Television actor Parth Samthaan has rubbished the reports of participating in popular reality show ‘Bigg Boss 10’
The actor, who became a household name with his stint in ‘Kaisi Yeh Yaariyaan’, has confirmed that he has not been approached for the show.
“If the makers gave me a call, I would have missed it because I don't generally pick up calls from unknown number”, Parth added.
Apparently, there have been reports that Parth will be contesting in Bigg Boss 10, which will see Bollywood superstar Salman Khan as its host.
However, a source close to the actor has stated that his participation in BB10 is impossible as Parth is busy with his big Bollywood debut till November.
The source, on the other hand, also added that the Bigg Boss makers want to bag TRP with Parth’s appearance in the show owing to his controversy with producer of the MTV show Vikas Gupta. However, the actor is not is a mood to dig the graves and wants to focus on his silver screen debut.
Parth had accused Vikas of molestation and not clearing his payment for MTV’s ‘Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya’. Samthaan also alleged that Gupta has also threatened him of ruining his career.
This is, interestingly, not the first time that a television actor has been rumoured to be a part of Bigg Boss 10.
Earlier, ‘Kumkum Bhagya’ actor Arjit Taneja aka Purab and ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ fame Rohan Mehra aka Naksh too have been said to quit their respective shows in order to participate in BB10.
However no official announcement is made in this regard.
With BB10 inching closer to its launch, speculations are about who all will be participating in the show.
The tenth season of the show is said to have six celebs along with 4 common people.
Bigg Boss 10 will be premiere on October 16 on Colors.