Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Salman Khan Clarifies Misleading Bigg Boss 20 Chest-Pain Promo
Salman Khan appeared to have chest pain in a Bigg Boss 20 promo.
This worried the contestants and fans.
Salman later said that he was actually alright.
He explained that he was pretending to be in pain as a prank.
He wanted to show Qazi Touqeer why pretending to have a health problem was wrong.
Qazi had earlier told housemates that he was unwell, but later admitted he was joking.
The other 15 contestants did not know Qazi was acting and became worried.
Salman said the promo was edited so confusingly that people thought he was doing the same thing as Qazi.
Salman Khan said he was alright after a promo showed him clutching his chest and collapsing.
Khan said the chest-pain act was a prank intended to teach Qazi Touqeer a lesson.
He said Qazi had pretended to be unwell, including claiming to have multiple personality disorder, before admitting it was a prank.
Khan said the 15 other housemates did not know Qazi was acting and became worried about his health.
Khan criticized the promo’s editing, saying it made his demonstration look like the same behavior he was criticizing.
- Who
- Salman Khan clarified his chest-pain act and discussed Qazi Touqeer’s health-related prank.
- What
- Khan said his apparent health scare was a prank meant to demonstrate why Qazi’s behavior was wrong.
- When
- The clarification followed the latest Weekend Ka Vaar episode of Bigg Boss 20.
- Where
- The incident occurred in the context of the Bigg Boss house and its promotional video.
- Why
- Khan said he wanted Qazi to understand that using health concerns for entertainment worried uninformed housemates.
Salman Khan’s Explanation
Promo’s Initial Impression
Meaning of the chest-pain act
Salman Khan’s Explanation
Khan said he pretended to experience pain to show Qazi Touqeer that using a health issue for entertainment was wrong.
Promo’s Initial Impression
The promo showed Khan clutching his chest and collapsing, creating the impression that he was experiencing a genuine health scare or repeating Qazi’s behavior.
Effect of the editing
Salman Khan’s Explanation
Khan said the promo was misleading and that its presentation defeated the purpose of his demonstration.
Promo’s Initial Impression
The promo’s edited presentation, as described by Khan, did not make clear that his apparent pain was a prank aimed at Qazi.
- Program
- Bigg Boss 20
- Person issuing clarification
- Salman Khan
- Person discussed
- Qazi Touqeer
- Salman’s condition
- Khan said he was alright.
- Purpose of the act
- To teach Qazi that pretending to have a health problem was wrong.
- Housemates affected
- The 15 other contestants were reportedly unaware that Qazi was acting and became worried.
- Promo criticism
- Khan said the editing made his demonstration appear to be the same behavior as Qazi’s prank.
