Bigg Boss (Hindi TV Series) All Seasons, Winners, Hosts, Prizes, House

Bigg Boss Hindi Tv Series:

Bigg Boss Hindi TV Series is the most popular Indian television reality show and the first version of the franchise which airs on Colors TV in India. It follows the format of the Dutch reality game show Big Brother, which was first developed by Endemol in the Netherlands. Over 15 years, the show has rolled out fifteen seasons and two spin-off versions.

The show was syndicated internationally and available through Voot and Disney+ Hotstar OTT platforms. Bigg Boss was originally started in the Hindi language and has been extended into seven languages spoken in the Indian sub-continent, including Kannada, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, and Malayalam.

Though the show has largely been a celebrity-only show, it opened the doors for participation by the common people since its tenth season. Although the fans didn’t spot any commoners in seasons 13 and 14, but according to the reports, the fans will once again see the commoners in Bigg Boss 15.

Quick Information:

Tv Series	Bigg Boss Hindi
Based on	Big Brother
Presented by	Arshad Warsi (2006–2007) Shilpa Shetty (2008) Amitabh Bachchan (2009) Salman Khan (2010–present) Sanjay Dutt (2011–2012) Farah Khan (2015) Karan Johar (2021) – OTT
Voices of	Atul Kapoor
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	TV Series – 15 OTT – 1
No. of episodes	1360
Production locations	Lonavala (1-4&6-12) Karjat (5) Goregaon Film City (13-15&OTT)
Running time	60-90 minutes
Original release	3 November 2006 – present
Original network	Sony TV (season 1) Colors TV (seasons 2-present) Voot (OTT)
Production company	Endemol India

Bigg Boss House:

A Bigg Boss House is built for every season. The house from seasons 1-4 & 6-12 was located in Lonavla, Pune district of Maharashtra, however the house for the fifth season was located at ND Studios in Karjat.

The house from seasons 13, 14, and Bigg Boss OTT was located in Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai, and also Bigg Boss Season 15 will be there.

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

The voice of Bigg Boss:

Atul Kapoor has been the voice of Bigg Boss since the first season. He is an Indian actor and voice actor who can speak English, Punjabi, and Hindi.

Bigg Boss Hindi Hosts:

• Arshad Warsi (2006–2007)
• Shilpa Shetty (2008)
• Amitabh Bachchan (2009)
• Salman Khan (2010–present)
• Sanjay Dutt (2011–2012)
• Farah Khan (2015)
• Karan Johar (2021) – OTT

Bigg Boss Hindi Winners:

• Rahul Roy (Season 1)
• Ashutosh Kaushik (Season 2)
• Vindu Dara Singh (Season 3)
• Shweta Tiwari (Season 4)
• Juhi Parmar (Season 5)
• Urvashi Dholakia (Season 6)
• Gauahar Khan (Season 7)
• Gautam Gulati (Season 8; Bigg Boss Halla Bol)
• Prince Narula (Season 9)
• Manveer Gujjar (Season 10)
• Shilpa Shinde (Season 11)
• Dipika Kakar (Season 12)
• Sidharth Shukla (Season 13)
• Rubina Dilaik (Season 14)
• Divya Agarwal (Bigg Boss OTT series)

Bigg Boss Hindi Season 1:

TV Series	Bigg Boss Hindi Season 1
Presented by	Arshad Warsi
Winner	Rahul Roy
Runner-up	Carol Gracias
No. of housemates	15
No. of days	86
No. of episodes	87
Prize Money	₹1 crore (US$140,000)
Original release	3 November 2006 – 26 January 2007

The Indian reality TV programme Bigg Boss Season 1 was premiered on 3 November 2006 to 26 January 2007, a total of 86 days via Sony Entertainment Television. The house was located in the tourist place of Lonavla, Pune district of Maharashtra.

The show was hosted by an Indian actor, producer, dancer, television personality, choreographer, and playback singer Arshad Warsi. There were 15 housemates and Rahul Roy becoming the winner while Carol Gracias became the runner-up. The winner won ₹1 crore (US$140,000).

