Once my wife Shilpa was evicted I was lost in the Bigg Boss house: Apurva Agnihotri

Apurva Agnihotri is just happy that he is back home for Diwali after a longish stint in Bigg Boss season 7 (Colors).

“It is Diwali. And who wouldn’t want to be home on this occasion? I can’t say I regret being in Bigg Boss House. It was a learning experience for me, especially since I learnt how to control my temper in an environment where people were constantly losing their temper,” says Apurva with a chuckle, adding that his wife’s departure (Shilpa Saklani) from Bigg Boss was a turning point in his association with the show.

“Once my wife Shilpa was evicted I was lost in there. We both went in together and it was Shilpa’s presence in Bigg Boss that convinced me to go in. Once she was out I was mentally preparing myself to leave at the first opportunity.”

Recalling the experience of being on Bigg Boss with all sorts of contestants Apurva says, “It was a once in a lifetime experience. Never before and never again! I was determined not to lose my temper, no matter what. I do have a temper problem. But I lose it only when provoked beyond endurance.”

Ironically it was Apurva’s wife Shilpa who lost her cool. “Yes, it did happen once. Shilpa did lose her cool with Armaan Kohli and Asif Azim. We were being pushed around and she couldn’t take it. I think Shilpa remembered a situation from a few years back when we were similarly bullied. She retaliated. But neither Shilpa nor I hold any grudges. It was all part of the game. I have no ill feelings towards any of the Bigg Boss inmates. I will probably throw a party for all of them once the show is over.”

Any particular friends in there?

Apurva mentions Kushal Tandon, Gauahar Khan, Kamya Punjabi and Pratyusha Banerjee as his special friends in Bigg Boss. “Ant Shilpa just loves Andy. They’ve become friends for life.”

Looking back Apurva sees the Bigg Boss stint in a dream-like curve. “I could almost create a screenplay out of the characters and incidents. I was very sure I’d be myself in the Bigg Boss house. I was never acting.

And when Shilpa left I was already writing the screenplay for my exit from Bigg Boss. Now I can’t wait to get home.”

Any immediate plans? “Yup, Shilpa and I will go for a holiday. Where, how, when..I’ll let her decide. I always let her take the decisions.”