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Bigg Boss
Based on	Big Brother
Presented by	Arshad Warsi (S1) Shilpa Shetty (S2) Amitabh Bachchan (S3) Sanjay Dutt (S5) Farah Khan (HB) Salman Khan (S4–present)
Voices of	Atul Kapoor
Narrated by	Vijay Vikram Singh
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	19
No. of episodes	2076
Production
Production locations	Lonavala (S1–S4 & S6–S12) Karjat (S5) Film City, Mumbai (S13–present)
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	60–90 minutes
Production company	Banijay Entertainment
Original release
Network	Sony Entertainment Television(season 1)
Release	3 November 2006 (2006-11-03) – 26 January 2007 (2007-01-26)
Network	Colors TV(season 2–present)
Release	17 August 2008 (2008-08-17) – present
Related
Bigg Boss OTT

Bigg Boss is an IndianHindi-language reality television show of theBigg Boss franchise in India that airs on Colors TV. It is based on the Dutch format ofBig Brother, developed byEndemol. Since its premiere on November 3, 2006, the show has completed nineteen seasons and threeOTT (Over-the-Top) seasons.^[1] Throughout its run,Bigg Boss has seen a variety of hosts. The first season was hosted byArshad Warsi, followed byShilpa Shetty in the second season andAmitabh Bachchan in the third.Farah Khan led theHalla Bol season, whileSanjay Dutt co-hosted the fifth season with Salman Khan. Since season 4,Salman Khan has taken the helm as the show's primary host. As of season 19, a total of 353 contestants has participated inBigg Boss. Thirteen contestants have returned for other seasons, while two played as proxy contestants and 4 were not selected by the audience, preventing them from entering the house. As of season 19,Bigg Boss has aired a total of 2,076 episodes.

Bigg Boss is a reality TV show inspired by the originalDutchBig Brother format created byJohn de Mol Jr. In this competition, a group of contestants, referred to as "housemates", live together in a specially designed house, cut off from the outside world. Each week, these housemates nominate each other foreviction, and those with the highest nominations face a public vote. Ultimately, one housemate is "evicted" each week.

There are some unique elements to the eviction process. Besides public voting, housemates with special privileges, like the captain, may have the power to evict someone directly. Additionally,Bigg Boss has the authority to modify the eviction process as needed, sometimes introducing exceptions or twists.

The final week of the show, with three to six housemates left. During this time, the public votes for their favorite contestant, leading to the crowning of a winner.

While most participants are celebrities in Indian version, seasons 10, 11 and 12 saw an influx of commoners as housemates, bringing a new dynamic to the show. Notably, Manveer Gurjar, a commoner, emerged as the winner of Season 10.

The housemates' actions and interactions are monitored by the voice of Bigg Boss, a mysterious figure who represents the show's authority and enforces rules.^[2]

TheBigg Boss house is a unique and carefully designed space that serves as the central setting for the popular reality show which is built for each season. Over the seasons, its location has varied, with the initial seasons situated in tourist-magnatehill station ofLonavala,Pune district ofMaharashtra and later moving toND Studios inKarjat, in Maharashtra'sRaigad district for Season 5. From Season 13 onwards, the house has been established inFilm City,Goregaon,Mumbai.^[3][4]

The architecture of the house is contemporary and well-furnished, featuring a range of modern amenities to facilitate the daily lives of the housemates. Key areas include:Kitchen, Living Area, Bedroom (two in first three seasons while four in sixteenth season and three in seventeenth season), Bathrooms (two toilets, two bathrooms, two washrooms in bedroom, one washroom in jail, one washroom in garden area), Storeroom, Garden and Pool Area, Lounge Room, Activity Area, Medical Room, Smoking Room, Luggage Area, Dining Area, Jail, Gym and Balcony.

