{"id":45029,"date":"2025-08-05T09:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T09:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/45029\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T09:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T09:46:08","slug":"gizele-thakral-talks-about-entering-bigg-boss-malayalam-7-a-decade-after-bigg-boss-9-grew-up-watching-mohanlal-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/45029\/","title":{"rendered":"Gizele Thakral talks about entering Bigg Boss Malayalam 7 a decade after Bigg Boss 9: \u2018Grew up watching Mohanlal films\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bigg Boss Malayalam\u2019s Season 7, hosted by Mohanlal<\/a>, was officially launched on Sunday. One of the contestants on the reality TV show, Gizele Thakral, spoke to Hindustan Times right before she entered the house. Interestingly, Gizele was also a wildcard contestant on Season 9 of the Salman Khan-hosted show Bigg Boss in 2015. She talks about returning to the show a decade later, her fondness for Mohanlal, why she\u2019s better prepared to win the show this time around and more.<\/p>\n

\"Gizele Gizele Thakral was a wild-card contestant on Bigg Boss 9 in 2015. She is now a contestant on Bigg Boss Malayalam 7. Gizele Thakral on returning to Bigg Boss<\/p>\n

Gizele has appeared on multiple reality TV shows over the years, including Survivor India\u2014The Ultimate Battle (2012), Welcome\u2014Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki (2013), Comedy Nights Bachao (2016), and Bigg Boss 9 (2015). When asked what attracts her to reality shows, she said, \u201cI\u2019ve always enjoyed doing them. But I\u2019ll admit, a lot has changed in Bigg Boss from the season I was part of to what we see on television today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, the actor-model says it feels \u2018nostalgic\u2019 to return to the show despite the changes. \u201cOne thing that hasn\u2019t changed is that audiences connect the most when you\u2019re completely authentic and real. I\u2019ll be true to myself just like I was in the previous season. It definitely feels nostalgic to be entering the Bigg Boss<\/a> house again after a decade, but this time I\u2019m even more determined to prove my mettle. I hope my fans continue to root for me like they did in my previous projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gizele, who was a wild card contestant on Bigg Boss 9, left the show early due to an injury she sustained during a task. \u201cI\u2019ve always felt I didn\u2019t get my fair chance to show what I\u2019m truly capable of in that game. This time around, I\u2019m ready to give it everything I\u2019ve got and make the most of the opportunity,\u201d she says, adding, \u201cI\u2019m genuinely excited to experience this new format and can\u2019t wait to win the hearts of audiences. Of course, my biggest goal is to stay injury-free and give my best so I can finally bring home the trophy.\u201d<\/p>\n

On her unknown Keralite roots<\/p>\n

Gizele was born in Rajasthan, and she grew up in Punjab and Dubai before foraying into modelling and acting. She has starred in Hindi films like Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 and Mastizaade and was a calendar girl for Kingfisher. Ask her if the diktat to speak in Malayalam on the show wouldn\u2019t be a language barrier, and she says, \u201cNot at all! Not many people know it, but I’m half Malayali. My mom has always wanted me to do something in the language. This felt like the perfect opportunity to honour that wish. I\u2019m really looking forward to connecting with my Keralite roots on the show.\u201d<\/p>\n

In fact, Gizele even grew up watching Mohanlal\u2019s films and has watched the previous season of Bigg Boss Malayalam<\/a> for him. \u201cI\u2019ve grown up watching Mohanlal\u2019s films. He’s truly a legendary actor, and his screen presence has always been inspiring. I watched the last season as well, and I feel he brings a wonderful sense of calm and wisdom to the show. He\u2019s a patient and supportive host who genuinely guides the contestants rather than just presenting the show. I\u2019m really looking forward to experiencing his energy and mentorship this season, too,\u201d she rounds off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bigg Boss Malayalam\u2019s Season 7, hosted by Mohanlal, was officially launched on Sunday. One of the contestants on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45030,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,10059,36107,134,39287,9710,427],"class_list":{"0":"post-45029","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-bigg-boss","11":"tag-bigg-boss-malayalam","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-gizele-thakral","14":"tag-mohanlal","15":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45029\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}