Rhiti Tiwari Bigg Boss 20: Manoj Tiwari’s Daughter, Her Real Story and the Controversies
A trained classical singer who grew up away from her famous father, now the most-talked-about contestant of the week. Here’s who Rhiti Tiwari is, what she’s revealed inside the house, and why Salman Khan called her out.
Every season has a contestant who walks in with a famous surname and has to prove they’re more than it. In Bigg Boss 20, that’s Rhiti Tiwari, daughter of Bhojpuri superstar and BJP MP Manoj Tiwari. Within three weeks, she has gone from an emotional confession about her childhood to the centre of the season’s biggest row. Here is the full Rhiti Tiwari Bigg Boss 20 story: where she came from, what she has said, and what has happened in the house.
Who Is Rhiti Tiwari?
Rhiti Tiwari is a 25-year-old trained Indian classical singer from Mumbai who also plays guitar and describes herself as a singer, songwriter, composer and producer. She is the daughter of Manoj Tiwari and his first wife, Rani Tiwari. After her parents separated, she grew up largely with her mother in Mumbai and studied at Jamnabai Narsee School.
Her best-known release is the 2020 romantic single Chale Aao, associated with composer Palaash Muchhal and featuring actors Nandish Sandhu and Charlie Chauhan. She is also linked professionally to Rhiti Group, a marketing company founded by her uncle Arun Pandey. In 2024, she joined the BJP, the same party her father represents in Parliament.
Rhiti Tiwari’s Journey: From Mumbai to the Bigg Boss House
Parents marry
Manoj Tiwari marries Rani Tiwari. Rhiti is their only child.
Her father enters Bigg Boss 4
Manoj Tiwari spends 62 days in the house before being evicted, 16 years before his daughter walks in.
Divorce and separation
Her parents file for divorce in 2011 and separate in 2012 after 11 years of marriage. Rhiti stays with her mother in Mumbai.
Rebuilding the bond with her father
By her own account, she deliberately started working on her relationship with Manoj Tiwari around this age, and it slowly improved.
Releases “Chale Aao”
Her romantic single marks her first notable release as a singer.
Joins the BJP
She formally enters politics by joining the party her father has represented since 2014.
Enters Bigg Boss 20
She is introduced alongside her father in the premiere promo and walks into the house as one of the season’s most recognisable names.
The Story She Told Inside the House
Rhiti’s most talked-about moment in her first two weeks wasn’t a fight. It was a confession. During a conversation with housemates, and again during a captaincy task, she broke down while talking about her parents’ separation and the years that followed.
“My father left home very early. He wouldn’t talk to me on the phone… I would meet him once a year.”
— Rhiti Tiwari, inside the Bigg Boss 20 houseShe said she lived on an allowance of around ₹20,000–25,000 a month while building her music career, and at times ate the cheapest meals she could to get by. She also said her father deliberately chose not to open doors for her, because he wanted her to prove herself on her own. For viewers who assumed a politician’s daughter had it easy, it was an unexpected picture.
Inside the House: The Controversies
The Diss Battle and the Remarks About Uditi Singh
During a captaincy task where teams had to “diss” each other in rap-style battles, Rhiti was paired against Uditi Singh. Uditi declined to take part, and Qazi Touqeer stepped in instead. During the exchange, Rhiti used abusive and sexually derogatory language about Uditi, parts of which were muted in the broadcast.
When a clip later showed her casually admitting what she’d said, she defended it as slang used “in the heat of the battle” and said some words were chosen because they “rhymed better”. Social media wasn’t convinced, and many viewers pulled her father’s name into the criticism.
The Remark to Qazi Touqeer About Her Father
In a separate task, Rhiti told Qazi that if her father had seen him behaving that way, he wouldn’t know what would have happened to him.
Viewers called the remark “unacceptable” and read it as invoking her father’s power on national television. Some compared her to past controversial contestants, and the word “nepotism” began trending alongside her name.
Salman Khan’s Verdict
On Weekend Ka Vaar, Salman Khan didn’t hold back. He told Rhiti it was “the worst diss ever” and that “ek limit mein disrespect karna hota hai”. He also asked the other housemates why nobody stopped her once the line was crossed, asking them to imagine it being said about their own sister.
Salman also called her “jealous and insecure” about Qazi. Rhiti pushed back: “I’m not jealous; I don’t like him as a person.” She later admitted she hadn’t meant to go that far.
How Her Captaincy Bid Went
Rhiti made it to the final three in the captaincy race after the reverse-campaign round. But in the final round, she had the least support in the house, with only Mary Kom standing beside her hoop. Gullu won the captaincy again, backed by Qazi, Aman Gandhi, Kanika Mann, Isha Rikhi, Arishfa Khan and Mahhi Vij. Reports say Bhojpuri actress Aamrapali Dubey publicly called Rhiti out during the task but still backed her.
Like Father, Like Daughter? Two Tiwaris, Two Seasons
Manoj Tiwari
Bigg Boss 4 · 2010- Entered on Day 1 as a Bhojpuri superstar
- Had run-ins with fellow contestants
- Evicted after 62 days
- Won a Lok Sabha seat four years later
Rhiti Tiwari
Bigg Boss 20 · 2026- Entered as a singer, not a star
- Opened up about growing up apart from him
- Called out by Salman in week 3
- Her run is still being written
Rhiti Tiwari: Quick Facts
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Age | 25 |
| Father | Manoj Tiwari (Bhojpuri actor-singer, BJP MP, North East Delhi) |
| Mother | Rani Tiwari |
| Hometown | Mumbai |
| School | Jamnabai Narsee School |
| Profession | Trained classical singer, songwriter, composer, producer |
| Known Song | Chale Aao (2020) |
| Politics | Joined BJP in 2024 |
| @rhititiwari | |
| Current Show | Bigg Boss 20 (2026) |
🗳️ Your Take: Was Salman Right About Rhiti?
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Our Take
Rhiti Tiwari walked into Bigg Boss 20 with the one thing every contestant wants: a name people already know. What she’s found is that the name cuts both ways. Her story about growing up apart from her father earned her real sympathy. Her remark about what her father would have done to Qazi threw a lot of it away. Whether she’s remembered as the daughter who proved herself or the one who leaned on her surname will depend on what she does after that Weekend Ka Vaar.
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Sources: Filmibeat, Bollywood Hungama, India.com, ANI, Wikipedia — Manoj Tiwari. This post will be updated as her Bigg Boss 20 journey continues.
