Bigg Boss 20, episode 52: the image carries the line "Arishfa Khan in tears over Gullu's remark • Ep 52".
Why it matters
A remark about education and family money became a fight on the show, and both people answered it with their own stories of working while young. The same episode set the nominations for eviction, so the rows came just as housemates were deciding who should leave.
A remark about schooling set off the fight that led coverage of the Bigg Boss 20 episode aired on 27 October 2026. In episode 52, Kushal Tanwar, known in the house as Gullu, made a comment about Arishfa Khan’s education during an argument, according to written updates of the episode by Times Now and Filmibeat. Times Now said the Bigg Boss 20 Arishfa Khan row that followed left her in tears. The same day brought a kitchen argument between captain Mahhi Vij and Amrapali Dubey, and ended with a nomination task.
NewsPlainly did not watch the episode. Everything below comes from those two write-ups, published late on 27 October, and each moment is credited to the outlet that reported it.
Bigg Boss 20 Arishfa Khan and Gullu: what each said
The trouble began early. Bigg Boss sounded the morning alarm after catching housemates asleep during the day, Filmibeat reported, and Arishfa told Mahhi she had seen Kanika Mann, Aasif Khan, Gullu and ScoutOP sleeping. Kanika objected to being named. Aasif said Arishfa was making too much of a small thing. Times Now also described a fresh argument between Kanika and Arishfa over the same point.
The fight with Gullu turned personal. According to Filmibeat, he described her in Hindi as a girl with little schooling. Arishfa confronted him at once. She said a person’s circumstances should not be mocked in a fight, and explained that she had started working young to support her family and look after the household, Filmibeat reported.
Times Now reported that the remark left Arishfa in tears and that she accused the housemates of bullying her. In the same exchange she called Gullu a psychopath and also argued with Uditi, Times Now said.
Mahhi Vij took Arishfa’s side on the remark. Filmibeat wrote that Mahhi stood by her, and Times Now said Mahhi questioned Gullu for bringing up her education at all.
Gullu’s side of the education row
Gullu told the house he had spoken in the heat of the moment, Filmibeat reported, though he did not fully take the remark back, which kept the argument going.
He also talked about his own studies. In a separate highlights piece, Filmibeat reported that Gullu said he had worked at a hotel management college and that the job was what gave him the chance to study. Filmibeat described him as staying calm and explaining himself when the talk with Arishfa turned unpleasant again. That is the outlet’s reading of the scene; Times Now’s write-up did not describe his manner in the same way.
Neither report says Gullu apologised on air. Neither carries a statement from Arishfa’s or Gullu’s teams outside the show.
Mahhi Vij and Amrapali Dubey clash in the kitchen
The second row was about lunch. While Amrapali was cooking vegetables, Mahhi, this week’s captain, asked her again and again to put the dal on the stove, Filmibeat reported. Amrapali replied that she was not Mahhi’s servant and did not need to be told repeatedly how to do kitchen work.
Mahhi said she only wanted lunch to be on time, Filmibeat reported. The argument then moved to cooking skills. Amrapali said Mahhi did not know how to cook but still tried to dictate terms, in the words of Times Now. Mahhi accepted that she was not a strong cook, according to Filmibeat, and asked Amrapali not to bring negativity into meal duty. Gullu and Kanika backed Amrapali and said Mahhi had behaved the same way before.
Mahhi had a separate argument with Kanika over kitchen duties and cleanliness, in which Kanika said Mahhi herself was not organised, Times Now reported. There was a smaller dispute too: Amrapali accused Kanika and Gullu of hiding her cup, then changed her statement when Arishfa confronted them, according to Times Now.
The three rows of Bigg Boss 20 episode 52 side by side
The table puts each argument in one place, with what each side said and who reported it. It is NewsPlainly’s summary of the two write-ups, not a transcript.
| Row | What started it | One side | Other side | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arishfa Khan and Gullu | His remark about her education during an argument | Arishfa: circumstances should not be mocked; she began working young for her family | Gullu: spoke in the heat of the moment; a college job gave him his chance to study | Filmibeat, Times Now |
| Mahhi Vij and Amrapali Dubey | Repeated requests to put the dal on | Amrapali: she is not Mahhi’s servant; Mahhi cannot cook | Mahhi: wanted lunch on time; admits she is not a strong cook | Filmibeat, Times Now |
| Arishfa Khan and Kanika Mann | Arishfa naming who slept after the alarm | Arishfa: told the captain who she saw sleeping | Kanika objected to being named; Aasif said it was a minor issue | Filmibeat, Times Now |
How the nomination task ended the day
The episode closed with a board game style task that decided who faces eviction this week. Both outlets reported that Bigg Boss gave Mahhi, as captain, a special role in it, and that ScoutOP nominated Love Gill, which left her upset. Their friendship had already been at the centre of a row over the weekend, when ScoutOP’s girlfriend Kaashvi Hiranandani made remarks about Love that she later apologised for, as NewsPlainly reported on 27 October.
Times Now also reported that Manish and ScoutOP argued during the nominations and that Gullu and Yung clashed after Yung nominated Gullu. The two reports give the nominations in different detail, set out in the next section.
What comes next in the house
The housemates placed in the red zone in episode 52 are nominated for eviction, Times Now reported. Bigg Boss 20 streams on JioHotstar at 9 pm and airs on Colors TV at 10.30 pm, the same report said.
Some points remain open in the reports read. Neither says whether Gullu withdrew the remark later in the episode. The two give different details of who was nominated: Times Now lists six housemates in the red box, while Filmibeat names the five that Mahhi Vij picked before the swapping rounds. Both agree that Mahhi, as captain, had extra power in the task and that Love Gill was among those nominated.
Frequently asked questions
What did Gullu say to Arishfa Khan in Bigg Boss 20?
During an argument in the 27 October episode he described her in Hindi as a girl with little schooling, Filmibeat reported. He later said he had spoken in the heat of the moment.
Who is Gullu in Bigg Boss 20?
Gullu is the name contestant Kushal Tanwar goes by in the house. He said on the show that he worked at a hotel management college, which gave him the chance to study, Filmibeat reported.
Why did Amrapali Dubey and Mahhi Vij fight?
Mahhi, the captain, repeatedly asked Amrapali to put the dal on while she was cooking. Amrapali said she was not Mahhi's servant; Mahhi said she only wanted lunch on time.