Vindu Singh, son of legendary wrestler and actor Dara Singh, won the reality television show Bigg Boss season 3 over 14 other participants at a glittering three-hour finale on Saturday.

Celebrity host and Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan announced the winner, who won prize money of Rs 1 crore.

Viewers voted Vindu as the winner over yesteryear heartthrob Poonam Dhillon and wildcard entry and model Pravesh Rana. Both Vindoo and Poonam had spent a grueling 84 days in the Bigg Boss House, while Pravesh entered the house mid-way.

Poonam was the first to be eliminated on Saturday night among the final three, while Parvesh and Vindu were taken onstage leading to a nail-biting finish.

The finale, hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan, saw performances by evicted contestants of the season like Raju Srivastav, Claudia Ciesla, Kamaal Rashid Khan, Sherlyn Chopra, Shamita Shetty, Tanaaz Currim and Aditi Govitrikar.

An ecstatic Vindu was accompanied by his wife and child on stage as he beamed with the trophy and suitcase filled with the prize money in hand.
“We all had left behind our families and peaceful lives outside to enter the Bigg Boss house. Although we were competing in a game, we lived like a complete family filled with unique characters and had moments of joy, sorrow and anger. It was indeed another life, a novel experience and we all gained a lot from it. I am extremely delighted in having been chosen the winner. It is a humbling experience, all I can say is thank you for liking me enough to make me a winner,” Vindu said after the win.

Vindu made his acting debut with Hindi film “Karan” (1994).

Since then, he has acted in many films, mostly in supporting roles. He has also acted in TV serials, including the role of Lord Hanuman in the serial “Jai Shri Hanuman”, like his father did in the super-hit Doordarshan serial “Ramayan”.

He has played negative roles in serials like “Ssshhhh…Koi Hai” and “Karma” and also did Punjabi movie “Rab Dian Rakhan” (1996), directed by his father. Vindu was recently seen in “Kambakkht Ishq” and “Partner”.

Even his father is pinning his hopes that his victory on “Bigg Boss 3” would do good to his acting career as he feels his son has not got his due in the industry.