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Bigg Boss 20 episode 55: ScoutOP and Uditi clash over Kaashvi jibe

Bigg Boss 20 episode 55: a task to write questions for Salman Khan became a ScoutOP, Uditi Singh and Arishfa Khan fight over Kaashvi.

Bigg Boss 20 episode 55 Reality TV card: three silhouettes on a dark stage

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Why it matters

Kaashvi's 25 October visit came up again five days later, this time raised against ScoutOP in an argument with two other housemates. It is the latest turn in a row that has followed Scout and Love Gill all week. The questions housemates wrote in this task go to Salman Khan for the Weekend Ka Vaar, Times Now reported.

Kaashvi Hiranandani’s name came up again inside the Bigg Boss house on Friday, 30 October 2026. In Bigg Boss 20 episode 55, a task meant to collect questions for the host turned into a personal argument between three housemates, ScoutOP, Arishfa Khan and Uditi Singh, with Uditi raising the Weekend Ka Vaar on which Kaashvi confronted Scout and Scout answering with a jibe about Uditi’s former boyfriend.

NewsPlainly did not watch the episode. This account is built from the Times Now recap of the aired episode and from India TV’s and Filmibeat’s reports on the promo released earlier that day. Each moment below names the outlet that reported it. The episode streamed at 9 pm on JioHotstar and was shown at 10.30 pm on Colors TV.

How the Bigg Boss 20 episode 55 fight started

Bigg Boss set a special task: each housemate had to write down, in secret, a question they felt had been left unanswered in the house. According to Times Now, Bigg Boss said Salman Khan would take up these questions on the Weekend Ka Vaar.

The trouble began over a spelling. Gullu (Kushal Tanwar) asked Arishfa how to spell his name, Times Now reported. She told him he was educated and should know it. ScoutOP then told Gullu to write “bacha”, the Hindi word for a child, and Arishfa took offence. From there the argument spread to Scout and Uditi.

The promo shows a different starting point. In the clip described by India TV, Arishfa Khan is sitting with Qazi Touqeer and says that ScoutOP has nothing to show in the house except fighting with her, which leads to a verbal exchange between the two. Neither report explains how the two scenes connect, so both are given here.

Education has come up between these housemates before. In the episode of 27 October, Gullu made a remark about Arishfa’s education and she said her circumstances should not be mocked, as NewsPlainly reported.

What Uditi and Scout said to each other

Uditi Singh joined in on Arishfa Khan’s side. According to Times Now, she told Scout that his downfall had come at the Weekend Ka Vaar. India TV and Filmibeat both said she was referring to the episode in which Scout’s girlfriend Kaashvi questioned his closeness to Love Gill.

ScoutOP objected. In the promo he is heard saying that something had been said about Kaashvi, India TV reported, and Filmibeat wrote that he objected to her being brought into the fight. His reply, as quoted by Times Now, turned to Uditi’s own past: he reminded her that she had started crying when Salman Khan mentioned her former boyfriend by name. India TV also said Scout brought up her ex. NewsPlainly is not naming him, as he is not part of the show.

Aasif Khan, Love Gill and Mahhi Vij then stepped in to calm things down, according to India TV’s description of the promo. India TV noted that the promo did not show the full conversation or how it ended, and the Times Now recap does not say how the argument closed. Neither report read for this article carries a response from Uditi to Scout’s remark about her former partner.

JioHotstar shared the promo with a caption saying the fight had turned personal, India TV reported.

Who What they said or did From Reported by
Gullu Asked Arishfa how to spell his name Aired episode Times Now
Arishfa Khan Said he was educated and should know it Aired episode Times Now
ScoutOP Told Gullu to write “bacha” Aired episode Times Now
Arishfa Khan Said Scout had nothing to show except fighting with her Promo India TV
Uditi Singh Said Scout’s downfall came at the Weekend Ka Vaar, a reference to Kaashvi’s visit Aired episode and promo Times Now, India TV, Filmibeat
ScoutOP Objected to Kaashvi being dragged in; said Uditi cried when Salman Khan named her ex Aired episode and promo Times Now, India TV, Filmibeat
Aasif Khan, Love Gill, Mahhi Vij Stepped in to calm things down Promo India TV
Source: Times Now recap of episode 55; India TV and Filmibeat reports on the 30 October promo. Compiled by NewsPlainly.

