Shiv Thakare is one of the 16 contestants who entered the Bigg Boss 16 house in October this year. He had previously won Bigg Boss Marathi 2. The actor is not new to the reality television. Back in 2017, he had participated in the poplar MTV show `Roadies Rising`. 

Shiv Thakare has been in the house for over 2 months now and has amassed a sizable fan following with his game in the house. Amid his rising popularity on social media, old clips of his days in Roadies Rising is also going viral. Now, actor/Roadies judge Rannvijay has shared a throwback picture with Shiv from his days on Roadies and also penned a very encouraging note. Rannvijay, who won the first season of Roadies is an integral part of Roadies and has been a mentor/judge for several seasons.