Shalin Bhanot and Archana Gautam are the first two finalists to be evicted from Bigg Boss 16 house. They made it to the Top 5, but were shown the exit door on the finale.
Shalin and Archana were competing against Shiv Thakare, Priyanka Choudhary and MC Stan for the winner's trophy.
Shalin, Archana evicted from BB16
During the finale, Bigg Boss had asked the Top 5 to choose one name amongst them who does not deserve to be in the final four and if the names chosen by the housemates matches with the audience's votes, Rs 10 lakh will be added to the prize money.
Archana, Priyanka, Stan and Shiv took Shalin's name while he said it was Archana. Audience's votes and housemates' opinions matched and Shalin was evicted.
After walking out of Bigg Boss 16 house, Archana joined host Salman Khan on stage and broke down in tears. She thanked her ‘chetra ke log’ and fans for being a constant support to her during her Bigg Boss 16 stint.
Shalin's journey in Bigg Boss 16
During his stint on the show, Shalin often made headlines for his romance with co-contestant Tina Datta, close friendship with Sumbul Touqeer Khan, and constant fights with MC Stan and Archana.
He was often called fake and was even judged over his on and off relationship with Tina.
Ektaa offers show to Shalin
Meanwhile, during the grand finale, Shalin accepted Ektaa Kapoor's offer to play the lead role in her upcoming show Beqaboo. He was even offered the stun-based reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 by Rohit Shetty, however, he declined the offer.
Shalin started his career in the entertainment industry as a contestant in MTV Roadies and has since acted in various dramas and web shows. In 2008, he participated in dance based reality show Nach Baliye 4 with Dalljiet Kaur and emerged as the winner.
