Overview
- MTV Splitsvilla 16 premiered on January 9 with Sunny Leone and Karan Kundrra hosting, airing Friday to Sunday at 7:00 PM with streaming on Hotstar.
- The season adopts a Pyaar Villa versus Paisa Villa setup, with Uorfi Javed and Nia Sharma installed as official Mischief Makers.
- Contestant Asmita Adhikari alleged on air that Anushka Ghosh locked her in a washroom after an argument, describing the incident as scary.
- Circulating reports suggest Kushal “Gullu” Tanwar’s early pairings may shift from Keona to Asmita, while he has publicly dismissed viral marriage photos as fake.
- Multiple contestants said they knew Gullu before the show, prompting Karan Kundrra’s playful DM query, and separate online claims involving Niharika Tiwari were denied by the parties.