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Ashutosh Kaushik has been named the winner of Bigg Boss 2, a show that enthralled audiences across India and had become a topic for conversation and debate in colleges, workplaces and even roadside tea-stalls. Ashutosh walked away with the prize money of Rs10m after winning the show against the remaining co-participants, Zulfi Syed and Raja Choudhary.

Ashutosh was nominated for eviction by the housemates three times but each time his public following saved him.While in the “Bigg Boss” house, Ashutosh was often accused of using foul language and criticized for his unhealthy living habits.

Ashutosh’s is truly be a ‘rags to riches’ story. He hails from the small town of Saharanpur, in Uttar Pradesh where his only source of income until six months back was a tiny dhaba.

Life did a u-turn when Ashutosh won the fifth season of MTV’s adventure reality show, Roadies.Ashutosh was also the winner of ‘Mr. Honest’ title, which was conferred on him by “Bigg Boss”. That resulted in his one-night stay in the “Bigg Boss” special room watching movies, as a gift, while the rest of the participants kept speculating about his sudden eviction.

The grand finale - called “jumbo finale” saw the presence of the show host, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, and superstar Akshay Kumar - who was there to promote the animation film, “Jumbo”.

The second season of “Bigg Boss”, the Indian version of the internationally acclaimed show “Big Brother”, started Aug 17 with 14 newsmakers including controversial names like Rahul Mahajan, Monica Bedi, Jade Goody and Sanjay Nirupam.

Watch Video of FInal Moment COverage of Big Boss - 2 : [Oophs Blog]