Exclusive - From Khanzaadi calling her ‘Criminal’ to vulgar gesture allegations and addressing Rajat Dalal as her brother; Chahat Pandey responds to ‘The 50’ drama

Chahat Pandey, recently eliminated from 'The 50,' joined Times of India TV for an exclusive chat and addressed several show controversies. From being labelled a “criminal” by Khanzaadi to facing allegations of making an inappropriate gesture, the actress found herself at the centre of multiple controversies during her stint on the reality show. She also opened up about her bond with Rajat Dalal, calling him her 'brother'. (Photo: Instagram)

Yes, but at the end of the day, it’s a game. The opposite team already had more members, so naturally they looked after their own people first, and that’s understandable. In our group were Shrutika, me, Digvijay, and Rajat. The four of us became one team. We also shared a good bond with people like Faizu, Nikki, Arbaaz, and others. We genuinely liked each other and always tried to protect everyone. So whatever happened, happened naturally. When the argument took place, I supported Digvijay because Rajat truly felt he wasn’t wrong. Later, when it came to the game, we realised fighting wouldn’t help. If we wanted to stay and move ahead in the show, we had to stick together and play as a team. And that’s exactly what we did. (Photo: Instagram)

No, it wasn’t like that at all. If any girl wanted to perform a task, she could speak up and take part. No one dominated anyone. The girls were given equal chances to do whatever they wanted. When you are playing as a team, decisions are made together. In our group, there were more boys than girls. So when we had ten members but only five could perform a task, we chose the five strongest players who had the best chance of winning. That way, the whole group could stay safe. That’s how teamwork works. If everyone starts thinking only about themselves, the group falls apart. When you are part of a team, you have to listen to, understand, support, and move forward with each other. (Photo: Instagram)

I just want to say that I stayed inside Bigg Boss for three and a half months. The show runs 24x7 — there’s live streaming, unseen clips, and separate episode footage. People can watch everything almost all the time. If I didn't do anything like that in those three and a half months, how can someone believe I would suddenly say or do something so extreme in just four days? It’s like accusing someone who has never even hurt an ant of killing an elephant. That’s how it feels. And regarding the claim that the makers only showed one side and not mine, the makers are not biased towards me. If they were supporting me, I wouldn’t have been eliminated so early. I would still be inside the house. (Photo: Instagram)

If I had really done something wrong, the makers could have shown it. They could have blurred the visuals or added long beeps over any bad language so the audience would understand what was being said. If I had used abusive words or behaved inappropriately for a long time, it would have been clear on screen. But that entire portion doesn’t exist because I didn’t do anything like that. If the makers tried to hide any so-called vulgar act, why didn’t the other girls in the room see it during the fight? Was everyone standing there with their eyes closed? They were all present and trying to calm things down. Shrutika and Tejaswi both came forward and said that Chahat didn’t start it and didn’t say anything wrong. That itself proves I didn’t do what I’m being accused of. If I had, it would have been shown and would have come out clearly. (Photo: Instagram)

I just want to say that much of what is published in the media is simply not true. Many reports are completely false. That’s why I don’t want to comment on everything. Sometimes situations are shown differently, while the reality is something else. So I prefer not to say much about it. But yes, it hurts when in every interview someone calls you a criminal and makes such serious allegations. I feel bad, especially when one woman speaks like this about another. If we don’t respect each other, how can we expect men to respect us? At the very least, she could have thought that Chahat has a family — a mother, a brother, a sister — who are watching all of this. Even if she didn’t think about me, she could have considered how this would affect my family. (Photo: Instagram)

I just want to say this about Archana. She is now claiming that such terrible things were said. But if she really heard something so wrong at that moment, why didn’t she speak up then? Archana is not someone who stays quiet. She is strong enough to take a stand, especially for her friend. Khanzadi and Archana are friends. If my own friend had made a vulgar gesture or said something inappropriate, I would have immediately stopped her and taken a stand right there. I wouldn’t wait and later talk about it somewhere else. If I had actually said something so wrong, Archana would have reacted instantly. She would have stopped me, argued, or questioned how I could say something like that. The fact that she didn’t do that shows the claims don’t add up. (Photo: Instagram)

Archana is saying that I used to stay in Rajat’s room. But there are no private rooms in the house. It’s not like everyone has a separate space. There aren’t hundreds of rooms there. In one room, eight people stay together. Some rooms have six or seven, but mine had eight. Even the beds are shared. Shrutika and I shared a bed, and Rajat would sometimes come and sit with us. Shrutika also shared a good bond with him. We would all sit together and talk as a group. Sometimes I would go and sit with them as well. It was normal house interaction. But the way it’s being said now makes it sound like I had a private room and no cameras around. That’s not true. There are cameras everywhere. To make such claims on camera just for footage is unfair. At least think before saying something like that about a girl. (Photo: Instagram)

It’s not like we hid anything serious. If there had been a major issue, it would have been shown. Small, casual moments were edited out, and only the teasing or fun parts were highlighted. Since Bigg Boss, our names have often been linked, and a hashtag has been circulating. Because of that, people view every interaction between us from a different angle. Even if we are just sitting and talking normally, assumptions are made. After Bigg Boss, Rajat even shared a YouTube video saying that Chahat is like his younger sister. When he himself has called me a sister, that defines the bond. If we share a good friendship, like a brother-sister equation, and people still twist it to defame us, that is unfair. Making such assumptions only damages reputations unnecessarily. (Photo: Instagram)