/> As the contestants holed up in Karjat for Bigg Boss become more and more comfortable among each other, the conversation gets franker and less inhibited.

On Monday night viewers and rival channels were surprised to hear pointed references and barbs aimed at small-screen Bahus in long-running soaps who're scandalously dressed and have their pallus hanging down way beyond the positions of decorum.

The references to Ekta Kapoor's serials were quite obvious. In fact a channel source from Sony reveals, "Yes they did refer to Ekta's serials. We beeped out all references to her. It didn't seem proper."

Ekta Kapoor is quite amused. "Did these 'celebrities' really speak about my serials? I wish them and the show all the best."

Samir Nair of Star is far more forthright. "It's a free country and everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. But obviously these are people who've seen a certain level of success and would never see the level represented by Ekta's serials. We at Star aren't really bothered by what these people say."

In the meanwhile Deepak Parasher who has got the maximum number of elimination votes from his colleagues has gone into a depression.

According to a channel source, "Deepak being the most senior of the group thought he'd take the entire family of contestants under his wings. But they see him as bossy and oppressive. They want him out."