Tanishaa Mukerji calls Bigg Boss a traumatic experience: 'People spoke about my sister, my brother-in-law for screen time'

Tanishaa Mukerji (Pic/Instagram)

Actor Tanishaa Mukerji, who is the sister of actor Kajol and the daughter of veteran actor Tanuja, came into the spotlight after her controversial stint on Bigg Boss 7. She has now opened up about her difficult experience on the show, revealing how fellow contestants allegedly used her family's names for screen time. Calling the reality show traumatic, the actor shared why she would never put herself in such a position again.

Tanishaa Mukerji on her family name being used in Bigg Boss

In a chat with Mamaraazzi, when Tanishaa was asked about her decision to participate in the reality show, she said that it was "not a conscious decision." She further stated, "I was living in my fairy-tale world, thinking it would be all rosy. My agent was like, ‘You can create a new perception for yourself, you can style yourself, you can show who you are to the world.' I said yes, not realising that you don't show the world anything; they show the world what they want."

Recalling her time on Bigg Boss, Tanishaa said that she wasn't very comfortable with Hindi at the time, so most of her content was edited out, as she largely spoke in English. Tanishaa shared that until she came out of the show, she didn't know how the other contestants were using her family members' names to make content for the show. "I didn't know until I came out of the house that people were talking about my sister and my brother-in-law just to get screen time. I think it was my naivety. Today, I know that I will never put myself in that position again, where anyone has any right to say anything about my family."

She also recalled how her family was questioned for not coming to meet her. "If you are not willing to pay them, why should they come for free? This is a TV show. Everyone here is getting paid."

Tanishaa calls Bigg Boss traumatic experience

The actress also came to light for her alleged affair with Armaan Kohli. When asked if the experience was traumatic for her, she said, "Yes, definitely. Because these reality shows survive on trauma; it is trauma bonding. You make friends also through trauma bonds. You figure it out later, but these are all trauma bonds you are creating. And when you heal, they are not your friends because you have healed past the trauma."

On the work front, Tanishaa was last seen alongside Shreyas Talpade in the movie Love You Shankar.