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Manish Goel: The Wild Card Who Stayed

Two Wild Cards, Two Fates

In the Week 5 Weekend Ka Vaar, two wild cards walked in together — television actor Manish Goel and creator Nakul Dhull. Their journeys could not have gone more differently.

Manish Goel — portrait as published on VisitBest (Week 8 nominations story).

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Manish Goel: The Wild Card Who Stayed

Who Is Manish Goel?

A familiar face of Indian television, Manish brought a loyal small-screen audience into the house — a very different fan base from Nakul's digital following.

Manish Goel — portrait as published on VisitBest (Week 8 nominations story).

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Manish Goel: The Wild Card Who Stayed

His Entry-Mate Was Removed

Within days, Nakul was removed after his physical altercation with Gullu — an exit JioStar later confirmed as permanent, with no re-entry.

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Manish Goel: The Wild Card Who Stayed

Manish Kept His Focus

While the house saw its biggest flashpoint of the season, Manish stayed clear of the chaos and concentrated on building his place in the game.

Manish Goel — portrait as published on VisitBest (Week 8 nominations story).

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Manish Goel: The Wild Card Who Stayed

Into the Captaincy Race

In Episode 48 (23 Oct), Manish was among the housemates still standing in the captaincy race as the musical-chairs task played out. Mahhi Vij eventually became captain.

Manish Goel — portrait as published on VisitBest (Week 8 nominations story).

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Nominated in Week 7

Week 7 put Manish on the nomination list alongside Gullu, Mary Kom, Aamrapali Dubey, Arishfa Khan, Love Gill and Uditi Singh — his biggest test yet.

Manish Goel — portrait as published on VisitBest (Week 8 nominations story).

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Manish Goel: The Wild Card Who Stayed

The Wild Card Still Standing

Seven weeks in, the quieter wild card is still in the house. Read Manish Goel's full profile in the VisitBest contestants guide.

Manish Goel — portrait as published on VisitBest (Week 8 nominations story).
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