Armaan Malik & Bigg Boss Bring Bigamy To Indian Living Rooms. But How Do Throuples Thrive?

NFHS-5 data, which covers the period from 2019-21, pegged the prevalence of polygamous marriages in India at an estimated 1.4%. But the practice has been known to be common.

Armaan Malik and his wives, Payal Malik and Kritika Malik, became household names after their participation in Bigg Boss OTT 3.

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K often calls up her husband's employer in Noida, asking if he has reported to "duty", especially if it's a weekend. She knows the husband has another 'wife', and usually complains during these calls how he spends so little time with her and their children. The employer gets a similar call from the 'other woman' too. Let's call her V. She also enquires about the man, her tone less complaining as she introduces herself as his "second wife". The man works as a driver, and has no qualms about