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Why it matters
The ScoutOP and Love Gill bond has become the show's most argued-over thread, and his family's claim of misleading edits means viewers are judging it from promos as much as episodes.
Kanika Mann told ScoutOP on Bigg Boss 20 that she thinks he has feelings for Love Gill, in Episode 69, which streamed on Thursday night, 13 November 2026. ScoutOP denied it outright. Love disagreed with Kanika too, but then told him to stop calling her his sister, according to reports by Times Now and Indiatimes.
NewsPlainly did not watch Bigg Boss 20 Episode 69. Each moment below is attributed to the outlet that reported it, and the quoted lines are as those outlets printed them.
What Kanika Mann said first
The conversation began with Love Gill herself. Kanika told her that ScoutOP gets visibly affected when Love spends time with other housemates, and that this did not look like a brother-sister bond, Times Now reported. “He has feelings for you,” Kanika said in its account. Indiatimes reported her line to Love as “I think he likes you.”
Love did not accept the reading. Times Now reported that she said the two had never had that kind of conversation, and that she herself keeps telling ScoutOP to find a partner for her outside the house, a joke about their sibling label.
ScoutOP’s answer in Bigg Boss 20 Episode 69
When ScoutOP joined them, Kanika put it to him directly. Indiatimes reported that she told him his reactions suggested attraction rather than ordinary sibling affection, and added: “I can see it in your face, or you are in denial.” She also told him not to hide behind labels if he was confused, the outlet said.
ScoutOP rejected all of it. He said the bond was based on friendship and jokes, and that after investing so much in it he would feel bad if it were misread. “110 percent there’s nothing,” he said, in the Times Now report. Indiatimes reported that he kept calling Love his sister and said there was no romantic angle.
Love Gill’s next line is the one viewers are quoting most. Times Now reported it as “From now on, you are not going to call me sister anymore.” Indiatimes printed it as “Don’t call me sister anymore.” Neither outlet said whether Love meant it as a joke, and Times Now wrote that it was unclear whether it was banter or a change in how the two see each other.
Who said what, and who reported it
| Housemate | What they said on Episode 69 | Reported by |
|---|---|---|
| Kanika Mann | ScoutOP’s reactions look like a liking, not a sister bond; “He has feelings for you” | Times Now |
| Kanika Mann | “I can see it in your face, or you are in denial” | Indiatimes |
| Love Gill | Disagreed; said such a thing was never discussed between them | Times Now, Indiatimes |
| ScoutOP | Denied any romantic feeling: “110 percent there’s nothing” | Times Now |
| Love Gill | Asked ScoutOP to stop calling her sister | Times Now, Indiatimes |
The table is NewsPlainly’s summary of the two reports on Bigg Boss 20 Episode 69. Where the two outlets printed a line differently, both versions appear above.
The head shave in the same episode
The conversation came in an episode that also showed ScoutOP shaving his head. Times Now reported that, after an argument with Love, he set out to trim his hair late at night, cut off too much by accident and then shaved it all off. Love, Mahhi Vij and other housemates were shocked, the outlet said, while Amrapali and Kanika questioned whether he had done it on purpose.
Indiatimes linked the head shave to his clashes with Love and with fellow contestant YungDSA, and said clips of it had spread online as memes.
How the story built up this season
- Earlier in the season: ScoutOP’s girlfriend, Kaashvi Hiranandani, questioned his closeness with her inside the show, and he promised to keep boundaries, Indiatimes reported.
- This week: ScoutOP argued with Love and faced a possible captaincy ban, which NewsPlainly reported on 13 November.
- Episode 69, 13 November: the head shave, then Kanika’s questions and Love’s “sister” remark, according to Times Now.
What viewers and ScoutOP’s side are saying
Reaction online to Bigg Boss 20 Episode 69 is split, according to Indiatimes. Some viewers agreed with Kanika and pointed to ScoutOP’s jealousy around Love. His supporters argued the other way, saying Love was using the bond in the game, and praised housemates such as Qazi Touqeer, Amrapali and YungDSA for questioning her.
ScoutOP’s family and management team have alleged that the makers are editing promos and episodes to push a romantic story, Indiatimes reported. That is their claim, and the makers’ reply was not in the reports read. Love’s own view, as shown on the show, is the one she gave Kanika: there was never anything romantic to talk about.
What ScoutOP’s mother said about the promos
Before Episode 69 aired, ScoutOP’s team released a voice note from his mother on 13 November, after a promo for the show showed the head shave, India Today reported. She asked viewers not to judge her son, whose name is Tanmay, on short clips before watching full episodes.
In the note, as India Today reported it, she alleged that promos were made by zooming into old clips, splicing conversations and joining footage from different occasions. She said the repeated focus on his relationships had put him under heavy mental pressure, and that she wanted fairness, not special treatment. She also pointed to an earlier promo featuring host Salman Khan, who, she said, had himself explained on air how an incomplete promo can mislead.
These are her claims. The makers’ response to them was not in the reports read for this article. Her note came hours before the episode in which Kanika raised the same subject inside the house on the Episode 69 broadcast, the subject her son had already answered, she said, many times.
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Frequently asked questions
What did Kanika Mann say to ScoutOP in Bigg Boss 20?
She told him his reactions suggested he has feelings for Love Gill rather than a sibling bond, and said he might be in denial, according to Times Now and Indiatimes.
Did ScoutOP admit feelings for Love Gill?
No. He denied it, saying their bond was friendship and jokes. Times Now quoted him as saying "110 percent there's nothing".
Why did ScoutOP shave his head in Bigg Boss 20?
Times Now reported that after an argument with Love he tried to trim his hair late at night, cut too much by accident and then shaved it all off.