Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)
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Bigg Boss is an Indian Hindi-language reality television show of the Bigg Boss franchise in India that airs on Colors TV. It is based on the Dutch format of Big Brother, developed by Endemol. Since its premiere on November 3, 2006, the show has completed nineteen seasons and three OTT (Over-the-Top) seasons. Throughout its run, Bigg Boss has seen a variety of hosts. The first season was hosted by Arshad Warsi, followed by Shilpa Shetty in the second season and Amitabh Bachchan in the third. Farah Khan led the Halla Bol season, while Sanjay 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 in Bigg 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.
Infobox
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 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
Network
Colors TV (season 2–present)
Release
17 August 2008 (2008-08-17) – present
Tables
First released
First released
Series
First released
Host
Last released
House Location
Network
1
1
Series
1
Host
Arshad Warsi
House Location
Lonavala
Episodes
87
Episodes
3 November 2006 (2006-11-03)
Originally released
26 January 2007 (2007-01-26)
Originally released
Sony TV
Originally released
86
Days
15
Housemates
₹1 crore (US$100,000)
Prize Money
Rahul Roy
Winner
Carol Gracias
2
2
Series
2
Host
Shilpa Shetty
House Location
99
Episodes
17 August 2008 (2008-08-17)
Episodes
22 November 2008 (2008-11-22)
Originally released
Colors TV
Originally released
98
Originally released
15
Days
₹1 crore (US$100,000)
Housemates
Ashutosh Kaushik
Prize Money
Raja Chaudhary
3
3
Series
3
Host
Amitabh Bachchan
House Location
85
Episodes
4 October 2009 (2009-10-04)
Episodes
26 December 2009 (2009-12-26)
Originally released
84
Originally released
15
Originally released
₹1 crore (US$100,000)
Days
Vindu Dara Singh
Housemates
Pravesh Rana
4
4
Series
4
Host
Salman Khan
House Location
98
Episodes
3 October 2010 (2010-10-03)
Episodes
8 January 2011 (2011-01-08)
Originally released
97
Originally released
16
Originally released
₹1 crore (US$100,000)
Days
Shweta Tiwari
Housemates
Dalip Singh Rana
5
5
Series
5
Host
Salman Khan
Sanjay Dutt
House Location
Karjat
Episodes
97
Episodes
2 October 2011 (2011-10-02)
Originally released
7 January 2012 (2012-01-07)
Originally released
98
Originally released
18
Days
₹1 crore (US$100,000)
Housemates
Juhi Parmar
Prize Money
Mahek Chahal
6
6
Series
6
Host
Salman Khan
House Location
Lonavala
Episodes
96
Episodes
7 October 2012 (2012-10-07)
Originally released
12 January 2013 (2013-01-12)
Originally released
97
Originally released
19
Days
₹50 lakh (US$52,000)
Housemates
Urvashi Dholakia
Prize Money
Imam Siddique
7
7
Series
7
Host
105
House Location
15 September 2013 (2013-09-15)
Episodes
28 December 2013 (2013-12-28)
Episodes
105
Originally released
20
Originally released
₹50 lakh (US$52,000)
Originally released
Gauahar Khan
Days
Tanishaa Mukerji
8
8
Series
8
Host
105
House Location
21 September 2014 (2014-09-21)
Episodes
3 January 2015 (2015-01-03)
Episodes
105
Originally released
19
Originally released
N/A
Originally released
Declared in Bigg Boss Halla Bol
Days
Declared in Bigg Boss Halla Bol
HB
HB
Series
HB
Host
Farah Khan
House Location
27
Episodes
4 January 2015 (2015-01-04)
Episodes
31 January 2015 (2015-01-31)
Originally released
28
Originally released
10
Originally released
₹25 lakh (US$26,000)
Days
Gautam Gulati
Housemates
Karishma Tanna
9
9
Series
9
Host
Salman Khan
House Location
104
Episodes
11 October 2015 (2015-10-11)
Episodes
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23)
Originally released
105
Originally released
20
Originally released
₹50 lakh (US$52,000)
Days
Prince Narula
Housemates
Rishabh Sinha
10
10
Series
10
Host
105
House Location
16 October 2016 (2016-10-16)
Episodes
29 January 2017 (2017-01-29)
Episodes
106
Originally released
18
Originally released
₹50 lakh (US$52,000)
Originally released
Manveer Gurjar
Days
Bani J
11
11
Series
11
Host
106
House Location
1 October 2017 (2017-10-01)
Episodes
14 January 2018 (2018-01-14)
Episodes
106
Originally released
19
Originally released
₹44 lakh (US$46,000)
Originally released
Shilpa Shinde
Days
Hina Khan
12
12
Series
12
Host
107
House Location
16 September 2018 (2018-09-16)
Episodes
30 December 2018 (2018-12-30)
Episodes
105
Originally released
20
Originally released
₹30 lakh (US$31,000)
Originally released
Dipika Kakar
Days
S. Sreesanth
13
13
Series
13
Host
Film City, Mumbai
House Location
139
Episodes
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)
Episodes
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15)
Originally released
141
Originally released
21
Originally released
₹40 lakh (US$42,000)
Days
Sidharth Shukla
Housemates
Asim Riaz
14
14
Series
14
Host
142
House Location
3 October 2020 (2020-10-03)
Episodes
21 February 2021 (2021-02-21)
Episodes
142
Originally released
22
Originally released
₹36 lakh (US$38,000)
