The latest Weekend Ka Vaar episode of Bigg Boss 20 was packed with drama. Host Salman Khan had a lengthy discussion about trolling and the intense public scrutiny actors face. However, a promo showing Salman clutching his chest in apparent pain before collapsing to the floor left contestants and fans concerned. Salman later took to social media to clarify that the entire act was a prank.

Salman Khan plays a prank on Qazi Touqeer

Salman Khan orchestrated the chest pain act only to teach Qazi Touqeer a lesson. A source close to the show told SCREEN, “Inside the Bigg Boss house, Qazi Touqeer has been playing a secret game of his own. In an earlier episode, he told the housemates that he is unwell and even claimed to have multiple personality disorder. But when Bigg Boss called him into the in-house doctor’s room for a check-up, Qazi revealed that he is actually pulling a prank on the other contestants.”

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The source further added, “He then walked out of the doctor’s room and told everyone that he has taken his medicine and is feeling better, continuing the prank. Now, the same idea has been turned back on Qazi. During Saturday’s Weekend Ka Vaar, Salman Khan appeared to hold his chest and feel uneasy, leaving everyone wondering if something was wrong. But it was all part of a prank, seemingly designed to make Qazi realise that joking about someone’s health can have a very different impact when the tables are turned. So, all those worried seeing Salman’s moment, there’s no need to panic. It was simply a playful way of giving Qazi a taste of his own prank.”

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Salman Khan clarifies chest pain prank on Bigg Boss 20

After the incident left contestants and viewers concerned about Salman Khan’s health, the superstar issued a clarification on Instagram. The Bigg Boss 20 host slammed the makers for cutting a misleading promo.

He wrote, “Nothing is wrong with my health by the grace of God. The Bigg Boss promo should not have been cut like the way it was cut. It totally beats the purpose and looks like I am doing the same thing that Qazi was doing in the house, the pain was only to show Qazi that wat he did was wrong because he used his health for entertainment specially when the 15 people in the house were not aware that he was acting and were getting worried for his health.Sorry about the way the promo was cut. Guess it’s the format that they use in promoting the shows, I apologise on their behalf.”

 

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In another Instagram story, Salman informed that the promo was rectified.