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Qazi Touqeer returns to the spotlight on Bigg Boss 20
Qazi Touqeer won the singing contest Fame Gurukul in 2005 alongside Ruprekha Banerjee.
He received more than 2.5 crore votes, even after entering the danger zone 10 times.
Arijit Singh competed in the same season and finished sixth before later becoming a successful playback singer.
Touqeer released an album with Banerjee and explored music and acting, but did not build the same mainstream profile as some reality-show contestants.
He also appeared in the music video for “Afghan Jalebi,” from the 2015 film Phantom.
Now he is a contestant on Bigg Boss 20, where his humour and candid reactions have drawn attention.
Singh, who remained friends with Touqeer, publicly supported him before the show.
Qazi Touqeer has returned to public attention as a contestant on Bigg Boss 20.
He became known after winning Fame Gurukul alongside Ruprekha Banerjee in 2005.
He received more than 2.5 crore votes on the show, despite entering the danger zone 10 times.
After the show, he explored music and acting but remained largely outside the mainstream spotlight.
Arijit Singh, who competed on the same season, publicly supported Qazi in September 2026.
- Who
- Qazi Touqeer, a contestant on Bigg Boss 20.
- What
- He has returned to public attention through his appearance on the reality show.
- When
- The article was published on October 12, 2026; it does not state when he joined the show.
- Where
- Bigg Boss 20. The article does not state where the show is filmed.
- Why
- His appearance on Bigg Boss 20 has renewed interest in him and his earlier Fame Gurukul success.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I will have to watch BIG BOSS for the first time in my life cz Apna Rockstar QAZI hai udhar.
Qazi Touqeer and Ruprekha Banerjee won Fame Gurukul, with Arijit Singh finishing sixth.
Qazi appeared in the music video for Afghan Jalebi, a song from the film Phantom.
Arijit Singh posted on X that he would watch Bigg Boss because Qazi was on the show.
News18 reported that Qazi was winning fans on Bigg Boss 20.
- Fame Gurukul result
- Qazi Touqeer and Ruprekha Banerjee were joint winners on October 20, 2005.
- Votes
- More than 2.5 crore for Qazi on Fame Gurukul.
- Danger zone
- Qazi entered it 10 times during the competition.
- Film appearance
- Qazi appeared in the Afghan Jalebi music video in 2015.
- Current show
- Bigg Boss 20
Sources
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