Gaurav Khanna Just Won Bigg Boss 19, And We Think His Celebration Included THESE Dishes

There’s something strangely charismatic about Gaurav Khanna winning Bigg Boss 19. He wasn’t part of the madness; he was part of the sane team. He wasn’t the screaming match or the keyword-friendly headline generator the show usually favours! He was above all.  He was stillness in a house designed for noise, and somehow, that stillness took home the trophy and ₹50 lakh cash prize. 

“GK Kya Karega:” Gaurav Khanna Lets The Trophy Speak For Itself

 

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Inside the house, his journey wasn’t easy. He was trolled a lot, to be precise. Online, offline, on sofas where people pass judgment with snacks in hand. Contestants called him “fake, “scripted” and “too safe.” One even went as far as suggesting he was a “fixed winner.” And then there was the bizarre mini-controversy: the phase where he refused to cook Indian food, which spun into memes, criticism, and hot takes that aged faster than a cold samosa.

The “GK kya karega…” became a bullying anthem for him soon inside the house, but he refused to take it to heart or show aggression that everyone secretly (and desperately hoped for). 

But he never argued back in the way television expects. There were no dramatic confrontations, no “I’ll show you” monologues. Just a smirk. that irritatingly calm one, and the occasional line reminding everyone that trolls, critics, haters? “They’re still talking about me.”

And here’s the fun part: the second the confetti settled, you could almost predict the direction Gaurav Khanna’s celebration would go. Because if there’s one thing Gaurav has been consistently emotional about, it’s not victory, it’s food. Gaurav has been openly, food-obsessed for years. In older interviews, he has called himself “a big foodie.” 

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THESE Dishes Might Have Featured In His Celebration

Since he is a vegetarian, he loves a special paneer biryani. He even cooked it for Farah Khan in full MasterChef style— layered rice, marinated paneer, and that slow, careful assembly that only comes from serious practice and unapologetic love for food.  

According to India Forums, he has also shared a deep love for this drool-worthy combo: Dal Makhani + Laccha Parantha. If you told him he could only eat dal makhani and laccha paratha for the rest of his life, he wouldn’t negotiate, he’d simply ask, “When do we start?”

He has that Mughlai loyalty, deep gravies, smoky tandoor flavour, well-spiced, not the industrial 15-minute express version. And yet, he’s equally in love with Mumbai’s street food madness, from Vada Pav dripping with butter and green chutney, and Pav Bhaji that stains fingers orange! 

So no, we don’t think his celebration was champagne in crystal glasses or a five-tier fondant cake. It was probably him sitting with people he actually likes, wiping butter from his fingers with the kind of smile only private victory brings. There was maybe a box of Jalebis on the table, or maybe Pani Puri later, just because life is short to celebrate achievements with boring food. 

Also Read: Gaurav Khanna Steps Into Bigg Boss 19 Kitchen, After Palm-Reader Contestant Reveals ‘Inko Indian Khaana Banana Aata Hai’

Gaurav Khanna didn’t win the show by being the loudest. He won by being completely, stubbornly, and sometimes annoyingly himself. And if there’s anything fitting about his victory, it’s this: he left the house with a trophy in one hand and the same quiet confidence he walked in with, and somewhere in Mumbai, a perfectly made bowl of dal makhani waited like it always belonged to his story.

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