A promo video of the upcoming Family Week episode of Bigg Boss 17 went viral after it showed an insensitive remark by contestant Vicky Jain’s mother towards Ankita Lokhande.
In the short clip, Vicky’s mother is seen confronting Ankita over an earlier incident where Ankita had kicked Vicky during an argument on the show.
Referring to the fight, she tells Ankita that she had called her mother to discuss it. She then adds that Ankita’s father-in-law jokingly asked if Ankita’s mother also “kicks her husband like this”.
This remark deeply hurts Ankita who lost her father recently. With pain evident on her face, she replies: “Mere papa ki death hui hai, aap mummy papa ko mat bolo (My father just died, don’t say such things about my parents).”
This is why I call #VickyJain 's MISOGYNIST personality A GENERATIONAL CURSE!!
— Nisha Rose🌹 (@JustAFierceSoul) January 8, 2024
Calling #AnkitaLokhande 's mother over a scene in #BiggBoss17 when she has lost her husband just few months back??
Have they checked their son's CHARACTERLESS behaviour??👎🏻pic.twitter.com/jxN3oq95cr
Ankita’s strong reaction signals that Vicky’s mother touched a raw nerve by unnecessarily dragging her late father into the conversation and linking it to her parents’ relationship.
Many viewers called this an insensitive and vulgar statement that tried to mock Ankita’s personal tragedy to demean her. There is already resentment amongst fans over Vicky’s mother’s perceived toxicity and bias against daughter-in-law Ankita in previous episodes as well.
The promo ends on an uncomfortable note with both women upset over the ugly turn of conversation precipitated by Vicky’s mom’s problematic comments regarding Ankita’s family.
It remains to be seen if the makers address this issue sensitively on tonight’s telecast or allow things to escalate into an ugly spat between the duo during family week. But viewers will be expecting an apology from Vicky’s side over his mother’s shameful conduct on the show.
