{"id":34632,"date":"2025-08-31T12:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T12:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/34632\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T12:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T12:54:08","slug":"gaurav-khanna-refuses-indian-food-cooking-duty-team-issues-clarification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/34632\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaurav Khanna refuses ‘Indian food’ cooking duty, team issues clarification"},"content":{"rendered":"

After facing trolling on Bigg Boss 19 for refusing cooking duties, Gaurav Khanna\u2019s team clarifies difference with Indian food.<\/p>\n

Published: Sunday,Aug 31, 2025 10:41 AM GMT+05:30 <\/p>\n

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Former Anupamaa actor Gaurav Khanna<\/a>, currently a contestant on Bigg Boss 19<\/a>, has become the subject of online trolling after refusing to take up cooking duties inside the house. The criticism sharpened when social media users pointed out that Khanna had won the recent season of Celebrity MasterChef<\/a> India yet appeared reluctant to handle kitchen responsibilities on the reality show.<\/p>\n

Amid growing backlash, Khanna\u2019s team issued a clarification. Sharing a detailed note on X, they wrote, \u201cLet\u2019s be clear \u2014 MasterChef and Bigg Boss cooking aren\u2019t the same. At MasterChef, Gaurav worked with guidance, preparing one plated dish with finesse. In Bigg Boss, it\u2019s about cooking daily meals for people, with no supervision.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement added that Khanna had never cooked before joining Celebrity MasterChef<\/a> and his victory came through learning, adapting, and performing under pressure. \u201cWinning that title was about determination, not prior skill. Judging him today on the basis of one statement about Indian food is unfair. We stand by you, #GK,\u201d it read.<\/p>\n

The row began after a recent episode where house captain Kunickaa Sadanand asked Khanna to cook. The actor declined, stating he cannot prepare Indian food. Explaining his stance further, he told housemates, \u201cI have come here for a reason, to win and not to cook. Everyone here has a democracy, I also have one, and I will keep my point.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former Bigg Boss contestant Rajiv Adatia also stepped in to defend Khanna. In a video, he explained the difference between competitive cooking and managing daily meals inside the house. \u201cWinning Celebrity MasterChef<\/a> and cooking for 20-25 people in Bigg Boss are two different things. Cooking for such large numbers is very different from preparing one dish,\u201d he said. Adatia stressed that Khanna was never a professional chef and argued that expecting him to cater for a houseful of contestants was unreasonable.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the season continues with contestants including Amaal Mallik, Awez Darbar, Ashnoor Kaur, Baseer Ali, Zeishan Quadri, and others locked inside the house. Wildcards are expected to join in the coming weeks, adding to the drama.<\/p>\n

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