He was the highest paid celebrity in the Bigg Boss 5 house and the channel had shut him along with the 13 female contestants in the hope that he would live up to his on-screen image and flirt around with the beauties. The hope was that this would work well and increase the reality show's TRPs. Shakti Kapoor, however, behaved totally contrary to his villain image and behaved like a goody-goody, who was extremely well organized and disciplined. There were none of the antics he is known for. His eviction, nonetheless, shocked all his fans. After all, what chance did some Shraddha Sharma have in front of an actor who has a career span of nearly three decades, was the question on everyone's minds. Was his eviction fixed? According to an insider, Shakti's elimination was forced on the channel because he refused to stay true to his public personna and was also loathe to change and add the masala when he was asked to. "Actually Shraddha was to be eliminated," says the insider. "But a last minute decision was taken to oust Shaktiji as his costs were high and his performance did not not commensurate with his costs and the results he was bringing to the show." We contacted the veteran actor to ask him what he had to say about this. Shakti initially sounded shocked on the phone, but recovered quickly saying that he is grateful to Bigg Boss 5 and Colors. "Bigg Boss provided a great platform to connect with my audiences," he said." The four weeks that I stayed in the house, brought back memories of my Pune days where I stayed in a hostel for two years. The fact is film and TV audiences now know who the real Shakti Kapoor is," added the actor. With films like Choron Ki Barat, Mr Bhatti Ki Chutti and Malamaal Weekly 2 lined up, we hope we will get to watch the natkhat Shakti Kapoor we are used to watching, and not the real Shakti Kapoor. Disclaimer: Any content appearing under ‘Gossip’ section is purely gossip and TellyChakkar.com does not comply with the same.