Bigg Boss 20 Episode 40: Former Captains Choose Next Captain

Bigg Boss 20 usually lets the house decide its captain, but Episode 40 changed the equation. Instead of an open vote, Bigg Boss handed the former captains a one-time power: they alone could decide the next captain of the house.

The change comes after a rocky stretch: Nakul Dhul left the house after getting physical with Kushal Tanwar, and the game has felt more urgent since.

How the new captain was chosen

Each former captain walked into the BB 2X room and had to remove contenders from the captaincy race. The eliminations went like this:

• Asif Shaikh removed Love Gill and Aman Gandhi.
• Uditi Singh removed Mary Kom, saying she might hesitate to give instructions, and then removed Kanika Mann, calling her “selfish”.
• Kushal Tanwar, aka Gullu, removed Amrapali Dubey and Arishfa Khan. He dismissed Arishfa with a taunt: “Ghee ka dabba chupa ke bhag rahi hai”.
• Yung DSA removed Mahhi Vij and Qazi Touqeer, leaving Scout OP as the new captain.

The sequence made Scout OP the last contender standing. He did not have to win a fresh physical or endurance task in this episode; the decisions of four former captains handed him the captaincy.

Mahhi Vij and Yung DSA fight after the result

The drama did not end when Scout got the title. Mahhi Vij challenged Yung DSA over the reason he gave for removing her from the race. Yung accused her of being a “chugalkor” – a term for a backbiter or tale-teller inside the house. That accusation turned the post-task conversation into a proper confrontation.

The exchange matters because Mahhi has been one of the more visible players this season, and a public clash with a former captain can shape nominations and alliances later in the week.

Why this twist changes the game

Giving former captains the power to pick their successor is a smart format move. It forces the new captain to answer to the people who put him there, and it guarantees tension between the eliminated contenders and the former captains who blocked them. Bigg Boss 20 has already lost a contestant to violence, so a task built on one-on-one eliminations raises the stakes without requiring physical contact.

An industry source quoted by Filmibeat hinted that this is only the start: “Expect the unexpected in the remaining seven weeks.” The same source warned that contestants cannot take their two lifelines for granted, because Bigg Boss can end them quickly.

When to watch Bigg Boss 20 Episode 40

Episode 40 premiered on JioHotstar on Thursday, October 15 at 9 pm. The Colors telecast followed at 10:30 pm. If you usually catch the show on Dailymotion, wait for official sources instead. Unofficial uploads tend to be removed for copyright strikes, so JioHotstar and Colors remain the reliable way to keep up with the house.

For viewers, the next question is how Scout’s captaincy will survive. He has the title, but he also inherits the resentment of the contestants who were eliminated by someone else’s hand.

Source: Filmibeat