Bigg Boss 16 contestant Sajid Khan reveals 'success and his arrogance destroyed him'; says 'My credit on Housefull 4 was taken away from me'

Controversial reality show, Bigg Boss, welcomed 16 contestants on the premiere episode last night (October 1). One of them was filmmaker Sajid Khan, who has been away from work after he was accused of #metoo allegations by not just one but multiple women. The host-turned-filmmaker opened up about facing troubled times in life and not getting work for the last four years. During his conversation with host Salman Khan, Sajid talked about how success and his arrogance destroyed him and revealed that he was sacked from Housefull 4 overnight and his credit was taken away. Take a look at the things, Sajid Khan spoke about his downfall and his participation in Bigg Boss 16.

I sat at home for four years. I have not been getting much work. When the channel approached me for Bigg Boss, I felt I should do the show. I want to learn and understand about myself and do some household chores like cleaning, sweeping, mopping the floor. When we are at home, we ask our staff to do all this for us and if I am able to do all this here, I think I’ll become a more humbler and a nicer person.

I have seen a lot of ups and downs in my life. Basically, one which has been the biggest. I have had a connection with the audience on television since the last 30 years. I call myself a public servant of entertainment. In the last four years, I lost that connection and touch. Bigg Boss is the correct platform to connect with them once again. I don’t know for how long I will be in the house, maybe a week, two weeks or months. I want to connect with the audience again.

I have directed all the biggest actors of the industry like Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, John Abraham, Mithun da, Chintu ji, Daboo ji, Ritesh Deshmukh and Said Ali Khan. Yes, I became arrogant after my films started doing well. There’s a saying “failures destroy people”. In my case success destroyed me.

After giving back-to-back three hits, I became very arrogant. I thought I had become infallible and can never make a wrong film. I started giving out arrogant statements. God slapped me hard and Himmatwala did not do well. I became a little humble but I again got slapped and Humshakalas did not work.

After Humshalaks did not work, I hid my face from people. Post that I started writing Housefull 4 and directed the film half and till the night I was working on the film and in the morning I was out of the film. My credit on the film was taken away from me. I just felt this is all God’s way of telling me that you have to become a nicer person.

Salman asked Sajid how will he handle himself when other celebrities inside don’t behave well with him, “I don’t know how I will handle things because there are times when you react on the spot and you feel sorry later when you see it. My life’s biggest learning has been that when I see my old interviews I wish I could go back and erase myself. I am going to go with my intuitionSalman asked Sajid how will he handle himself when other celebrities inside don’t behave well with him, “I don’t know how I will handle things because there are times when you react on the spot and you feel sorry later when you see it. My life’s biggest learning has been that when I see my old interviews I wish I could go back and erase myself. I am going to go with my intuition.”

Salman also quizzed Sajid Khan about marriage plans, “No, I don’t want to get married and I am not looking out for a wife. All I want is a TV and not a biwi. I can’t stay without TV.”

The host pulled his leg by asking him how he will react when the biggest fan of Bigg Boss, his sister, Farah Khan comes on the show, “Arre baap re I can’t handle her. She will take my case. Farah has advised me that just be yourself and the way our family knows you, just be that person. She has asked me to spread laughter, though sometimes my jokes get offensive. She told me just go and be yourself and let the world see who you are.”

Salman Khan played a video message from Shehnaaz Gill. In the video, she said, “Hi Sajid bhai, you are going inside the Bigg Boss house and I am very happy for you. The way you have always made audiences laugh on television and through your scripts, just go all out in the reality show also. Just entertain everyone and be real. My support is with you, rock it brother.”

Reacting to the video Sajid Khan added, “How sweet she is. Shehnaaz is like a younger sister to me. We have met during script discussions three or four times and I’ve developed a strong bond with her. She is very loveable, real and a good girl. I know she's going to become a big star.”