BB 15: Akanksha Puri sees winner in Shamita Shetty, says 'she is very close to trophy'

Akanksha Puri, who is best known for her role of Goddess Parvati in Vighnaharta Ganesha, says that Shamita Shetty is "very close" to winning Bigg Boss 15. Puri will enter the Bigg Boss house as a challenger along with Surbhi Chandna, Munmun Dutta and Vishal Singh during the Weekend Ka Vaar episode.

New Delhi:TV and film actor Akanksha Puri is quite excited to enter Bigg Boss 15 house as a challenger. The actor says she has been supporting Shamita Shetty from the beginning and sees her as a winner of the ongoing season of Bigg Boss.

She says: "I think this was a very nice and a very different experience. Because you know, when you enter as a challenger, you feel very powerful, you have a lot of powers in your hand, I feel. So, it was really interesting. It was really fun to make the contestants do things.

"But I'm sure we are not going to get very good feedback once they are out. Because we made them do things that we shouldn't have. I think this was much required at this point. I'm very happy with this because this is how finally they've come out of their shell, they are giving their 100 percent and we were amazed to see this."

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Akanksha is best known for her role of Goddess Parvati in Vighnaharta Ganesha. She was also seen on Bigg Boss 13 as a guest where she went to support Paras Chhabra. This time the actor says that she has been supporting Shamita Shetty throughout the season.

The Calendar Girls actor adds: "Shamita has been my favorite. I've been supporting her from outside throughout. I think the way Rakhi Sawant is doing she should be given one seat in every season. I feel that she is amazing. I think people should be scared of her and they should not take her lightly because if she is there, she can really give everybody a tough time. But definitely, I see Shamita very close to the trophy."

Puri along with actors Munmun Dutta, Surbhi Chandna and Vishal Singh is all set to enter Bigg Boss 15 house as a challenger during the Weekend Ka Vaar episode.

(With agency inputs)