Mahek
Chahal
is
one
of
the
fourteen
contestants
in
the
Bigg
Boss
5
house.
However,
her
journey
to
the
Bigg
Boss
house
is
quite
interesting.
The
24-year-old
Norwegian
model
of
Indian
origin
already
has
an
admirer
-
and
that's
none
other
than
Salman
Khan.
Mahek
Chahal's
name
was
linked
to
Salman
Khan
in
the
year
2007
when
her
film
Nayee
Padosan
bombed
at
the
box
office.
She
also
later
went
on
to
do
an
item
number
in
Chameli,
which
unfortunately
didn't
quite
sizzle.
It
was
then
that
our
big-hearted
hero
Salman
Khan
decided
to
play
saviour
and
began
recommending
her
in
a
big
way
to
filmmakers
across
the
industry.
Mahek
Chahal
was
apparently
very
upset
with
the
way
she
was
being
treated
in
Bollywood
and
moved
back
to
Norway
where
her
family
resides.
However,
Salman,
who
was
in
touch
with
her
throughout
recommended
her
name
to
the
producers
of
Bigg
Boss
5.
Though
Mahek
Chahal's
family
originally
hails
from
Punjab,
they
migrated
to
Norway
years
before
and
have
been
there
ever
since.
Mahek
did
her
schooling
in
Norway
and
studied
in
a
Norwegian-medium
school.
It
was
while
she
was
modelling
and
doing
dance
shows
in
various
countries
across
the
globe
that
Mahek
got
a
break
in
Bollywood.
Chahal's
linguistic
shortcoming
soon
became
a
hindrance
when
she
was
first
considered
for
a
role
in
Ajnabee.
Though
she
lost
the
project,
Mahek
soon
bagged
a
Telugu
movie
titled
Neetho
in
which
her
dialogues
had
to
be
dubbed.
Mahek
Chahal
was
unable
to
create
waves
in
tinselville
though
she
had
done
a
course
in
Kishore
Namit's
acting
school
in
Mumbai.
The
school
has
groomed
Hrithik
Roshan,
Priyanka
Chopra
and
Dia
Mirza
in
the
past.
With
host
Salman
Khan
strongly
backing
her,
Mahek's
stint
in
the
Bigg
Boss
5
house
might
give
her
the
much
needed
lift
in
her
career.