Why Kaashvi’s name still stings

The row goes back a week, to the Weekend Ka Vaar of 25 October. The thread has run through almost every episode since, and NewsPlainly has followed it:

Date What happened
24 October Guest host Rohit Shetty tells Love Gill and ScoutOP, in a promo, that Scout massaging her looks wrong to viewers outside
25 October On the Weekend Ka Vaar, Kaashvi tells Scout that Love had trapped him; Love’s team later calls it a character assassination
26 October Kaashvi apologises on Instagram without naming Love
27 October Scout nominates Love Gill for eviction in the week 8 task
29 October Kanika Mann wins the captaincy; Scout and Arishfa argue in the same episode
30 October Uditi raises the Weekend Ka Vaar in the episode 55 argument; Scout objects
Source: NewsPlainly reports of 24 to 30 October 2026 (posts on the promo, the Love Gill row, week 8 nominations and the captaincy) and the episode 55 reports above.

Kaashvi’s 25 October remarks and her apology are set out in NewsPlainly’s report on the Love Gill row. In episode 55, Love and Scout went back to the massage incident once more, Times Now reported, but Love refused to talk about the past. By NewsPlainly’s count, five days passed between Kaashvi’s visit on 25 October and the episode 55 row on 30 October.

Card: 5 days from Kaashvi's Weekend Ka Vaar visit to the Bigg Boss 20 episode 55 row
NewsPlainly graphic. NewsPlainly count, 25 to 30 Oct 2026. Sources: Times Now, India TV

ScoutOP and Yung DSA still not talking

The other strain in ScoutOP’s corner of the house is with Yung DSA, after Yung’s clash with Gullu in the captaincy task on 29 October. According to Times Now, Scout told Love that he sees Yung as a brother but cannot fight Yung’s battles for him, and he refused to make the first move to patch things up. Scout also warned Yung about his loud tone.

Yung, for his part, felt that nobody had stood by him in the argument with Gullu, Times Now reported. He told Manish Goel that he had wasted 50 days with people who never stood up for him. By the end of the episode he told a housemate he felt relieved after deciding to stop worrying about other people’s game, while Scout said Yung had made the mistake and should come to him first.

What comes next on the Weekend Ka Vaar

The questions housemates wrote down in the task go to Salman Khan, who is due to take them up on the Weekend Ka Vaar, according to Times Now. Week 8’s eviction is also due that weekend; Filmibeat reported that the nominated housemates are waiting on audience votes. Reports read for this article give no confirmed result, and NewsPlainly does not report eviction rumours.

Bigg Boss 20 began on 6 September 2026 with 16 contestants, India TV reported. New episodes stream on JioHotstar at 9 pm and are shown on Colors TV at 10.30 pm.

Frequently asked questions

What happened in Bigg Boss 20 episode 55?

A task to write down unanswered questions for Salman Khan led to an argument between ScoutOP, Arishfa Khan and Uditi Singh. Scout and Yung DSA's rift also continued, Times Now reported.

Why did Uditi Singh bring up Kaashvi?

During the argument Uditi told Scout his downfall came at the Weekend Ka Vaar, the episode in which his girlfriend Kaashvi questioned his closeness to Love Gill, according to Times Now, India TV and Filmibeat.

What did ScoutOP say to Uditi?

He objected to Kaashvi being brought in and reminded Uditi that she cried when Salman Khan mentioned her former boyfriend, Times Now and India TV reported.

When is the Bigg Boss 20 Weekend Ka Vaar?

It airs at the weekend. Times Now reported that Salman Khan will take up the questions housemates wrote in the episode 55 task.

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