hai life me aur na hi Gautam ko FRIENDSHIP or CHAMCHA-GIRI (chaploosi) ke beech me difference hi maloom hai... uske liye to Ali, Dimpy, renee, puns jaise log jo uski tareefon ke pul baandhe wahi uske sacche aur trustworthy dost hai... aise insaan se fir Praneet Trust aur friendship ka certificate lega kyon? Everyone knows that with Guatam it's like -the more you disagree with Guatam the more your percentage of trust will decrease in his mind (i.e. if he even has one 😉)
Anyways, back to the topic...
Salman asked Pritam ki agar uske bacche ne bhi aisa hurtful behavior kiya hota to kya wo ussey bhi chhod deta? This seemed to indicate that even Salman feels that Guatam's behavior is childish...
(But the problem is - Guatam is a not a bachha..he is a full grown man (at least in the physical department)... and Pritam ne BB ke show me Gautam ko support karne ki responsibility to le nahi rakhi hai... aadha show nikal chka hai... ab bhi agar Pritam aur Praneet apne liye nahi khelenge to kab khelege...agar BB me sirf Gauti baba ke naaz-nakhre seh kar unhe final winner banana hi baki reh gaya hai to fir show ko yahi khatam kar do bhai...why stretch the show now?
Even while talking about the percentage kaand with Praneet, when Praneet said that he found the percentage dialogue of Gautam genuinely hurtful... Salman replied that gusse me log hurtful baatein bol jaate hai... Praneet ne bhi boli hongi... and Praneet seemed to understand that fact...ki haan bhai koi bhi 100% of time sahi nahi bol sakta, kabhi na kabhi to zubaan fisal hi jaati hai... The same way he realized that may be some viewers got hurt with his zoo wala dialogue...
but the good part was that instead of arguing with the caller, he calmly acknowledged hurting some viewers' sentiments in a dignified manner... I respect Praneet for that!
But, did Gautam ever genuinely acknowledge hurting Praneet and Pritam's sentiments with that Percentage Dialogue? No! He himself confessed to Puns ki wo sirf unke kehne par hi un dono se patch up karne gaya tha (later at night... when Praneet snubbed Guatam and said that it's over)
I would also have been really happy if Gautam applied the same logic (that no one can right 100% of the time) when Salman tried to make him understand that if so many housemates are not co-operating with him as a captain then doesn't it mean that he also is doing something wrong?
And...finally ... Salman saying to Dimpy... ki aapne bhaiyon ko alag kara hi diya ... and aap achcha khle rahi ho, magar achcha nahi khel rahi ho..
At that moment I felt Salman genuinely cared for the P3g bonding and was quite hurt by the whole present scenario...
All is all, I think Salman was quite neutral in taking everyone's class...may be a little lenient on Gautam (comparing Pritam ditching Gautam with Pritam ditching his own kid... what was that? Gautam is no kid)... and a little harsh on Pritam... let's see how and if Salman's views change over time
BUT... the cherry on the cake... not once did Salman take a class of Praneet (as expected by a lot of Gautam pankhas and thereby royally disappointing them)... three cheers for that! 🥳