One notable aspect of the Bigg Boss house is the Confession Room, an essential feature where housemates can express their thoughts, feelings, strategy or any kind of conversation as Bigg Boss listens and talks with them. This is also where the nomination process occurs sometimes.^[5]

To ensure the housemates remain disconnected from the outside world, the house is devoid of televisions, telephones, internet access, clocks, books, pens, or paper.^[2]

While not all the rules have been explicitly communicated to the audience, several key ones are clearly established. Inmates are required to speak only inHindi. Tampering with any electronic equipment or other items in the house is strictly prohibited. They may not leave the premises at any time without permission. Physical violence is completely forbidden. Discussing the nomination process with anyone is also not allowed. Housemates must remain awake until the lights go off, and they can only converse outside of the designated smoking area. Additionally, singing is not permitted within the house, nor can they write anything while inside.^[6]

Occasionally, housemates may be nominated for various reasons, including being chosen by individuals with special privileges obtained through tasks, for breaking rules, or for other unspecified reasons. In serious cases, a contestant may face expulsion from the house.^[7]

The main television coverage of the show consists of a daily highlights program and a weekly eviction show, typically aired on Saturday/Sunday and known asWeekend Ka Vaar or for Monday known asSomvaar Ka Vaar. In Seasons 16 and 17, the weekend episodes moved to Friday/Saturday (Shukravar Ka Vaar andShanivar Ka Vaar), all broadcast on Colors TV, while the first season aired onSony TV.^[8]

Each daily episode features key events from the previous day, while Saturday’s episodes focus primarily on the host's analysis of the housemates' performances and special tasks. Sunday’s episodes include a fun segment with guest appearances and the eviction of the housemates nominated that week. Notably, in Seasons16 and17, evictions took place on Saturdays instead of Sundays.

FromSeason 14 onward,Bigg Boss introduced a 24/7 Live Channel forVoot Select subscribers, and later forJioCinema Premium subscribers. This allowed viewers to enjoy direct engagement with the show’s happenings. Episodes were also aired 30 minutes earlier on Voot Select and JioCinema Premium until Season 17.

In Season 16, a new segment titledBigg Bulletin with Shekhar Suman was introduced, airing on Sundays and hosted byShekhar Suman. Season 17 saw the introduction of another segment,Just Chill with Arbaaz & Sohail, hosted byArbaaz Khan andSohail Khan, also on Sundays. InSeason 18, episodes includedTandav Ka Overtime, extending the usual one-hour episode with additional content to cover the day's events. Season 18 also saw the launch of segment namedHaye Daiyaa with Ravi Bhaiyya Garda Udaa Denge, hosted bySeason 1 finalistRavi Kishan, again on Sundays.

OnSeason 19, Episodes will be aired 90 minutes before the TV Broadcast onJioHotstar

The series also has a digital version of the show calledBigg Boss OTT. Started in 2021, thefirst season was hosted byKaran Johar and broadcast byVoot for 24×7 coverage.

Thesecond season aired on 2023 and was hosted bySalman Khan and broadcast byJioCinema for the 24x7 live feed.

The OTT series has rolled out itsthird season in 2024, hosted byAnil Kapoor and broadcast byJioCinema for the 24x7 live feed.

