Imam plays the attitude card

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“There is a difference between regret and shame. And I neither regret nor am I ashamed of anything. I like myself, the work I do, and if people have a problem with me, it’s their problem.” So begins a conversation with Imam Siddique, stylist, image consultant, TV show host and most recently, runner-up in Season Six of the reality show Bigg Boss.

Through his stint on the show, Imam was unpredictable, sometimes volatile, very entertaining and always forthright. “My attitude keeps me alive,” explains Imam, perhaps giving us a small glimpse into what makes him tick.
“I was never a part of Bollywood, I may have watched some 15-20 films in my life,” he continues. “I’m not a celebrity, but a real person. I didn’t come to Bigg Boss with the intention of winning the Mr India or Miss World crown.”
Imam calls Bigg Boss the “best experience” of his life, adding that he thinks of Urvashi Dholakia as a sister. “The show definitely made me more sensitive, more passionate as a person,” he says.
A shrug of his shoulders, and he adds, “If I wasn’t in Bigg Boss, you journalists wouldn’t be here talking to me!”
“The haivaniyat (mischief) I engaged in over a 24-hour period would get squeezed into an hour of TV — how am I to know what good or bad things they have shown about me?” he says plaintively. “I only slept for three to four hours every day, I had to clean the house, follow other instructions we were given. I did all that with pride because I come from a middle-class family.”
Imam claims that he lost count of time he spent inside the Bigg Boss house. “You need to stay in that house for at least two days to understand what it’s like,” he says.
As for what comes next, Imam says he doesn’t plan for future. He simply adds, “God gives you success.”