06 September,2026 11:16 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Isha Rikhi and Salman Khan (Picture via JioHotstar)
Punjabi actress and Badshah's ex-wife Isha Rikhi has entered Salman Khan-hosted Bigg Boss 20. Her entry comes days after she and rapper Badshah announced the end of their five-month marriage on August 31. The couple had reportedly kept their marriage private, while Badshah never publicly acknowledged their relationship. Weeks earlier, Isha had shared a cryptic post hinting at trouble. Now, the actress entered the Bigg Boss 20 house.
As Salman Khan introduces Isha on the stage, in her intro, she talks about her journey and struggles. Isha said, "My journey began with modelling, I have acted in Punjabi and Hindi films. That was the best phase of my life. After that I fell in love and I felt this was it. I felt he was a green forest for me, I wanted to get married, I settled down. I tried really hard. But some experiences change you. When your trust breaks, you reconsider everything, and everything that I faced cannot be explained. It broke me completely that I don't feel like talking about it anymore. I don't regret it, I will come out of that shadow."
Salman Khan shares, "Sabke breakups hote hai yaar, kiske saamne khade ho aap." He then asks Isha whether she wants to talk about her personal life on the stage and she refuses. Isha says, 'Sir, its my past, I don't want to talk about it anymore." The BB20 host then shared, "The reason why you have been in buzz, you will not talk about it inside right? You won't take any name right?" He further said, "Our personal issues should stay personal only, nobody needs to know what had happened, who was right, who wasn't. Its over, the time is over, move on Isha."
Earlier, Badshah and Isha took to their social media handles annoucing their divorce. Badshah wrote, "I and Isha Rikhi have mutually decided to part ways and move forward on our separate paths. This decision has been made with mutual respect, and we request everyone to kindly respect our privacy during this time. This will be our only statement on the matter. We sincerely request that there be no further speculation or assumptions regarding our relationship."
While Isha penned, "Me and BADSHAH have mutually decided to part ways and move forward on our separate paths. This decision has been made with mutual respect, and we request everyone to kindly respect our privacy during this time. This will be our only statement on the matter. We sincerely request that there be no further speculation or assumptions regarding our relationship."
It will interesting to see what will Isha do in Bigg Boss 20.
