YouTuber Abhishek Malhan became the first finalist of Bigg Boss OTT 2 after he beat actress Pooja Bhatt in the ‘Ticket to Finale’ task on the Salman Khan-hosted reality show on Wednesday.

Pooja and Abhishek were given fruit baskets which they had to fill during the task. The fruits were delivered through three slides in the garden area whenever a cycle bell rang. The other contestants, excluding Pooja and Abhishek, had to grab these fruits and place them in the basket of the housemate they were supporting. Pooja and Abhishek had to protect their baskets and could not add fruits on their own.

Excitement ran high among the housemates at the start of the task and they engaged in spirited competition. However, the situation escalated when Jad Hadid, Avinash Sachdev and Abhishek got into a physical altercation. While Abhishek defended his fruits, Jad and Avinash aggressively attempted to snatch them, leading to injuries. In the heat of the moment, Abhishek angrily warned Jad to stop pushing him, even threatening him that he would come to regret it.

The tension increased further when Abhishek age-shamed Avinash, implying that he lacked the intelligence to play the game properly despite being 36 years old. The comment made Pooja visibly upset, and she reminded Abhishek that he had previously apologised for age-shaming Avinash and should not have repeated such behaviour.

For everyone’s safety, Bigg Boss had to intervene and suspend the task. When the task commenced again, Bigg Boss offered Pooja the option to choose a representative who would take part in the competition on her behalf and she chose Jad as her preferred candidate.

On completion of the task, it was clear that Abhishek emerged as the winner, having gathered the highest number of fruits in his basket. By acing the task, Abhishek not only secured his position as a finalist on Bigg Boss OTT 2 but also became the last captain of the house this season.