Clique	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	HB	S9	S10	S11	S12	S13	S14	S15	S16	S17	S18	S19
Reality Show Alumni	—	Ashutosh Kaushik	—	Sakshi Pradhan	Sidharth Bhardwaj	Mink Brar	Candy Brar	Renee Dhyani	Dimpy Ganguli	Prince Narula	Bani Judge	Benafsha Soonawalla	Kriti Verma	Paras Chhabra	Shehzad Deol	Pratik Sehajpal	Shiv Thakare	Munawar Faruqui	Digvijay Singh Rathee	Baseer Ali
	—	—	—	—	Pooja Misrra	Vishal Karwal	—	Dimpy Ganguli	—	Priya Malik	—	Priyank Sharma	Surbhi Rana	—	Naina Singh	Simba Nagpal	—	Samarth Jurel	Kashish Kapoor	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Rishabh Sinha	—	—	—	—	Manu Punjabi	Miesha Iyer	—	—	—	—
LGBT	Bobby Darling	—	Rohit Verma	Begum Ali	Laxmi Tripathi	Imam Siddiqui	Andy Kumar	Sushant Divgikar	—	Kawaljit Singh	—	Vikas Gupta	—	—	Vikas Gupta	Rajiv Adatia	—	Navid Sole	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	Viveik Mishra	—	—	—	—	Sabyasachi Satpathy	—	—	—	Nishant Bhat	—	—	—	—
Pageant Winner	Aryan Vaid	Diana Hayden	Aditi Govitrikar	—	Shonali Nagrani	—	Gauahar Khan	Sushant Divgikar	—	Rochelle Rao	Lopamudra Raut	Lucinda Nicholas	—	—	—	—	Manya Singh	Manasvi Mamgai	Chum Darang	Nehal Chudasama
	—	—	—	—	Vida Samadzai	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Archana Gautam	—	—	Tanya Mittal
On the Wrong Side of the Law	—	Monica Bedi	—	Davender Singh	—	Aseem Trivedi	—	—	Rahul Mahajan	Aman Verma	Swami Om	Zubair Khan	—	—	Rahul Mahajan	—	—	—	Dr. Gunratan Sadavarte	—
	—	Rahul Mahajan	—	Abbas Kazmi	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Item Girl	Rakhi Sawant	Sambhavna Seth	Sherlyn Chopra	Veena Malik	Mahek Chahal	Sana Khan	Hazel Keech	Natasa Stankovic	Sambhavna Seth	Nora Fatehi	Antara Biswas	Arshi Khan	—	Koena Mitra	Rakhi Sawant	Rakhi Sawant	Gori Nagori	—	—	Neelam Giri
	—	—	—	—	—	—	Gauahar Khan	—	Mahek Chahal	—	—	Sapna Chaudhary	—	Shefali Jariwala	Arshi Khan	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sana Khan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
International Star	—	Jade Goody	Claudia Ciesla	Begum Ali	Sunny Leone	—	Elli Avram	Natasa Stankovic	—	Mandana Karimi	Jason Shah	Lucinda Nicholas	—	—	—	—	Abdu Rozik	Navid Sole	—	Natalia Janoszek
	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sofia Hayat	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Aoora Park	—	—
Seasoned Model	Anupama Verma	Zulfi Syed	Pravesh Rana	Anchal Kumar	Shraddha Sharma	Niketan Madhok	Asif Azim	Diandra Soares	—	Mandana Karimi	Jason Shah	Lucinda Nicholas	—	Asim Riaz	Shehzad Deol	Ieshaan Sehgal	Manya Singh	Soniya Bansal	Chum Darang	Tanya Mittal
	Carol Gracias	Payal Rohatgi	—	Hrishant Goswami	—	Karishma Kotak	—	Sonali Raut	—	Gizele Thakral	—	—	—	Vishal Aditya Singh	—	Rajiv Adatia	Soundarya Sharma	Manasvi Mamgai	Shilpa Shirodkar	Nehal Chudasama
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Nigaar Khan	—	—	—	—	—	Arhaan Khan	—	Umar Riaz	Archana Gautam	Ayesha Khan	Edin Rose	Natalia Janoszek
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sahil Shroff	—	—	Aditi Mistry	Malti Chahar
Television Actor	Amit Sadh	Ketki Dave	Bakhtiyar Irani	Shweta Tiwari	Juhi Parmar	Urvashi Dholakia	Pratyusha Banerjee	Karishma Tanna	Karishma Tanna	Kishwer Merchant	Karan Mehra	Hina Khan	Karanvir Bohra	Sidharth Shukla	Aly Goni	Karan Kundrra	Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia	Aishwarya Sharma	Chahat Pandey	Ashnoor Kaur
	Rupali Ganguly	Rakhi Vijan	Tannaz Irani	Sara Khan	Amar Upadhyay	Sayantani Ghosh	Kamya Panjabi	Gautam Gulati	Gautam Gulati	Ankit Gera	Gaurav Chopra	Hiten Tejwani	Dipika Kakar	Devoleena Bhattacharjee	Rubina Dilaik	Tejasswi Prakash	Priyanka Chahar Choudhary	Neil Bhatt	Shehzada Dhami	Abhishek Bajaj
