Bigg Boss 20: Rhiti Tiwari evicted in surprise mid-week exit after captaincy task? Here’s what we know!

Bigg Boss 20 has witnessed its first mid-week eviction of the season, with Rhiti Tiwari reportedly eliminated from the house. Unlike the regular elimination process based on audience voting, Rhiti's exit came as part of a captaincy task and involved the show's unique lifeline mechanism.

Rhiti, the daughter of actor-singer and politician Manoj Tiwari, entered Bigg Boss 20 alongside her father when the Salman Khan-hosted season premiered on September 6. Her journey initially saw her forming connections with several housemates, but her time on the reality show soon became marked by multiple confrontations and controversies. How was Rhiti Tiwari eliminated from Bigg Boss 20? The latest captaincy task gave contenders Yung DSA, Mahhi Vij and Uditi Singh a special "vardaan". As part of the twist, the contenders were given the power to take away a lifeline from another contestant. Rhiti had already been left with only one life. When the power was used against her, she lost her final lifeline and her journey in the Bigg Boss house came to an end.

Reports describe the development as the season's first mid-week eviction and not an elimination decided through the usual public voting process.

Her exit follows Rohed Khan and Isha Rikhi, who were previously eliminated from the season. Rohed was the first contestant to leave the house, while Isha became the second eviction before Rhiti's unexpected mid-week exit. Rhiti Tiwari's controversial stint inside the house Rhiti's time on Bigg Boss 20 had already attracted considerable attention following her clashes with fellow contestants. One of the major controversies involved Qazi Touqeer.

After Salman Khan addressed a separate controversy involving Qazi's alleged illness, Rhiti confronted him and questioned his conduct. Their equation subsequently became increasingly strained.

The situation escalated during a diss battle that formed part of a captaincy task. Rhiti directed abusive and derogatory remarks towards Qazi and Uditi Singh, leading to a confrontation inside the house. The incident later became a major subject of discussion during Weekend Ka Vaar.

Salman Khan subsequently confronted Rhiti over her language. Calling her performance during the task "the worst diss ever", he told her that there were limits to what could be said in the name of a diss battle and questioned the language she had used.

The host also drew attention to Rhiti's connection with Manoj Tiwari and her identity as a star kid. Salman questioned her conduct in the context of her father's public image and compared her behaviour with that of former Bigg Boss contestant Dolly Bindra.

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Microdramas CRASH the OTT party! Short-drama apps occupy 6 of India’s Top 12 free entertainment apps; one BEATS Netflix and Prime Video

India's rapidly expanding microdrama ecosystem has just thrown up another striking indicator of how quickly the format is gaining ground. Short-drama apps are no longer merely competing with each other for attention. They are now rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest OTT and entertainment platforms in the country.

As per AppBrain's September 30 ranking of the top free Entertainment apps in India, VibeShort: AI Short Dramas occupied the No. 1 position, ahead of streaming giants Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, which were ranked No. 2 and No. 3 respectively. MX Player stood at No. 4, while BookMyShow rounded off the top five. But VibeShort topping the chart is only part of the story.

A closer look at the rankings reveals the sheer concentration of microdrama and short-fiction platforms within the upper reaches of the chart. StoryReel: Drama Shorts & TV was placed at No. 6, NetShort - Popular Dramas & TV at No. 7, DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts at No. 9, FlickReels - AI Story & Drama at No. 10 and MVShort at No. 11.

In other words, including VibeShort at No. 1, six of the Top 12 free Entertainment apps on AppBrain's September 30 chart were platforms explicitly built around short dramas, drama shorts or AI-driven fictional content.

That means an astonishing 50% of the Top 12 positions were occupied by apps belonging broadly to the short-drama ecosystem.

The development is significant because the apps are competing for the same valuable smartphone attention presently commanded by long-established entertainment brands such as Netflix, Prime Video, ZEE5, MX Player and BookMyShow.

The rankings, of course, need to be viewed in the right context. Daily app charts can fluctuate significantly and are primarily an indicator of download momentum and app-store performance at a particular point in time. VibeShort ranking ahead of Netflix or Prime Video, therefore, does not mean that the platform has overtaken either streaming giant in terms of total subscribers, active users, viewing hours or revenue.

Nevertheless, the sheer number of short-drama apps appearing near the top simultaneously makes the trend difficult to ignore.

And there is another data point which reinforces the story.

According to The Ormax OTT Audience Report: 2026, microdramas emerged as the fastest-growing among the major emerging content formats highlighted in the report. The audience for microdramas grew by a staggering 50% over 2025, marginally ahead of K-Dramas, which registered 48% growth, while anime audiences expanded by 32%.

The larger Indian online-video universe itself has expanded considerably. Ormax estimates that India now has 664.9 million OTT viewers, up 11% from 601.2 million in 2025. The report defines an OTT viewer as somebody who has watched online video at least once in the previous month.

For microdrama companies, however, the next battle could prove more important than simply generating downloads.

As more platforms enter the category and acquisition spending intensifies, the real test will be whether these apps can convert their installation momentum into repeat viewing, strong retention and, crucially, paying consumers.

For now, though, the September 30 chart offers a revealing snapshot of just how dramatically India's mobile entertainment landscape is changing.

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