Originally released
Rubina Dilaik
Days
Rahul Vaidya
15
15
Series
15
Host
121
House Location
2 October 2021 (2021-10-02)
Episodes
30 January 2022 (2022-01-30)
Episodes
120
Originally released
24
Originally released
₹40 lakh (US$42,000)
Originally released
Tejasswi Prakash
Days
Pratik Sehajpal
16
16
Series
16
Host
135
House Location
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01)
Episodes
12 February 2023 (2023-02-12)
Episodes
134
Originally released
17
Originally released
₹31 lakh (US$33,000)
Originally released
MC Stan
Days
Shiv Thakare
17
17
Series
17
Host
106
House Location
15 October 2023 (2023-10-15)
Episodes
28 January 2024 (2024-01-28)
Episodes
106
Originally released
21
Originally released
₹50 lakh (US$52,000)
Originally released
Munawar Faruqui
Days
Abhishek Kumar
18
18
Series
18
Host
106
House Location
6 October 2024 (2024-10-06)
Episodes
19 January 2025 (2025-01-19)
Episodes
107
Originally released
23
Originally released
₹50 lakh (US$52,000)
Originally released
Karan Veer Mehra
Days
Vivian Dsena
19
19
Series
19
Host
106
House Location
24 August 2025 (2025-08-24)
Episodes
7 December 2025 (2025-12-07)
Episodes
105
Originally released
18
Originally released
₹50 lakh (US$52,000)
Originally released
Gaurav Khanna
Days
Farhana Bhat
| Series | Host | House Location | Episodes | Originally released | Days | Housemates | Prize Money | Winner | Runner-up | |||
| First released | Last released | Network | ||||||||||
| 1 | Arshad Warsi | Lonavala | 87 | 3 November 2006 (2006-11-03) | 26 January 2007 (2007-01-26) | Sony TV | 86 | 15 | ₹1 crore (US$100,000) | Rahul Roy | Carol Gracias | |
| 2 | Shilpa Shetty | 99 | 17 August 2008 (2008-08-17) | 22 November 2008 (2008-11-22) | Colors TV | 98 | 15 | ₹1 crore (US$100,000) | Ashutosh Kaushik | Raja Chaudhary | ||
| 3 | Amitabh Bachchan | 85 | 4 October 2009 (2009-10-04) | 26 December 2009 (2009-12-26) | 84 | 15 | ₹1 crore (US$100,000) | Vindu Dara Singh | Pravesh Rana | |||
| 4 | Salman Khan | 98 | 3 October 2010 (2010-10-03) | 8 January 2011 (2011-01-08) | 97 | 16 | ₹1 crore (US$100,000) | Shweta Tiwari | Dalip Singh Rana | |||
| 5 | Salman Khan Sanjay Dutt | Karjat | 97 | 2 October 2011 (2011-10-02) | 7 January 2012 (2012-01-07) | 98 | 18 | ₹1 crore (US$100,000) | Juhi Parmar | Mahek Chahal | ||
| 6 | Salman Khan | Lonavala | 96 | 7 October 2012 (2012-10-07) | 12 January 2013 (2013-01-12) | 97 | 19 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Urvashi Dholakia | Imam Siddique | ||
| 7 | 105 | 15 September 2013 (2013-09-15) | 28 December 2013 (2013-12-28) | 105 | 20 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Gauahar Khan | Tanishaa Mukerji | ||||
| 8 | 105 | 21 September 2014 (2014-09-21) | 3 January 2015 (2015-01-03) | 105 | 19 | N/A | Declared in Bigg Boss Halla Bol | Declared in Bigg Boss Halla Bol | ||||
| HB | Farah Khan | 27 | 4 January 2015 (2015-01-04) | 31 January 2015 (2015-01-31) | 28 | 10 | ₹25 lakh (US$26,000) | Gautam Gulati | Karishma Tanna | |||
| 9 | Salman Khan | 104 | 11 October 2015 (2015-10-11) | 23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) | 105 | 20 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Prince Narula | Rishabh Sinha | |||
| 10 | 105 | 16 October 2016 (2016-10-16) | 29 January 2017 (2017-01-29) | 106 | 18 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Manveer Gurjar | Bani J | ||||
| 11 | 106 | 1 October 2017 (2017-10-01) | 14 January 2018 (2018-01-14) | 106 | 19 | ₹44 lakh (US$46,000) | Shilpa Shinde | Hina Khan | ||||
| 12 | 107 | 16 September 2018 (2018-09-16) | 30 December 2018 (2018-12-30) | 105 | 20 | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | Dipika Kakar | S. Sreesanth | ||||
| 13 | Film City, Mumbai | 139 | 29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) | 15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) | 141 | 21 | ₹40 lakh (US$42,000) | Sidharth Shukla | Asim Riaz | |||
| 14 | 142 | 3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) | 21 February 2021 (2021-02-21) | 142 | 22 | ₹36 lakh (US$38,000) | Rubina Dilaik | Rahul Vaidya | ||||
| 15 | 121 | 2 October 2021 (2021-10-02) | 30 January 2022 (2022-01-30) | 120 | 24 | ₹40 lakh (US$42,000) | Tejasswi Prakash | Pratik Sehajpal | ||||
| 16 | 135 | 1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) | 12 February 2023 (2023-02-12) | 134 | 17 | ₹31 lakh (US$33,000) | MC Stan | Shiv Thakare | ||||
| 17 | 106 | 15 October 2023 (2023-10-15) | 28 January 2024 (2024-01-28) | 106 | 21 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Munawar Faruqui | Abhishek Kumar | ||||
| 18 | 106 | 6 October 2024 (2024-10-06) | 19 January 2025 (2025-01-19) | 107 | 23 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Karan Veer Mehra | Vivian Dsena | ||||
| 19 | 106 | 24 August 2025 (2025-08-24) | 7 December 2025 (2025-12-07) | 105 | 18 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Gaurav Khanna | Farhana Bhat | ||||
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