Ragini Shetty

Ragini Shetty aka Abhijatha probably had the most important role in "Bigg Boss". She was the Bigg Boss's spy, a fake celebrity, she had to create a whole new identity, telling lies after lies to convince the Bigg Boss contestants that she also is a celebrity. In fact, for about more than half of the season, they believed that Ragini Shetty is a popular South Indian actress who has done several Kannada and Tamil films and is now looking for a break in Bollywood. She was in "Big Boss" for the love of adventure, the concept of the show and to interact with other celebrities.

Introduction in Bigg Boss

Bigg Boss's host Arshad Warsi introduced the last and the 13th celebrity as Ragini Shetty, an actress from South India. As she stepped out of the car, she didn’t get much encouragement or applause. Arshad asked her if she could speak Hindi and she replied positively. After she went in to the Bigg Boss's house, Arshad revealed a "twist in the tale" that she wasn’t any film star, she wasn’t from South India, and that she was a secret agent whom they have sent in to spy on the celebs up-close-and-personal. When she went in, she was told by Bigg Boss to fetch a letter from the confession room and read it out in front of everyone. The letter said that the celebrities 'have too much luggage and have to get rid of 30 kilos of it'. At last, Arshad locked the entrance and they were trapped in for the next three months.

Real identity

Abhijatha is 24 years old and has been working as a production assistant for the last three years. She is into writing scripts and wants to make a film. She has also done modelling (Orbit chewing gum and some Tamil commercials that aired on Chennai Doordarshan). Post "Bigg Boss", she has received acting offers too. In fact, Abhijatha was auditioning to become a VJ on [Channel [V] when Endemol offered her the show.”

Abhijatha worked as an assistant director for serials like "Kyun Hota Hai Pyar" (Star Plus) and "Hotel Kingston" (Star One). "Kyun Hota Hai Pyar" had her "Bigg Boss" co-contestant Amit Sadh as the actor!

Family life

Abhijatha attended Vidya Niketan School and studied visual arts at SRM College, Chennai. She has also done a course in fashion designing from Coimbatore. A few months ago,when she began working for an NGO in Bangalore. She is greatly interested in social work. But due to her sister Thara's illness, she had to quit and come back to Chennai.

Though Abhijata’s family is originally from Chikmagalur, Karnataka, they moved to Bangalore several years ago before finally settling in Chennai. Her father, K H Umesh, is a filmmaker who specialises in special effects and animation. Presently, he is a consultant for a US-based film company in Chennai. He also makes films for the Government of Karnataka.

Abhijatha has an elder brother Ajai Umesh, a fashion photographer. Thaara’s model co-ordination company is called Ajay-Abhi Associates (named after her children) with offices in Chennai and Mumbai (Lokhandwala).