Sidharth Shukla winning Times Men Of The Year 2020 title to Rakhi Sawant cutting Abhinav Shukla’s undergarments on national television; headlines of the week

The past week of January 2021 was quite a busy one with some surprising honours, shocking revelations and some fantastic celebrations. TV industry witnessed some low to a few high moments with a few shows bidding adieu to some celebs starting with some new journeys. Take a look at the top headlines of this week:

Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla won the title of Times Men Of The Year 2020 award. The actor who won hearts during his stint in the reality show took to his Instagram account and shared a picture of himself holding the prestigious trophy and expressed gratitude. He wrote, “Thank you @timesofindia for this award!”

Actress Hina Khan won the Times Power Women Award. The actress announced her win on her Instagram account and shared several pictures with a message for all the women out there. She wrote, “Thank you @timesofindia… All you women out thr, Keep the power of your spirits alive.. and ride the waves of your instincts.. that’s what I do .. and I want all of you to become your version of a Powerful Woman .. #PowerWomanHinaKhan #TimesPowerWoman.”

Kaun Banega Crorepati 12 witnessed its finale episode on January 22 with Kargil War heroes and Param Vir Chakra Awardees Subedar Major Yogendra Singh Yadav and Subedar Sanjay Kumar on the hot seat. The soldiers left host Amitabh Bachchan amused with their stories of bravery. He later bid goodbye to all the fans and audience with a few wonderful words of wisdom.

Aladdin: Naam Toh Suna Hoga which has been entertaining fans for the last two-and-a-half years is all set to bid adieu to the fans. The last episode of the show will be aired on February 5. Lead actor Siddharth Nigam got emotional as he talked about the show ending with ETimes TV, and said, “When our producers arrived on the sets and informed us about the decision, I was upset and sad. I got myself busy at work at that time but when I returned home, I started feeling the pain. I looked at myself in the mirror and thought that in a few days I will no longer be playing the role of Aladdin. I recalled all my favourite memories and got a little emotional.”

Kapil Sharma recently had a Q and A session with his fans wherein he was asked about the reason for his show The Kapil Sharma Show to be going off-air. The comedian confirmed his wife Ginni’s pregnancy and revealed the reason. He shared that he wants to spend time with her as they are expecting their second baby.

Pavitra Rishta actor Karanveer Mehra married fiance Nidhi Seth in an intimate wedding ceremony attended by close friends and family. The actor shared multiple pictures from the wedding festivities on his Instagram. The wedding was also attended by TV couple Barkha Bisht and Indraneil Sengupta.

Bigg Boss 14’s previous Weekend Ka Vaar episode saw the press grilling the contestants in the Bigg Boss house. During which Rakhi Sawant was asked about the truth about her marriage wherein she revealed that she had not even ever seen and talked to her husband, but just checked his bank balance before marriage. Rakhi also shared the whole story behind her abrupt and secret marriage.

Bigg Boss 13 fame Shehnaaz Gill turned 28 on Wednesday, January 27. The Punjabi actress shared the glimpse from her amazing birthday celebration with friend Sidharth Shukla and both of their families on her Instagram.

Politician Sonali Phogat who entered Bigg Boss 14 as a wild card contestant got evicted last week. She bid an emotional goodbye to the contestants. Moreover, Aly Goni promised to go on a date with her post the show as she left.

Ghum Hain Kisi Ke Pyaar Mein’s lead co-stars Neil Bhatt and Aishwarya Sharma surprised all by announcing news of their roka ceremony. Both the actors shared pictures from their traditional roka ceremony on their respective social media accounts. The duo known to be dating since October last year have plans of tying the knot in 2021. Apart from them Yeh Hai Mohabbatein's Abhishek Malik has found love in fashion stylist and blogger Suhani Chaudhary. This couple too, had their roka ceremony on January 26.

Rakhi Sawant has been entertaining her fans and all the viewers with her crazy antics in Bigg Boss 14. But recently the actress got out of control, took Abhinav Shukla’s underwear and started cutting it on the camera. This left the audience shocked and netizens later called out Rakhi for her appalling behaviour.

Bigg Boss 14’s Vikas Gupta was seen opening up about his issues with his mother and talked about all his family disputes in one of the recent episodes. Post which, Vikas' mother has dismissed these allegations and has shared, “Fights take place in every family and it is totally okay. Nevertheless, I want to meet my son and surprise him. It’s just that I want him to forget everything and move on happily in life and not come under anybody’s influence.”

Udaan fame Meera Deosthale got candid as she spoke about her journey in TV, what keeps her positive always, what keeps her focused and energized all the time and more in the Tellyblazer segment with ETimes TV. The actress from Gujarat dreamed of becoming Tulsi and Parvati of TV.