The grand finale of Bigg Boss 18 is almost here, and the excitement among viewers is growing as everyone eagerly awaits to see who will lift the trophy. The top finalists are Vivian Dsena, Karan Veer Mehra, Chum Darang, Rajat Dalal, Avinash Mishra, and Eisha Singh. As the show nears its end, we tell you how Chum Darang’s inspiring story left a lasting impact on everyone.
Chum, who belong to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh, couldn’t contain her emotions when she was given a heartfelt tribute from Bigg Boss. Bigg Boss had said, “Pasighat ki hawao se toh hum waqif the, ab is show ke zariye, Pasighat ke toofan se bhi mulaqat ho gayi. Ye kahani usi toofan ki hai."
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Read on to know everything about Chum
Chum isn’t just a Bigg Boss 18 finale contender, but also a model, actor, beauty pageant winner and a social activist. Chum was born in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, and kicked off her pageant journey when she was barely 16. Besides being one of the finalists of North East Diva 2014, she was the second runner-up at Miss Himalaya 2015.
Participation in beauty pageants
In 2016, Chum had participated in Miss Earth India and even represented the country at Miss Asia World 2017. Three years later in 2020, Chum started her acting career and bagged a small role in the Web series Paatal Lok.
Breakthrough role
A couple of years later, in 2022, Darang got her much-awaited and important break. She was seen as Bhumi Pednekar's love interest in the hit comedy-drama Badhaai Do. The film had also featured Rajkummar Rao. It was in 2022 that she was also featured in Alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
Popular entrepreneur
Chum is also popular as an entrepreneur and operates a cafe called Cafe Chum in her hometown, Pasighat. Such has been her work, that even the governor of Arunachal Pradesh had recognised her efforts as a social activist.
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