Bigg Boss

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Bigg Boss is a television reality show broadcast on Colors channel in India. It follows the Big Brother format, which was first developed by Endemol in the Netherlands. Within a span of 10 years of telecast, Bigg Boss has rolled out 9 Seasons and one spin-off version thus establishing itself as one of the most popular Reality TV Series in India.

Concept

Bigg Boss is a reality show based on the original Dutch Big Brother format developed by John de Mol. A number of contestants (known as "housemates") live in a purpose-built house and are isolated from the rest of the world. Each week, housemates nominate two of their peers for eviction, and the housemates who receives the most nominations would face a public vote. Of these, one would eventually leave, having been "evicted" from the House. However, there were exceptions to this process as dictated by Bigg Boss. In the final week, there were three housemates remaining, and the public voted for who they wanted to win. The housemates in the Indian version are primarily celebrities with the exception of one who is a non-celebrity selected via auditions. Housemates are overseen by a mysterious person known as 'Bigg Boss', whose only presence in the house is through his voice.[1]

The house

A Bigg Boss House is built for every season. The house was earlier located in the tourist place of Lonavla, Pune district of Maharashtra, however the house for the fifth season was located ND Studios in Karjat.[2][3] The house is well-furnished and decorated. It has all kinds of modern amenities, but just one or two bedrooms and four toilet bath rooms. There is a garden, pool, activity area and gym in the House. There is also a Confession Room, where the housemates may be called in by Bigg Boss for any kind of conversation, and for the nomination process.[4]

The House has no TV connection, no telephones, no Internet connection, clocks, pen or paper.[1]

Rules

While all the rules have never been told to the audience, the most prominent ones are clearly seen. The inmates are not permitted to talk in any other language than Hindi. They are not supposed to tamper with any of the electronic equipment or any other thing in the House. They cannot leave the House premises at any time except when permitted to. They cannot discuss the nomination process with anyone.[5] They cannot sleep in day time.

Sometimes, the housemates may be nominated for other reasons, such as nomination by a person who has achieved special privileges (via tasks or other things), for breaking rules or something else. If something is very serious, a contestant may be evicted directly.[6]

Airing

The main television coverage takes the form of a daily highlights programme and the weekly eviction show on Fridays that are aired on Colors TV, while the first season was aired on Sony TV.[7] Everyday's episodes contain the main happenings of the previous day. Every Saturday episode mainly focuses on an interview of the evicted contestant by the host. The episode on Sunday, named differently across seasons, contains extra footage of the week, which was not included in any episode.

Series details

Season Main host Launch date Finale date Days Housemates TRP Prize money Winner
Launch Finale Average
1 Arshad Warsi 3 November 2006 26 January 2007 86 15 2.36[8] 2.87 2.72 1 crore (US$150,000) Rahul Roy
2 Shilpa Shetty 17 August 2008 22 November 2008 98 2.42[9] 3.02 2.89Ashutosh Kaushik
3 Amitabh Bachchan 4 October 2009 26 December 2009 84 1.96[10] 3.06 2.83Vindu Dara Singh
4 Salman Khan 3 October 2010 8 January 2011 96 16 3.60[8]6.70[11] 5.15[12]Shweta Tiwari
5 Sanjay Dutt[1] 2 October 2011 7 January 2012 98 184.30[13] 3.97 4.19[14]Juhi Parmar
6 Salman Khan 7 October 2012 12 January 2013 97193.21[15] 4.40[16] 3.81[17] 50 lakh (US$74,000) Urvashi Dholakia
7 15 September 2013 28 December 2013 105 203.85[18] 4.80[19] 4.32[20]Gauahar Khan
8 21 September 20143 January 2015105193.803.74[21] 3.77[22] N/A [2]
Halla BolFarah Khan3 January 201531 January 20152810 3.74[21] 2.82[23] 3.28[23] Gautam Gulati
9 Salman Khan11 October 201523 January 201610520To be announced Prince Narula
     Highest viewing figures.      Lowest viewing figures.
  1. ^ Although Sanjay Dutt was the main host of season 5, Salman Khan also hosted a few eviction episodes with him including the opening & finale episodes.
  2. ^ Bigg Boss 8 was merged with its spin-off series Bigg Boss Halla Bol! and hence, there was no particular winner of this season. Although on the finale day, the five finalists were declared as "The Champions", who continued their journey as contestants in the spin-off series, against some ex-contestants from previous seasons.

Housemate pattern

Clique Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9
Politically acclaimed NoneSanjay NoneSeema NoneSampat None
Reality show AlumniAshutoshSakshi P.SiddharthMinkRatanReneePrince
Pooja M.VishalDimpy
LGBTBobby NoneRohitBegumLaxmiImamAndySushantKanwaljeet
Viveik
Pageant winnerAryanDianaAditi NoneShonali NoneGauaharRochelle
Vida
On the Wrong
Side of the Law
NoneMonica NoneDevender NoneAseem NoneAman
Rahul M. Abbas
Item girlRakhi S.SambhavnaSherlynVeenaMahekSanaHazelNatasaNora
Gauahar
International star NoneJade ClaudiaVeenaSunny NoneElliMandana
BegumSofia
Seasoned modelAnupama Zulfi NoneAanchalShraddha Niketan AsifDiandra
CarolPayalHrishantKarishma K.Nigaar
Soap actorAmit Ketaki Bakhtiyaar Shweta Juhi AashkaShilpa GautamDigangana
Ankit
SayantaniKamyaKarishma T.Roopal
Roopali Rakhi T. Tanaaz Sara Amar UrvashiKushalSukirtiSuyyash
Vikas
RajevPratyushaPraneetKishwar
SingerBabaDebojitIsmailManojRaageshwari NoneAli QuliArvind
SportspersonSalil NoneVinodKhaliSonikaSidhuSangram None
Film star Ravi PayalShamitaAshmitAkashdeep Dinesh TanishaaSonaliAman
AryaRimi
Deepak T.RajaPoonamSamirShaktiDelnaazArmaanUpenYuvika
KashmiraSambhavna VinduDollyPooja B.SayantaniApurvaMinisshaVikas
AjazPuneetKeith
Comedian NoneAhsaanRajuVeena NoneVrajeshRajatPritam None
Non-celebrityRagini Alina Pravesh NoneNihita Kashif Anita None Priya Malik

Controversies

Season 4

Season 6

Guests appearances

Celebrity guests to appear on the series include:

Inhabitant Season Days
India    Ali Merchant 4 11
Canada   Pamela Anderson 4 3
India   Swami Agnivesh 5 3
Australia   Andrew Symonds 5 7
Japan   Yamamotoyama 5 1
India   Jyoti Amge 6 3

References

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  13. "KBC 5 dominates Bigg Boss 5 in TRP ratings". Retrieved 18 December 2015.
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  20. "TRP Ratings from 24th December 2013 to 30th December 2013 (Week 52) - Telly TRP". Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  21. 1 2 "'Satyamev Jayate 3' has Better TRP Ratings than 'Bigg Boss 8': Aamir Khan Beats Salman". International Business Times, India Edition. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
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  23. 1 2 "Bigg Boss 8: From ‘Halla Bol’ to surprise eviction, lame attempts by makers to gain TRPs". India TV News. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
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