Umm. Bigg Boss 10 Contestants Don't Know Much of Their Cash is Useless

New: Amid the scramble for new notes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's unexpected currency ban, there's still a tiny handful of citizens - 12, to be exact - who are blithely unaware that their 500 and 1000 rupee notes are useless. The contestants of reality show Bigg Boss, deprived of access to the news, are currently oblivious of the rude shock they're going to get once they exit the house.
 Show host Salman Khan, who meets and greets the housemates every Sunday, dropped an oblique reference to the cash ban on the last Weekend Ka Vaar episode aired last Sunday. Salman, 50, asked the Bigg Boss housemates how many 500 and 1000 rupee notes they possessed - the answer was "plenty." Consider this the hint of the century.
 
The contestants currently inhabiting the Bigg Boss house are - Lokesh Kumari Sharma, Manveer Gurjar, Manu Punjabi, Nitibha Kaul, Swami Om, Gaurav Chopra, VJ Bani, Karan Mehra, Rohan Mehra, Lopamudra Raut, Rahul Dev and Monalisa (real name Antara Biswas).

For the Bigg Boss 10 contestants, any time before December 30 would be a good time to be eliminated from the show as that is the deadline to exchange or deposit old notes. Charges on ATM transactions have also been waived till the end of this year. Last season, Bigg Boss continued into January.

Navin Prakash, the contestant who was evicted last weekend, told The Quint, "I can't buy anything, I have only Rs 500 and 1000 notes."
 Despite the snaking queues and difficulties that people have found themselves in, PM Modi's economic experiment has been widely approved. Salman Khan, one of the several celebrities who have endorsed the currency ban, said: "Iss hafte kaale dhan par dhanadan vaar padi. It is a fantastic move Modi ji. Hats off."
 
Big showbiz names like Rajinikanth and Shah Rukh Khan tweeted in support of the currency ban and hailed it as "far-sighted":
 

Hats off @narendramodi ji. New india is born #JaiHind

— Rajinikanth (@superstarrajini) November 8, 2016

 

Salute Mr. Modi. This move has to be celebrated across political party lines. Most importantly by earnest tax payers.

— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) November 9, 2016

 

Farsighted. Extremely smart. And not politically motivated. Will bring such a positive change for Indian economy. Great move @narendramodi

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) November 9, 2016

 

PM Modi ji. Ball out of the stadium. Wohaaaaaa!!!! De monetisation is the right answer. Congratulations!

— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) November 8, 2016

 

A welcome bold&courageous step by PM Modiji towards nation building.Each 1of us shld cooperate in d larger interest of d nation #BlackMoney

— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) November 8, 2016

 

Blockbuster reform! So proud to be an Indian today as we usher into a new era.Thank you @narendramodi #IndiaFightsCorruption

— Sidharth Malhotra (@S1dharthM) November 8, 2016

Meanwhile, the Bigg Boss house is currently dealing with the 'Lock Down' task - the luxury budget task for this week.