Raj Kundra says he will use his 'nepo-husband' card, Karan Johar doesn't trust Maheep Kapoor anymore after 'The Traitors'
Karan Johar
is set to host the Indian version of the popular American reality show, 'The Traitors'. After much speculation, the final list of contestants was finally unveiled and it includes many known names - from
Maheep Kapoor
, Anshula Kapoor (Arjun Kapoor's sister),
Raj Kundra
, Apoorva Mukhija, television stars like Karan Kundra, Sudhanshu Pandey among many others.
The contestants were introduced today at a grand event.
During the launch, Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra who was earlier seen with a mask after his release from jail after his alleged involvement in the pornography case. Talking about being a part of the show, Raj said that the mystery around him would work in his favour. He said, "Jabhi maine mask pehna hai, logon ko laga hai ki main kya chhupaa raha hoon. Ek mystery hai, and that mystery might help me in this game.
Ye Kalyug ka show hai Traitors, nobody knows who is your friend and enemy.
Toh yahi strategy lekar, I hope jo ye mystery hai woh mujhe help karegi. Aur last but not least, Karan sir host kar rahe hain… toh woh 'nepo husband' waala card toh zarur use karunga (Whenever I've worn the mask, people wonder what I'm hiding. There's a mystery, and that might help me here. This is a show for the age of Kalyug — no one knows who's a friend or enemy.
I'm entering with a strategy, and I hope the mystery works in my favour. And since Karan sir is hosting, I'm definitely going to play the 'nepo husband' card).'
Meanwhile, Maheep Kapoor who has been quite popular ever since she was a part of 'Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives' is also a part of this show 'The Traitors'. Now though, Karan doesn't trust her. He said indicating the deceptive nature of the show, "I can't really trust her with anything now."
Meanwhile, Apoorva Mukhija made her first appearance after the whole Samay Raina show controversy where her name was involved. Talking about being a part of 'The Traitors', she said, "I think people just think being a red flag is about lying, manipulation and deception, and all of that is true. But to require that, you need brains, which unfortunately most of these people don't have. So I don't know if I'm the biggest red flag, but I use one more brain cell at all times.
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