Gizele Thakral upset over ‘Bigg Boss’ elimination

Actress Gizele Thakral says she is disappointed that her stint on Bigg Boss 9 turned out to be a brief one. But she hopes to someday act with the show’s host, Salman Khan.

Thakral, who entered the Bigg Boss house as a wild card entry three weeks ago, was on Sunday night eliminated from the show.

“The experience was amazing. I would want to stay there more, so obviously I am disappointed,” she said.

She says one of the reasons behind her elimination was her lack of fans.

“People don’t know me. So, for a newcomer who looks like me, because my look is very outrageous, [it’s difficult]. I have big lips... for normal people to accept that kind of face is a little difficult because people initially think that I am a [expletive]. Maybe, to know me and to realise that I am a good girl, people need time,” the 25-year-old said.

Asked if Nora Fatehi, who joined the reality show along with her as a wild card entry, was more entertaining than her, Thakral said: “Nora is very smart. She was clear that she would have an affair with either Rishabh Sinha or Prince Narula. That was her strategy, and I am not like that. I am not a fake person.”

But Thakral has only kind words for her former co-contestant and Kya Kool Hain Hum 3 co-star Mandana Karimi.

“Mandana was exactly the same... She is not fake. We had a professional relationship and also did a movie together though we didn’t hang out. She helped me when I got injured so, that moved me. It made me behave like a shield to her after that. I thought somehow she was the target,” she said.

Though she is upset about her early departure from the show, she is looking forward to the release of her film Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3, which will release in India on January 22.

“When I came out and saw the movie’s trailer, I got really happy. I hope the audience accepts me. I know it’s a sex comedy, but I have given my 100 per cent,” said the actress.

“I want to work with Salman also. After meeting him, I kind of admire the way he is. He is like an angel. He would come every Saturday [on the show] and sort out our differences. I would love to work with him even if it’s just a scene or a song,” she said.

Any wishes for the superstar who turned 50 on Sunday?

“Be the way you are. You are a living legend. I pray for your good health, prosperity, success and keep entertaining us the way you do,” she said.