Why 'Rhiti Tiwari' Trended in India: Salman Khan's Bigg Boss 20 Weekend Ka Vaar Call-Out Over Foul Language and Nepotism

On 26 September 2026, the name Rhiti Tiwari appeared on Google Trends India's trending list, with roughly 200 searches and 100% growth over the past 24 hours, according to Google Trends data observed that evening. The driver was the Bigg Boss 20 Weekend Ka Vaar episode, in which host Salman Khan confronted the contestant — daughter of actor-politician Manoj Tiwari — over her aggressive behaviour and language during a fight with fellow contestants Qazi Touqeer and Uditi Singh.

What happened inside the Bigg Boss 20 house

According to a Hindustan Times report updated on 26 September 2026, the fight between Qazi Touqeer and Rhiti Tiwari became the central topic of the Weekend Ka Vaar episode. The report states that during the altercation, Rhiti hurled abuses at both Uditi and Qazi, and some of her remarks were muted by Bigg Boss for viewers. The exchange escalated into a heated argument, and several viewers criticised her language on social media.

Because the most offensive remarks were muted on the broadcast, the exact words are not available in the public record; the characterisation of her language comes from secondary reporting rather than a verbatim transcript.

What Salman Khan said on Weekend Ka Vaar

As reported by Hindustan Times, Salman Khan told Rhiti he has huge respect for Qazi, who he said had "gracefully handled all the insults" over 20 years. He then criticised Rhiti directly, telling her she thinks she is a rockstar but no one else thinks so, and pointed out that as Manoj Tiwari's daughter, people would call her position nepotism. He added that whatever she does now, the blame or credit should not go to her father — and compared her conduct in the fight to Dolly Bindra, saying "aap Dolly ban gayi uss fight mein." These quotes are as reported by the outlet and are not independently verified transcripts.

The same fallout was reflected in other coverage on 26 September 2026: NDTV headlined its story "Salman Khan Slams Manoj Tiwari's Daughter Rhiti Tiwari For Using Foul Language In Bigg Boss 20," while Telegraph India reported that Salman called her out for offensive remarks against Uditi Singh.

Rhiti's unapologetic response

The Hindustan Times report notes that Rhiti did not appear remorseful. She reportedly said she used the words because they rhymed better and described them as "slang." In a later conversation with fellow contestant Mahhi, she reportedly added, "My father would be proud of me for that remark." During another task, she was also seen threatening Qazi, invoking what her father would do if he had seen the incident. These are in-show dialogues as reported by the outlet, not confirmed off-show statements.

The Manoj Tiwari connection

Salman's nepotism remark carried extra weight because Rhiti's father, actor and politician Manoj Tiwari, was himself a contestant on Bigg Boss 4. His stint was controversial, involving clashes with fellow contestants including Shweta Tiwari and Ashmit Patel, and he was evicted despite believing his popularity would save him. That history made the father-daughter parallel an easy talking point for viewers and helped fuel the search spike.

Why the trend matters

Weekend Ka Vaar call-outs are a recurring driver of Google search spikes in India: viewers who missed the episode search for the contestant's name to learn what Salman said. In this case, the combination of foul-language allegations, a Dolly Bindra comparison and a nepotism angle involving a sitting politician gave the story three separate hooks. It is worth noting that Google Trends confirms search interest only — the trending signal does not itself verify the news claims, which rest on the reporting cited above.