Nishant Bhat to Umar Riaz; here's how life changed for these Bigg Boss 15 contestants due to their reality show stint

Over the years, Bigg Boss has blessed its contestants with name, fame and a lot more than one could imagine. That makes for a reason for celebrities and commoners to participate in the show. Many well-known personalities of the entertainment industry have risen to immense popularity after their BB stint. Season 15 of the show is coming to an end but has given a start to a new journey for many of it’s contestants. Who all are they? Let’s take a look: (All Pics - Instagram)

Well, Shamita Shetty wasn’t a nobody before she entered the show. Apart from being known for her work, the actress was also known by her sister Shilpa Shetty. However, her Bigg Boss OTT and simultaneous Bigg Boss 15 stint has made her carve a niche for herself for sure. Over almost six months’ of her journey in the show, Shamita has shown her true side to the world. Besides finding love in Raqesh Bapat during this journey, she has garnered a fandom like never before. What’s on hold for her after the show is yet to be seen.

A choreographer who made some of the most popular TV celebs groove to his moves, Nishant Bhat is another well-known name today. The dancer-choreographer, who is known for his stint in shows like Jhalak Dikhla Jaa, Dance Deewane among others has now become a household name. He created history by becoming the first choreographer to be on Bigg Boss and has never looked back ever since. His punches, competency, honesty and a lot more was on display during the show. Nishant has garnered a huge fan following with his Bigg Boss stint. In his six months’ of journey in the show, he impressed everyone with his strong personality, decision making and friendship. Recently, he also expressed his wish of becoming a judge on dance reality shows in future. Well, after coming a long way in this BB journey, Nishant’s time ahead in the industry seems quite even more promising.

Previously, he was known as Bigg Boss 13 fame Asim Riaz’s brother. However, with this Bigg Boss 15 journey, Umar has created his individual identity. A doctor by profession and an actor-model by interest, Umar’s journey on Bigg Boss 15 was humongous and sensational. Though he was noticed during the stint for being aggressive but his elimination made noise and it was even called ‘unfair’. Earlier, he was called out for copying Asim’s game. But things changed as Umar won hearts and showed his true side to the world. His eviction was one of the most talked-about evictions in the history of Bigg Boss. Moreover, he created history by breaking the record of the most trended celebrity on Twitter. Umar trended for six days straight post his elimination and continues to do so. Nowadays he is spotted whenever he steps out in the city. During his recent spotting, Umar also revealed that he has a music video project in hand. Further, he also expressed his wish of participating in Khatron Ke Khiladi. What more is in store for his fans is yet to be seen.

Former model and entrepreneur, Rajiv Adatia is another person to have won hearts with his Bigg Boss 15 stint. Not many knew Rajiv until he made a surprising entry in the show this year. While not much was expected from him during his initial days, he surely left everyone stunned with his wit and stance in the show. Of all the people who became a part of this season, Rajiv was the one who garnered immense love anf popularity because of his entertaining side. He came to be known as one of the cutest and funniest contestants of the season. His beautiful journey on the show and fans’ love, made the makers bring him back ahead of the finale too. How does he surprise us after the show is still a mystery, but one that everyone awaits.

Vishal Kotian’s life took a 360-degree turn with his Bigg Boss 15 stint. The show didn’t only give him a chance to earn the much-deserved popularity but made him a star too. Though his journey wasn’t a long one, Vishal made an impact in the little time that he had. The actor, who had been a part of showbiz didn’t attain this much of love, name and fame over the year, the kind that he garnered with his BB stint. Vishal surely carved a way for himself with his time on the show.

Vidhi Pandya has been a part of the industry for years now. However, one can say that she got the true taste of popularity after he short-lived Bigg Boss 15 journey. The actress who had been a part of some popular TV shows before her reality show stint won hearts in a short span. After her exit from the show, Vidhi reached another height of success and is now one of the most papped celebrities. Moreover, Vidhi has even bagged a show soon after her stint.

Actor-model Ieshaan Sehgaal garnered a huge fan following with his Bigg Boss 15 stint. The actor, who was hardly known before, is nowadays on the list of shutterbugs. Mostly in talks because of his romance with Miesha Iyer in the show, Ieshaan has earned a different fanbase after the reality show. Moreover, a few projects have added in his pipeline too.

Reality TV personality, Miesha Iyer is also one of the Bigg Boss 15 contestant to have witnessed a massive change in her popularity. While she wasn’t too vocal about her stand in the show, Miesha has keenly kept her views out in public through social media after her exit. She has bagged projects, garnered fans and has become a known face due to her BB journey.