Jay Bhanushali Says His Children Will Stop Watching Bigg Boss 20

Jay Bhanushali said he will no longer let his children watch Bigg Boss 20 after contestants reportedly brought his daughter Tara into arguments about her mother, actor Mahhi Vij. In a social media post, he asked users not to tag him or his children in posts about the show, saying he wanted to keep them away from negativity.

Bhanushali said his objection was not to criticism of Vij’s performance on the reality show, but to references to her children, motherhood and personal life. Contestants can disagree with her gameplay and question her decisions, he wrote, but involving the children crosses a boundary.

In describing a provocation task inside the Bigg Boss 20 house, Bhanushali said Yung DSA spoke about his children growing up ashamed of their mother’s actions. He said Kanika Mann said she would not want to meet Vij’s children, and that Love Gill’s mother brought Tara into the discussion by asking how she would feel if someone made similar remarks about her daughter.

Those accounts of the contestants’ remarks were presented through Bhanushali’s post; the reports did not include episode footage or a transcript independently establishing the wording or context. Bhanushali said Tara...