Manish Goel, who entered Bigg Boss 20, is proving to be the rising dark horse of the season. Known for his calm and composed demeanour, he was accused of touching Qazi Touqeer ‘inappropriately’ during a fun role-play that turned serious later. The singer, after the skit where he wore a female contestant’s lehenga and pretended to be a woman, told Manish that he felt uncomfortable when he touched his ‘chest’ and held him ‘awkwardly’. The actor broke down in one of the promos of the show after Qazi levelled serious allegations against him. Reacting to the promo, Manish’s son Aryaveer Goel criticised Qazi for claiming that his father touched him ‘inappropriately’. On Instagram Stories, he wrote, “To the Qazi fans, I am NOT scared of any of you. The blindness and toxicity is honestly unbelievable.” Aryaveer further added, “I have always supported my father's friendship with Qazi and their masti. But what happened yesterday crossed a line. Qazi was the one who pounced on my father first, made strange gestures and provoked him. My dad played along too, and nobody had a problem then. It was all fun and games until he decided to pull a prank by making an accusation as serious as inappropriate touching. Are you fucking serious? Do you understand the gravity of such allegations?” Goel shared that one person's narrative doesn't make it the truth. He said the contestants inside the house were aware that Qazi ‘overdid it’. He urged, “Please stop blindly following someone and start using your own judgement.” Aryaveer wrote, “And to those saying my dad is playing the wife-and-kid card, maybe question why you've become so accustomed to fake faces and manufactured emotions on Bigg Boss that you cannot recognise a genuinely good, mature man when you see one. You can dislike his game, disagree with him or criticise him. But you will NOT get away with disrespecting his character.” After today’s episode aired on JioHotstar, Aryaveer shared another Instagram Story that read, “To everyone who said, "Watch the episode and then comment," I'm sorry, but it was pretty clear from the very beginning who was in the wrong. I still stand by my statement, and in fact, after watching the episode. I stand by it even more strongly. I think a lot of people would vouch for the same.” He also wrote, “He crossed a line, and not just by a little. What even is this kiddish behaviour? And to those calling my dad overdramatic, I'd request you to put yourself in his position, and ours, just once. You may still not understand what it feels like to watch your own father being accused of something he has absolutely not done, only to have people outside call him a molester, all because of one fucking joke.” Goel concluded by writing, “This is not a small issue. It is deeply hurtful, and it has real consequences. I am genuinely glad people are speaking up about it instead of brushing it under the carpet.” In the episode aired on November 9, Qazi confronted Manish, saying he felt uncomfortable during the role-play when he came close to him and touched him. Manish asked him to be a sport and not take the conversation in a different direction. The singer accused him of breaching his boundaries and touching him inappropriately. The actor corrected him and said he has a wife at home whom he loves the most and is a parent too. Goel added that he never misbehaves with women and is aware of their boundaries. They mutually decided not to cross each other's path. A quintessential Bollywood buff, I keep myself updated with all the latest developments. With an experience in covering cinema, I believe in serving d... View More