After winning Fame Gurukul, singer and Bigg Boss 20 contestant Qazi Touqeer recalls declining a television offer associated with Ekta Kapoor and says the subsequent media coverage made him feel publicly disgraced. In interviews described by multiple outlets, Touqeer says he was not able to quickly clarify his side at the time because social media was not available, and he felt the reporting distorted what happened.
Touqeer’s account also emphasizes the circumstances around the offer: he says he was about 20 when the meeting took place and struggled to understand the character/plot as narrated to him, while focusing on details such as what he saw during the discussion. He further says he informed the decision indirectly—telling someone else he already had a signed film commitment—rather than refusing Ekta directly. Outlets differ in emphasis: some frame the story as backlash for “arrogance,” while others focus more on his confusion about the role and how press scrutiny affected later opportunities, though none of the reports present new, verifiable proof of wrongdoing beyond his claims.
