Veteran actress Kunickaa Sadanand, the oldest contestant to participate in Bigg Boss Season 19, was evicted from the Salman Khan-hosted show on Sunday. Kunickaa, who had emerged as one of the season’s strongest contenders, ends her journey just two weeks before the finale.
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Kunickaa’s eviction unfolded in a rather dramatic way. After announcing the bottom four, Amaal Mallik, Malti Chahar, Tanya Mittal, and Kunickaa, host Salman introduced a game in which he called out the contestants’ names one by one, and each time their name was mentioned, they had to take a step forward. The first to cross the finish line would be eliminated, and in this case, it was Kunickaa.
Reflecting on her run in the latest Weekend Ka Vaar episode, Kunickaa told Salman, “Surviving in the show for 13 weeks is quite a big deal for me.”
Kunickaa Sadanand’s journey on Bigg Boss 19 was interesting. She remained firm in her opinions and vocal about issues inside the house. The actor, who ruled the kitchen in the Bigg Boss house, was also well-liked by other contestants, who affectionately called her “Raj Mata.” Kunickaa even had several emotional moments on the show as she opened up about her two strained marriages, life as a single parent, her battle for her elder son’s custody, and her struggles with love.
Before entering Bigg Boss 19, Kunickaa Sadanand had told SCREEN, “Bigg Boss is a tick on my bucket list. I will get to know myself under stressful circumstances. I will develop spiritually because I won’t have to worry about the daily chores of my house. I will have a lot more time to go inwards. I will also know how I gel with new people under difficult circumstances. When I was offered this show in May, my children said that I had collected the biggest equity in my life from acting. They had seen how, in remote places like Europe, people recognized me, the kind of respect I got. So, they told me I’d be wasting the opportunity if I didn’t sign on.”
On the work front, Kunickaa Sadanand’s son Ayaan Lall had exclusively confirmed in an interview with SCREEN that the actress has been offered another major reality show.
