As passions heat up in the Bigg Boss house of Season 13, audiences are daily become acquainted on a more intimate level with the motley bunch of contestants. In the midst of the melee, certain contestants have caught the fancy of the viewers, mostly because of the outrageous fights they have picked up with other inmates or because of the even more outrageous statements they’ve made in the house. And all of this, within the first few days of the season itself!

Things you need to know about Bigg Boss 13 contestant Siddharth Dey 2

One such contestant is the extremely outspoken Siddharth Dey. Siddharth Dey is quite well-known in Bollywood circles, though he’s a relative unknown for the public. That, however, is about to be remedied, courtesy, your friendly neighbourhood, IWMBuzz.com! Here, then, are some things that you need to know about Bigg Boss 13 contestant Siddharth Dey!

Things you need to know about Bigg Boss 13 contestant Siddharth Dey 1

  1. Siddharth Dey is a scriptwriter in the film and TV industry.
  2. It is a witty pen that Siddharth Dey weilds. He has written the scripts for tours and live gigs of top actors in Bollywood, such as Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar. He has also scripted scores of awards functions as well as multiple seasons of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, Indian Idol, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge and Dance India Dance. Incidentally, he has also scripted the second season of Bigg Boss.
  3. Siddharth Dey has been working on the American singing show “American Idol” for the last 6 years.
  4. Siddharth Dey is primarily into scriptwriting. He has, however, worked as a cinematographer in a couple of movies, notably, Bengali movie “Bidehir Khonje Rabindranath” and the short film “Cerulean”.
  5. Apparently, Siddharth will now script movies too. He has signed two films as a scriptwriter, where he will also work on its screenplay and dialogues.
  6. Siddharth Dey wanted to be a doctor when he was a kid, graduated in engineering instead, and landed up in scriptwriting finally.
  7. Siddharth Dey first came to Mumbai wanting to be an actor, but ended up being a writer.
  8. Siddharth Dey is a Kayastha Bengali, born in Nagpur, and brought up in Raipur, Chhatisgarh. Couldn’t be more cosmopolitan, could he?
  9. Siddharth Dey is a 35-year-old Aerien. His birthday falls on 12th April.
  10. Siddharth Dey is married and has kids.