'I will miss the voice of Bigg Boss because it followed me everywhere!'

'Maybe they expected more drama, but nothing like that happened,' Renee Dhyani tells Rajul Hegde/ Rediff.com

Renee Dhyani, a popular face on MTV, has been eliminated from Bigg Boss 8.

A wild card entry, she had added a lot of drama to the show, driving Karishma Tanna to tears in the luxury budget task last week.  

She did not show her aggressive side (like she did in the reality show Roadies), and thinks that’s why she was eliminated. 

“People had a different perception of me,' Renee says. "I was known as an aggressive person in my previous reality show (Roadies). Maybe they expected more drama, but nothing like that happened. I think that could be one of the reasons that I was evicted.”

Renee was the captain when she was evicted from the show.

“Being captain is a very big thing in the show as you have so much power. I could have done so much had my journey not been cut short. The only reason I wish I had stayed on longer is to make positive use of my powers,” she said. 

She wasn’t part of a close knit group inside the house, but Upen Patel, Gautam Gulati, Nigaar Khan and Ali Mirza seemed to be her favourites. 

“Upen prefers to stay away from all the commotion in the house. I really connected well with him. I used to have a crush on him once,” she smiles. 

Renee admitted to being a bit homesick. 

“I learnt to enjoy my own company. I was homesick and lonely without friends and television. I missed my family, especially my father who was unwell when I went inside. I am glad that he is absolutely fine now," she says. 

Her stay in the house taught her not to take things for granted. 

“There are so many things that we take for granted in real life which we were deprived of in the Bigg Boss house. It made me realise what a precious gift life is.” 

Renee participated in Bigg Boss because “I thought this was the best show to get connected, show who I am and also get the visibility." 

“Plus, I wanted to get rid of my tomboyish image and take up acting on television. I know there is not much space for tomboys on television, but I am fine with vamp roles too,” she laughs. 

She is shooting for a Hindi film directed by a new director, but says she can’t talk about it until it is officially announced. 

She also wants to start writing a screenplay “and if it turns out well, I will be directing next year.” 

Will she miss anyone from the house? 

“I will miss the voice of Bigg Boss because it followed me everywhere!" she exclaims. 

Renee claims she has made friends with Nigaar Khan, Sushant Divgikar, Upen and Aarya Babbar. "Sushant told me that he was my biggest fan," she says. 

She thinks Pritam Singh is the most deserving contestant to win the show. 

“He is grounded and knows what is wrong and right. Audiences would like to see someone like him as the winner,” she explains.