Reality show star Prince Narula is currently seen in the reality show Captive. the 50s. From day one, he has stirred up his fellow contestants. The drama began when Prince, Karan Patel and a few others decided to evict content creator Vanshaj Singh in the early hours of the show. Prince and Karan justified the decision by stating that Vanshaj did not interact much with others. Following his eviction, the social media influencer criticized the actors, shamed Karan and accused Prince of manipulating young people. Now, in an exclusive interview with SCREEN, Vanshaj shares how Prince and Karan behaved on The 50 and criticized the reality show star for criticizing the content creation community.
Sharing why he didn’t react to the contestants of the show, Vanshaj said, “It was very difficult to talk to people there. Many of them were from the industry and they were always surrounded by people. Famous and important people are always surrounded by cronies, which happened on the show. Important faces were never alone. I didn’t have space to go and talk to them. But I had a good hour-long chat with Karan Patel. He and Urvashi madam were chatting, and I was also chatting. I joined the conversation. I don’t know if he wanted me to sit on his lap, brush his hair a little, or praise him so that the interaction would be counted.”
‘They stole my show’
Vanshaj Singh’s anger also comes from pain. The content creator revealed how he missed out on a huge opportunity due to the decision made by Prince Narula and Karan Patel. “I never shamed Karan Patel for his age. I stand by what I said in my Instagram stories. Look, I come from Dehradun, we are small and simple people. And that show was stolen from me. The 50 is a great show; it was my TV debut, but it was taken away from me. So the least I can do is respond. I am standing my ground. I have been creating content for 10 years, I have seen great creators rise and fall, so I represent being an I am an outsider and I am fighting for myself,” Vanshaj said.
He added: “I don’t want another small-town outsider with big dreams to face the same injustice. Every Prince fan prepares for the Roadies just like he once did. He was an outsider who took on the entire television industry and made a name for himself. He won so many shows. Do you know how many people see him as an inspiration? I was one of them too. I met Prince for the first time and my perspective changed. I’m a disappointed fan who thought that if I tried to make a name for myself like Un outsider, Prince Narula would support me, but he was the first to take my name for eviction. He does not let others grow, and now he has become one.”
‘Why does Prince Narula create content on YouTube?’
Vanshaj Singh is yet to get closure on The 50, and that could happen only once he returns to the show as a wild card. Looking forward to that opportunity, he said, “I have unfinished business in the game. I came in thinking it would be fun. This was my first experience with TV actors and I saw how they gyrated in front of the camera. Karan Patel just talked to me and then he changed. People often say that TV actors fake content. I saw this first hand. I want to show them that they made a mistake. Prince investigated influencers in the last episode, so why does he make videos on YouTube? Why do they make reels? Or ask the people who follow them on Instagram? Because they know they get offers from their brand. If we had lowered the market value, would they generalize the community?
He further criticized Karan Patel and said, “Karan Patel has been in the industry for 22 years, so I am expected to respect it. Why? If you talk bad about me, I will do the same. I find him very flawed. In one of his interviews, he said that he did not want to see his vegetable seller on television while talking about Bigg Boss losing value with the advent of commoners. You can see his mentality from that. His era is over. The generation he is talking about Will’s response: Gone are those days when I kept quiet because he’s a star, and talking wouldn’t get me a job. How did the industry get so big?
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‘Prince Narula’s cronies won’t get jobs if he doesn’t recommend them’
Recently, Vanshaj Singh also told Shreya Kalra during his podcast that Prince Narula gave this opportunity to his companions. Shreya revealed how they approached her for the show and asked her to bring her friends. She said: “I was also introduced to the concept of the show and told that I could bring my friends to the show. I was expected to submit the names and basis for choosing the people I wanted to bring to the show.” He later asked Vanshaj: “Those who are with Prince, maybe they were chosen because he gave their names.” Vanshaj chimed in: “100 percent, half of them don’t get jobs if Prince doesn’t recommend them.”
On the show, Prince Narula appeared with his wife Yuvika Chaudhary and his Roadies contestants Siwet Tomar, Aarushi Chawal and Digvijay Rathee.