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From Fame Gurukul Winner To Bigg Boss 21 Years Later: The Qazi Touqeer Story
- •Qazi Touqeer won Sony TV's reality show Fame Gurukul in 2005 alongside Ruprekha Banerjee, securing over 2.5 crore votes and massive fan support.
- •Future playback superstar Arijit Singh competed on the same season and finished sixth, though both contestants remained lifelong friends.
- •Despite releasing an album and appearing in the 2015 music video Afghan Jalebi, Qazi largely vanished from the mainstream spotlight for over two decades.
- •Qazi recently made headlines by entering Bigg Boss 20, where host Salman Khan called him a rockstar and former winner Gauahar Khan praised his real personality.
- •Arijit Singh publicly showed support for his old friend on social media, admitting he would watch Bigg Boss for the first time because of Qazi.
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Qazi Touqeer and Arijit Singh both competed in Sony TV's singing reality show Fame Gurukul in 2005. Qazi emerged as the joint winner alongside Ruprekha Banerjee with over 2.5 crore votes, while Arijit Singh finished in sixth place. Although their careers took different paths afterward, the two remained lifelong friends.
Qazi Touqeer entered Bigg Boss 20 as a contestant, quickly becoming one of the most talked-about housemates due to his energetic personality, humor, and candid reactions. His participation brought a wave of 2000s nostalgia, prompting his old friend Arijit Singh to publicly express support for him on X.
Following his reality television win, Qazi Touqeer appeared in the music video for "Afghan Jalebi" from the 2015 film Phantom, which starred Katrina Kaif and Saif Ali Khan. He also explored various acting and music opportunities, though he largely remained outside the mainstream Bollywood spotlight for years.