	—	—	—	—	Akashdeep Saigal	Aashka Goradia	Kushal Tandon	Sukirti Kandpal	—	Digangana Suryavanshi	Rohan Mehra	Shilpa Shinde	Srishty Rode	Mahira Sharma	Eijaz Khan	Donal Bisht	Ankit Gupta	Ankita Lokhande	Avinash Mishra	Gaurav Khanna
	—	—	—	—	—	Rajev Paul	Shilpa Saklani	Praneet Bhat	—	Vikas Bhalla	Sahil Anand	—	Neha Pendse	Vishal Aditya Singh	Nishant Singh Malkani	Rashami Desai	Gautam Vig	Rinku Dhawan	Nyra Banerjee	Kunickaa Sadanand
	—	—	—	—	—	—	Ratan Rajput	Deepshikha Nagpal	—	Roopal Tyagi	—	—	Rohit Suchanti	Rashami Desai	Kavita Kaushik	Jay Bhanushali	Shalin Bhanot	Abhishek Kumar	Muskan Bamne	Baseer Ali
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Soni Singh	—	Suyyash Rai	—	—	—	Paras Chhabra	Abhinav Shukla	Vishal Kotian	Sumbul Touqeer	Isha Malviya	Karan Veer Mehra	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Dalljiet Kaur	Jasmin Bhasin	Vidhi Pandya	Sreejita De	Samarth Jurel	Sara Arfeen Khan	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Arti Singh	Pavitra Punia	Simba Nagpal	Tina Datta	Ayesha Khan	Eisha Singh	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Madhurima Tuli	—	Raqesh Bapat	Vikkas Manaktala	—	Vivian Dsena	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Devoleena Bhattacharjee	—	—	Alice Kaushik	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Yamini Malhotra	—
Film Star	Ravi Kishan	Payal Rohatgi	Shamita Shetty	Ashmit Patel	Akashdeep Saigal	Dinesh Lal Yadav	Tanishaa Mukerji	Sonali Raut	Sambhavna Seth	Rimi Sen	Rahul Dev	—	Megha Dhade	Khesari Lal Yadav	Abhinav Shukla	Jay Bhanushali	Sumbul Touqeer	Mannara Chopra	Shilpa Shirodkar	Kunickaa Sadanand
	Deepak Tijori	Raja Chaudhary	Poonam Dhillon	Samir Soni	Shakti Kapoor	Delnaaz Irani	Armaan Kohli	Aarya Babbar	Ajaz Khan	Aman Verma	Antara Biswas	—	Jasleen Matharu	Sidharth Shukla	Sara Gurpal	Shamita Shetty	Sreejita De	Ankita Lokhande	Chum Darang	Neelam Giri
	Kashmira Shah	Sambhavna Seth	Vindu Dara Singh	Dolly Bindra	Pooja Bedi	Sayantani Ghosh	Apurva Agnihotri	Upen Patel	—	Yuvika Chaudhary	Elena Kazan	—	Neha Pendse	Koena Mitra	Kashmira Shah	Sahil Shroff	Tina Datta	Manasvi Mamgai	Hema Sharma	Farhana Bhat
	Rahul Roy	—	—	Rahul Bhatt	Pooja Misrra	Santosh Shukla	Ajaz Khan	Minissha Lamba	—	Vikas Bhalla	Sahil Anand	—	—	Himanshi Khurana	Nikki Tamboli	Karan Kundrra	Archana Gautam	Ayesha Khan	Edin Rose	Abhishek Bajaj
	Deepak Parashar	—	—	—	—	—	—	Puneet Issar	—	Keith Sequeira	—	—	—	Rashami Desai	Sonali Phogat	Raqesh Bapat	Soundarya Sharma	—	—	Zeishan Quadri
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Puneet Vashist	—	—	—	Madhurima Tuli	—	Rashami Desai	—	—	—	Malti Chahar
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Rishabh Sinha	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Singer	Baba Sehgal	Debojit Saha	Ismail Darbar	Manoj Tiwari	Raageshwari Loomba	—	—	Ali Quli Mirza	Ali Quli Mirza	Arvind Vegda	—	Pooja Jain	Anup Jalota	Khesari Lal Yadav	Rahul Vaidya	Akasa Singh	Abdu Rozik	Firoza Khan	—	Amaal Mallik
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Suyyash Rai	—	Akash Dadlani	Deepak Thakur	Shehnaaz Gill	Jaan Kumar Sanu	Afsana Khan	MC Stan	Aoora Park	—	Natalia Janoszek
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Abu Malik	—	Neha Bhasin	—	—	—	Shehbaz Badesha
Sportsperson	Salil Ankola	—	Vinod Kambli	Dalip Singh	Sonika Kaliraman	Navjot Singh Sidhu	Sangram Singh	—	—	—	—	—	Sreesanth Nair	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Comedian	—	Ahsaan Qureshi	Raju Srivastav	—	—	Vrajesh Hirjee	Rajat Rawail	—	—	—	—	—	—	Arti Singh	—	—	Sajid Khan	Munawar Faruqui	Shrutika	Pranit More
