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title: "Salman Khan responds to criticism over Bigg Boss 20 contestant line-up"
description: "Both outlets reported that Salman Khan addressed backlash over the contestant line-up for Bigg Boss 20, with Aaj News specifying that some viewers felt the season lacked familiar faces since its premiere on September 6. Minute Mirror added that he responded to criticism about the casting, but did not elaborate further. Both headlines and excerpts framed the issue similarly, with no significant difference in emphasis."
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# Salman Khan responds to criticism over Bigg Boss 20 contestant line-up

entertainment · updated 14 Sep 2026, 10:57 AM PKT · 14 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Both outlets reported that Salman Khan addressed backlash over the contestant line-up for Bigg Boss 20, with Aaj News specifying that some viewers felt the season lacked familiar faces since its premiere on September 6. Minute Mirror added that he responded to criticism about the casting, but did not elaborate further. Both headlines and excerpts framed the issue similarly, with no significant difference in emphasis.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Aaj News (English)** — [Salman Khan addresses Bigg Boss 20 line-up backlash](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330472257/salman-khan-addresses-bigg-boss-20-line-up-backlash) · 14 Sep 2026, 10:57 AM PKT
  > Salman Khan has addressed criticism over the Bigg Boss 20 contestant line-up, with some viewers saying the season lacks familiar faces since its September 6 premiere. During the latest Weekend Ka Vaar episode, Salman discussed the reactions with actor Amrapali Dubey and asked whether she felt anything was missing from the Bigg Boss 20 house. After Amrapali said no, Salman explained that even a ...
- **Minute Mirror** — [Salman Khan addresses Bigg Boss 20 casting critici...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/salman-khan-addresses-bigg-boss-20-casting-criticism-629684/) · 14 Sep 2026, 10:27 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Salman Khan has responded to the criticism surrounding the contestant line-up of Bigg Boss 20, after viewers

2 articles from 2 outlets, 14 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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