Bigg Boss 20 contestant Rhiti Tiwari ’s comments about her financial struggles have now sparked a controversy outside the house. Punjabi singer Ekam Bawa, who says he is Rhiti’s former stepfather, has questioned her claim that she receives a monthly allowance of ₹ 20,000- ₹ 25,000. In a video circulating on social media, Ekam has alleged that Rhiti’s lifestyle is very different from what she described on the show, citing luxury cars, expensive handbags, properties, and a sports business. These claims have not been independently verified.
Rhiti recently spoke about her finances on Bigg Boss 20, telling the other contestants that her father, actor-politician Manoj Tiwari , gives her a monthly allowance of around ₹ 20,000- ₹ 25,000. She said she has had to be careful with money, recalling times when she would eat two ₹ 10 vada pavs a day and put in just ₹ 500 worth of diesel in her car when needed. He claimed that he lived with Rani and Rhiti in the same flat from 2020 to 2025 and said Rhiti was aware of his relationship with her mother. He said he and Rani were in a live-in relationship from 2020 to 2022 before getting married on February 18, 2022.
He also raised questions about properties in Mumbai, asking how Rhiti and her family could afford expensive flats if she was relying on a relatively modest monthly allowance. “Sports company hai aapki, jiska itna bada turnover hai ki collectors ka naam bhi juda hai uske sath. Kitne saal se chal rahi hai? Woh bhi toh paisa aapke paas aata hai. Kahan jaata hai? How many years has it been running? That money comes to you, too. Where does it go? You have huge apartments in Bombay as well; where did the money for those come from?)” he claimed in his video. Ekam also spoke about his relationship with Rhiti’s mother, Rani Tiwari. he also shared photographs of himself with Rani and Rhiti While recounting their history. “You go and abuse a man? “Of course, I will get angry. I am human too, and naturally, I will get angry. He also asked Rhiti to be mindful of her behaviour, especially while she is on a show watched by a national audience. “Logon ko paagal banana band kariye aap. Bigg Boss mein jake aap logon ko gaali de rahe hai… bachchey, nahi karte aisa. Yeh shobha nahi deti baatein (Stop fooling people. You go on Bigg Boss and abuse people. You are a child; you shouldn’t behave like this. Such things don’t suit you),” he added. he also made serious allegations about her mother and spoke about his own experience with the family While discussing Rhiti. “I hope no one ever has to go through what I have been through. I am a very emotional person. I never create controversies. But I don’t like lies,” he explained.
Ekam also claimed that she owns a sports company with a sizeable turnover and said the company has links with well-known cricketers. Bombay me bhi toh bade bade flats hai; woh kaha se aaya?,” he said, questioning where her income comes from (You own a sports company with such a massive turnover that even collectors are associated with it. Ekam said he was angry with the way Rhiti spoke to Qazi and felt she should have handled the situation differently. You are hurling abuses at Qazi, using swear words involving his mother and sister,” he said, visibly agitated. “I have no words for these people,” he said.
