Manish Goel joins Bigg Boss 20 with Nakul Dhull

Manish Goel is set to enter Bigg Boss 20 as a wild card alongside Nakul Dhull, adding a veteran Hindi TV name mid-season.

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Manish Goel joins Bigg Boss 20 with Nakul Dhull

Nakul Dhull is now part of the latest Bigg Boss 20 chatter as Manish Goel is set to enter the house as a wild card contestant alongside the Instagram creator. The move brings a veteran Hindi television face into a season that has already moved past its opening phase.

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Manish Goel’s TV route

Goel comes in with a long list of Hindi television credits, including Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, Ghar Ek Mandir and Bhabhi. He is often remembered as Tilak Chopra from Bhabhi, and his later work includes Devi, Nimki Vidhayak, Tantra, Hamari Wali Good News and Anupamaa.

He is originally from New Delhi, and his path into acting began with a school play in which he performed as Lord Ram. That role sparked his dream of becoming an actor, a start that later led him away from interior decoration studies and into television.

Bigg Boss 20 midway entry

The timing matters because the house is no longer a blank slate. By the point a wild card arrives, friendships, sides and task rivalries have already formed, so a new entrant can alter routines without needing to build the season from scratch.

Goel’s profile fits that reset. He is being added as a familiar television name, while Dhull brings a creator audience into the same entry window, giving Bigg Boss 20 two very different kinds of visibility at once.

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In 2021, Goel also worked on his film Hanak, and he had previously turned down television offers that felt too close to roles he had already played. That makes this entry less like a routine casting move and more like a fresh use of a known TV identity at a point when the game is already defined.

Salman Khan on Colors TV

Bigg Boss 20 streams on JioHotstar and airs on Colors TV, with Salman Khan hosting the weekend episodes. For viewers, the immediate watchpoint is simple: whether Goel’s arrival and Dhull’s presence push the existing house dynamics into a new phase once they step inside.

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