11. Vikas Bhalla - The 90's popstar
Singer and actor Vikas Bhalla is another name from Television industry to enter the Bigg Boss 9 house. He is known to be quite close to Salman and was even seen in a small role in Jai Ho.
He garnered immense fame with the chartbuster song "Hai Dhuan" from his debut album "Awara". Also he was the playback singer for the super hit song "Po Po" from the blockbuster movie "Son Of Sardar”.
12. Yuvika Chaudhary - Shah Rukh's Shanti
Yuvika Chaudhary made his Bollywood debut in 2007 with Shah Rukh Khan's Om Shanti Om. The small role of ‘Shanti' garnered her enough recognition in the industry but the lady could not bag a big success.
Interestingly, before SRK's OSO, Yuvika had the chance to work with another big banner. Raju Hirani offered her Lage Raho Munnabhai but she refused it and the role eventually went to Dia Mirza
Guess! She learnt from her mistakes and said yes to ‘Bigg Boss'.
13. Mandana Karimi - The Iranian Hottie
Mandana Karimi is an Iranian model and actress. She made her acting debut in Bollywood with a cameo in Ranbir Kapoor and Arjun Rampal starrer Roy.
She was working as an air hostess before turning to modelling. She has worked with many Indian designers including Anna Singh, Satya Paul, JJ Valaya and Sandeep Khosla.
14. Arvind Vegda - The Gujarati Folk Singer
Arvind Vegda is a Gujarati folk singer who shot to fame with his album ‘Bhai Bhai'.
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He sold more than 5 lakh CDs of the album in Gujarat alone. His debut music video album boasts of more than 2 lakh hits on YouTube.
‘Bhai Bhai' is one of the most popular song in Gujarat is played in almost all Garba events across the state.