Seema Sinha (BOMBAY TIMES; January 4, 2015)

Model-turned actor Upen Patel, who made an exit from the Bigg Boss house, went straight to meet his good friend Aarya Babbar post eviction. “I will stay in touch with all the contestants. I have made only friends, no enemies. All the female contestants loved me. For 10 weeks at a stretch, I was never nominated and I believe everybody in the house - including Preetam, Ajaz, Dimpy, Ali - were saddened when I left."

Talking about his eviction, he said, “It was little different as it happened mid-week and that too, very late at night. Suddenly there was an announcement from Big Boss and we jumped into the coffins specially created for each of us. None of us knew what was about to follow. After some time my coffin was moved out of the house for me to realise that I was evicted. It was really surprising because I was hoping to come within top five as I thought that people liked me.“

So, who according to him has a chance to win? “I would definitely want my good friend Karishma Tanna to win. And there isn't any contestant who I want to lose because they are all deserving. They have managed to spend 15 weeks in the house which itself is a great achievement. Each one of them played a character. Everyday there was a new hero and a new villain.“