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TV and OTT news: Bigg Boss OTT 3’s Armaan Malik controversy affects singer Armaan Malik. Aamir Ali praises Virat Kohli after ad shoot. Shweta Tiwari reveals struggles with domestic violence in her first marriage.

Let's begin with our top story: Bigg Boss OTT 3 contestant Armaan Malik has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons and it turns out singer Armaan Malik is bearing the brunt. In light of this mistaken identity, singer Armaan Malik took to social media and wrote, "I want to be very clear: I have NO connection to this individual and do not endorse him or his lifestyle in any way. This situation is hampering my reputation and is turning out to be misleading to so many people who have supported me over the years." Armaan Malik aka Sandip is a YouTube content creator who is married to two women — Payal and Kritika Malik.

YouTuber Armaan Malik slapping social media influencer Vishal Pandey on Bigg Boss OTT 3 has caused a huge uproar on social media. Vishal’s family — his parents and sister — have reacted to the incident and asked the makers to evict Armaan at the earliest. Issuing a statement, Vishal’s sister wrote on Instagram, “I firmly believe my brother has done nothing wrong. He did not humiliate anyone, nor did he say anything inappropriate or have any ill intentions behind his comment. His genuine compliment was unfortunately misunderstood by Payal and Arman." In another video, Vishal’s parents looked upset and said, "I request Bigg Boss to evict that man from the show."

Meanwhile: In the latest episode of Bigg Boss OTT 3, a conversation between the infamous ‘vada pav girl’ Chandrika Dixit and actor Sai Ketan Rao, who offered to give her a massage. In one of the segments of the episode, Chandrika Dixit could be seen complaining about having pain in her left arm and actor Sai Ketan Rao offered to help her. He said, “If you want a massage, I will give you a good one.” Chandrika firmly denied his offer. While having lunch together, Chandrika brought up the massage topic and explained to Sana Makbul, "Sai is saying, come, I will give you a massage. I said no. I don’t want it. You don’t deserve it."

Bigg Boss OTT 3 contestant Payal Malik, who recently got evicted from the show, and actor Devoleena Bhattacharjee got in a war of words after the two took jibes at each other’s marriages. Devoleena took to Instagram and wrote, “A person needs a higher level of knowledge to compare interfaith marriage with polygamy, which I am sure intelligent people are quite aware of. And it’s not only my right, but it’s every Indian’s right to stand against such an illegal act like polygamy, which they are quite proud to show off on national television." Devoleena Bhattacharjee got married to Shahnawaz Shaikh in 2022.

Next up: Actor Aamir Ali recently worked with Virat Kohli for an advertisement and the actor has now spoken about their interaction and how the cricketer left him thoroughly impressed. In a conversation with Galatta India, Aamir said, “I am a huge fan of him and MS Dhoni, I was going to ask for an autograph, but then I just took a photo, thinking that it might not look nice. But then he wrote an autograph on a bat and sent it... When he spoke about his family he had a different spark on his face, that was very endearing. He is a lovely guy.” Aamir was last seen on Disney Plus Hotstar’s show Lootere.

Actor Shweta Tiwari recently opened up about what stopped her from filing for a divorce from her first husband and Palak’s father Raja Chaudhary despite complaints of domestic violence. In a recent interview with Galatta India, Shweta said, “Nobody had ever done a love marriage in my family. Yet I had an inter-caste marriage. People had already started to taunt my mother and judging my marriage. On top of that, if I filed for a divorce, it would have been a whole different thing." Shweta Tiwari married Raja Chaudhary in 1998. However, the couple separated in 2007. Shweta later tied the knot with Abhinav Kohli, but she divorced the actor too after he allegedly harassed her daughter Palak Tiwari.

Here's a mini-review of Mirzapur season 3: The season starts with a long prologue, which goes about reacquainting us with the dramatis personae, and where they are at now. The battlefield now extends to the entire ‘Pradesh’, with ‘Pashchim’ wanting more than ‘Purvanchal’ is willing to give. The novelty factor has worn off, and the two characters that made the first two seasons are mostly missing: despite Ali Fazal’s terrific act as the conflicted Guddu, are left to wade their way through long, repetitive tracks, heavy on declarative and flowery dialogue. Indian Express rated it 2 out of 5 stars.

Lastly: Television actress Hina Khan, after sharing her cancer diagnosis on social media, has now opened up on the exact moment she learnt that she has cancer. Sharing an inspiring video of herself posing for paps at the awards function, Hina wrote, “This award night, I knew about my cancer diagnosis, but I made a conscious choice to normalise it – not just for myself, but for all of us. This was the day that changed everything." Hina, who was recently diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer, also shared a snapshot of herself from the hospital and stated how she prioritises her work and wants to get better.

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