Here's how ex-BB contestants, as challengers, added spark to Bigg Boss 14

A few months after Bigg Boss 14 aired, the makers introduced ex-contestants Arshi Khan, Vikas Gupta, Rakhi Sawant, Kashmera Shah, Manu Punjabi and Rahul Mahajan as challengers on the reality show.

Bigg Boss 14 started airing on the small screen on October 3, 2020. About 11 contestants participated in the reality show. At the same time, ex-Bigg Boss contestants Sidharth Shukla, Hina Khan, and Gauahar Khan entered the show as seniors. Viewers found the initial two-three weeks interesting considering the way the three seniors challenged the contestants at regular intervals. However, after their exit, BB 14 came across as a snooze-fest to people.

The show finally picked momentum when five wild card contestants entered the reality show. But people still felt the show lacked the spark as compared to the previous season of Bigg Boss. To add a much-needed spark to Bigg Boss 14, the makers introduced six ex-BB contestants -  Arshi Khan, Vikas Gupta, Rakhi Sawant, Kashmera Shah, Manu Punjabi, and Rahul Mahajan, as challengers on the reality show.

And after their entry, the 14th edition of Bigg Boss saw a new high. 

Here's how challengers added spark to Bigg Boss 14

Entertainment

Rakhi Sawant is known to entertain people with her crazy antics in real life. And that's exactly what she did on Bigg Boss 14. From scaring the daylights out of contestants as Julie to making everyone laugh out loud with her jokes and antics, she did anything and everything to entertain everyone. Not just viewers, even a lot of celebrities and BB 14 housemates have agreed to the fact that Rakhi brought the much-needed entertainment factor in the show. 

Game plan

Vikas Gupta, known as the mastermind of Bigg Boss, made tasks interesting with his strategies and game plan. Within a few weeks of his entry on the show, Vikas managed to become the captain of the house, thanks to his frenemy Arshi Khan. During the cycle task, Vikas, as a moderator, did not side with any team and helped both teams. Eventually, he smartly did not let any team win the task. 

Romance

Before entering Bigg Boss 14, Rakhi Sawant had told us, "Arshi ne Abhinav ko pakda hai, main bhi Abhinav ko pakadti hu." And that is exactly what she did on the show. Rakhi indulged in healthy flirting with Rubina Dilaik's husband Abhinav Shukla. The dancer-actress confessed her feelings for the actor and did all sorts of antics to grab the actor's attention and maintain a romantic track with him on the show. 

Drama

With challengers entering Bigg Boss 14, one expected that there would be fireworks in the house. As expected, the challengers not only fought with each other but were also seen at loggerheads with the contestants. From Arshi Khan-Vikas Gupta's fights to Rakhi-Kashmera-Arshi's fight with Nikki Tamboli, the challengers added a dramatic touch to this season.