Bigg Boss 18 winner Karan Veer Mehra, who received a lot of love from the people, was also accused of using money to buy votes and support from the media. After winning the show, the actor spoke exclusively to India Today Digital about these allegations and took a look at his journey.

when asked Respond to how he was said to have paid the media And bought votes through PR, the actor said laughingly, “I wish I had that kind of money, I wouldn’t need to do this show. Imagine buying the media! But it’s like losing a race. Someone often gives lame excuses like my shoelaces came loose. People say all kinds of things, it’s all part of the game.”

The actor also told about his 12 year old friendship Runner-up Vivian Dsena, with whom he had a love-hate relationship. “Accha boya hai (He’s a good boy). We were so nervous by the end of the show that I think we got our friendship back. But now that I’ve won the trophy, I don’t know where he stands. Ask us relationship status kya hai (Ask her about relationship status),” said the actor.

This season was tagged as ‘The Karan Veer Mehra Show’ and recalling his journey, the winner said that he always wanted to win. “I have always aimed for the best, the top. It all depends on luck how things will turn out later, but one has to hope for the best. Besides, I have also seen some very tough times, I was humiliated And that said, while taking up work with producers, I have also seen my friends becoming more successful than me, but now, if my fans keep supporting me, I really hope to go far in life.”

On a final note, when he faced criticism for not being active during the early stages of the game and was questioned about allegations of being dictated by the team, Karan said, “I know people said so But I don’t really know how to react to that. My humor and one-liners were still there. Also, I didn’t want to get involved in teen fights at the beginning of the show but I was making some personal connections. I realized midway that I might fall behind them and so went out. But I’ve always been a part of the game since day one.”

Vivian Dsena and Rajat Dalal became the first and second runner-up respectively in the reality show hosted by Salman Khan.