Politically Acclaimed	—	Sanjay Nirupam	—	Seema Parihar	—	Sampat Pal Devi	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Tehseen Poonawala	Sonali Phogat	Abhijit Bichukale	Archana Gautam	—	Tajinder Singh Bagga	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Chahat Pandey	—
Dancer	—	—	—	—	Gulabo Sapera	—	—	—	—	—	—	Priyank Sharma	Srishty Rode	—	—	Nishant Bhat	Gori Nagori	—	—	Awez Darbar
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Nagma Mirajkar
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Natalia Janoszek
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Neelam Giri
TV Presenter	—	—	—	—	Mandeep Bevli	—	Andy Kumar	Pritam Singh	Pritam Singh	—	—	Benafsha Soonawalla	—	Shefali Bagga	Shardul Pandit	Jay Bhanushali	Sajid Khan	Jigna Vora	Sara Arfeen Khan	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Karan Kundrra	—	—	—	—
Fashion Designer	—	—	—	—	—	Sapna Bhavnani	—	Diandra Soares	—	Kawaljit Singh	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Tanya Mittal
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Nagma Mirajkar
Fitness Influencer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Rajat Dalal	Nehal Chudasama
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Aditi Mistry	—
YouTube Sensation	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Pooja Jain	—	Vikas Pathak	—	—	—	Munawar Faruqui	—	Mridul Tiwari
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Anurag Dobhal	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sunny Arya	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Arun Srikanth Mashettey	—	—
Writer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Vikas Gupta	—	Siddhartha Dey	—	—	—	—	—	Zeishan Quadri
Life & Mind Coach	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Arfeen Khan	—
Radio Jockey	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Pritam Singh	Pritam Singh	—	—	—	—	—	Shardul Pandit	—	—	—	—	Pranit More
Non-Celebrity	Ragini Shetty	Alina Wadiwala	Kamaal Rashid Khan	—	Nihita Biswas	Kashif Qureshi	Anita Advani	—	—	—	Swami Om	Akash Dadlani	Sourabh Patel	—	—	Ritesh Kumar	—	Sana Raees Khan	—	—
	—	—	Jaya Sawant	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Manveer Gurjar	Arshi Khan	Shivashish Mishra	—	—	—	—	Vicky Jain	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Nitibha Kaul	Bandagi Kalra	Somi Khan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Lokesh Sharma	Jyoti Kumari	Nirmal Singh	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Akanksha Sharma	Puneesh Sharma	Saba Khan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Manu Punjabi	Luv Tyagi	Romil Chaudhary	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Priyanka Jagga	Sabyasachi Satpathy	Deepak Thakur	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Navin Prakash	Sshivani Durga	Urvashi Vani	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Zubair Khan	Roshmi Banik	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Mehjabi Siddiqui	Mital Joshi	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Winner  Runner-up  Finalist
Winner	Rahul Roy	Ashutosh Kaushik	Vindu Dara Singh	Shweta Tiwari	Juhi Parmar	Urvashi Dholakia	Gauahar Khan	Gautam Gulati		Prince Narula	Manveer Gurjar	Shilpa Shinde	Dipika Kakar	Sidharth Shukla	Rubina Dilaik	Tejasswi Prakash	MC Stan	Munawar Faruqui	Karan Veer Mehra	Gaurav Khanna
Runner-up	Carol Gracias	Raja Chaudhary	Pravesh Rana	The Great Khali	Mahek Chahal	Imam Siddiqui	Tanishaa Mukerji	Karishma Tanna		Rishabh Sinha	Bani Judge	Hina Khan	Sreesanth	Asim Riaz	Rahul Vaidya	Pratik Sehajpal	Shiv Thakare	Abhishek Kumar	Vivian Dsena	Farhana Bhat

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