Sanyukta Iyer (MUMBAI MIRROR; January 28, 2016)
Bigg Boss Salman Khan invited the contestants of the reality show which ended its ninth season last Saturday for a day-long celebration at his Panvel farmhouse. Winner Prince Narula arrived with fellow contestants, Kishwer Merchant, Mandana Karimi, Nora Fatehi, Suyyash Rai, Priya Malik, Rishabh Sinha and Keith Sequeira. Rochelle Rao arrived with her family.
"We had been invited for lunch but the bash went on way past sunset. The day began with Salman sir introducing us to his horses, all 10 of them," recalls Kishwer, adding that Bhai made sure they remembered the names of his four-legged buddies, and when a contestant mixed up the names, he re-introduced them and raised an eyebrow every time someone pointed at his ghodas identifying them by their colour rather than their names... Prem, Rajkummar, Bajrangi, Bhaijaan. "The horses get so excited when they see him, they absolutely love him and are his fans."
The farmhouse is also home to dogs, cats and poultry. The gamers returned home with picture perfect mementoes. "I got the coolest selfie with the most humble human being," gushed Nora, Suyyash described it as "unshakeable gunda trio".
After the lavish buffet, Sallu's guests got to check out his mountain bike collection which they rode around Arpita Farms. His family left in the evening but Sallu asked his Bigg Boss stars to stay back for dinner. "It was a leisurely meal with everyone telling Sallu how he had changed their lives. I've always been an SRK fan but now I am Salman's greatest fan. The way he explained life and all the things that happen along the way, is wonderful. He's the most beautiful human being, I love him," says Kishwer.