Singer-composer, Amaal Mallik, has once again been making headlines, but it’s not for a hit song or anything like that. As a contestant on Big Boss 19, he was recently seen getting into a heated argument with actor and fellow contestant Gaurav Khanna over a topic many celebs know all too well: nepotism. If you haven’t already caught up with what Amaal Mallik said during this argument that landed him in hot water, we are here to spill all the details.
What did Amaal Mallik say during the heated exchange?
It all started in the latest episode of Bigg Boss 19, when Farrhana Bhatt and Amaal Mallik started taking a sarcastic dig at Gaurav Khanna for acting fake for the past 3 months on the show. In response, Gaurav hit back at Farrhana, saying that if he has managed to act for so long, he must surely be deserving of an award —specifically, an Oscar. He further claimed that if he is acting as someone he is not, then Amaal too is fake, acting as a musician who knows what struggle is.
The exchange grew even more heated when Gaurav Khanna began discussing the insider-outsider divide often seen in Bollywood. During his argument with Amaal, he stressed that those with industry connections often secure their first opportunity far more easily than newcomers. According to him, his aspirations lie where Amaal’s struggle starts. To this, Amaal countered: