After Khatron Ke Khiladi 13, Bigg Boss 16 fame Shalin Bhanot bags lead role in Ekta Kapoor's Beqaboo

As promised TV Czarina Ekta Kapoor picked not one but two contestants from Bigg Boss 16 for roles in her upcoming projects. After Nimrit Ahluwalia, the latest to collaborate with her is none other than Shalin Bhanot . The producer announced the news on the Bigg Boss 16 finale as per reports. The development comes after Shalin became one of the first contestants on Rohit Shetty ’s stunt reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 .

According to the Instagram account of The Khabri, Shalin has signed a new show, Beqaboo to be helmed by Ekta. The actor will be playing the lead role on the upcoming Colors TV show. Earlier, Nimrit signed the sequel of Ekta’s hit movie Love Sex Aur Dhokha. As per reports, Shalin has been evicted from the show in the 5th position. Also read: 'Why did they bring back Gori Manya though?': Former contestants reunite with Bigg Boss 16 finalists but Tina Datta skips, netizens react 

Talking about Khatron Ke Khiladi 13, filmmaker Rohit Shetty earlier entered the Bigg Boss 16 house to select one of the five finalists for his show and gave some challenging stunts to all the housemates namely Shalin Bhanot, Archana Gautam, MC Stan, Priyanka Chahar Choudhary, and Shiv Thakare. Shalin emerged victorious in all of the tasks and was selected by Rohit for the show but he ended up turning down the same. However, the official social media page of the channel has announced Bhanot as the first confirmed contestant on the show so it is also likely that he has accepted to come on board after a little contemplation.

Meanwhile, Bigg Boss 16 finale has kickstarted with host Salman Khan, Krushna Abhishek, and Bharti Singh taking up hosting duties. Reportedly, after Shalin, Archana Gautam, and MC Stan has been evicted from the show. Well, it will now be interesting to know among the top 2 finalists Priyanka Chahar Choudhary and Shiv Thakare win the trophy.