Bigg Boss Hindi Season 2:

TV Series	Bigg Boss Hindi Season 2
Presented by	Shilpa Shetty
Winner	Ashutosh Kaushik
Runner-up	Raja Chaudhary
No. of housemates	15
No. of days	98
No. of episodes	99
Prize Money	₹1 crore (US$140,000)
Original release	17 August 2008 – 22 November 2008

Bigg Boss 2 is the second season of the Indian reality TV programme Bigg Boss. It began airing on 21 August 2008 and ending with the finale on 22 November 2008 on Colors. Bigg Boss house at Lonavala, a hill station about 100 km east of Mumbai.

Shilpa Shetty replaced Arshad Warsi as host of the show. Fourteen handpicked housemates entered during the launch and Ashutosh Kaushik emerged as the winner with an award of Rs. 1 crore. Raja Chaudhary was the runner-up of the show.

Bigg Boss Hindi Season 3:

TV Series	Bigg Boss Hindi Season 3
Presented by	Amitabh Bachchan
Winner	Vindu Dara Singh
Runner-up	Pravesh Rana
No. of housemates	15
No. of days	85
No. of episodes	85
Prize Money	₹1 crore (US$140,000)
Original release	4 October – 26 December 2009

Bigg Boss 3 or Bigg Boss Hindi Season 3 was airing on 4 October 2009 on Colors with Amitabh Bachchan as the host and aired for 84 days concluding on 26 December 2009. This season, the house has located in the city of Lonavla in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Vindu Dara Singh become the winner of the show while Pravesh Rana was declared the first runner-up. Vindu was awarded prize money of ₹1 crore (US$140,000). He has also announced the most stylish and bold contestant and won a Chevrolet Cruze.

Bigg Boss Hindi Season 4:

TV Series	Bigg Boss Hindi Season 4
Presented by	Salman Khan
Winner	Shweta Tiwari
Runner-up	Dalip Singh Rana (Khali)
No. of housemates	18
No. of days	96
No. of episodes	99
Prize Money	₹1 crore (US$140,000)
Original release	3 October 2010 – 8 January 2011

Indian reality TV show Bigg Boss 4 or Bigg Boss Hindi Season 4 was airing on 4 October 2009 and ending on 8 January 2011 (96 days) on Colors TV. Salman Khan joined the show for the first time as a host and has subsequently hosted all the following season. This season became the highest-rated season with the finale trp reaching 6.2 and the average trp being 4.8.

Fourteen hand-picked housemates entered the house located in Lonavla, Maharashtra. Two additional wild card entries were made during the second and third weeks, taking the number of contestants to sixteen.

Shweta Tiwari emerged as the winner, going away with prize money of ₹1 crore (US$140,000), while The Great Khali was announced as the runner-up.

Bigg Boss Hindi Season 5:

TV Series	Bigg Boss Hindi Season 5
Presented by	Sanjay Dutt & Salman Khan
Winner	Juhi Parma
Runner-up	Mahek Chahal
No. of housemates	20
No. of days	98
No. of episodes	99
Prize Money	₹1 crore (US$140,000)
Original release	2 October 2011 – 7 January 2012

Bigg Boss 5 or Bigg Boss Hindi Season 5, which aired on Colors from 2 October 2011 to 7 January 2012 (98 days) with Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan as the hosts.

Fourteen hand-picked housemates entered the house located in Karjat, Maharashtra. Four additional wild card entries and three guest entries, who stayed in the house for a couple of days, took the total number of inhabitants to twenty-one.

The series was won by actress and television presenter Juhi Parmar and Mahek Chahal became Runner-Up. Juhi was awarded prize money of ₹1 crore (US$140,000).

Bigg Boss Hindi Season 6:

TV Series	Bigg Boss Hindi Season 6
Presented by	Salman Khan
Winner	Urvashi Dholakia
Runner-up	Imam Siddique
No. of housemates	20
No. of days	97
No. of episodes	99
Prize Money	₹50 lakh (US$70,000)
Original release	7 October 2012 – 12 January 2013

Bigg Boss 6 is the sixth season of the Indian reality TV show Bigg Boss, which is aired on Colors from 7 October 2012 to 12 January with Salman Khan as the host.

The series was won by actress Urvashi Dholakia while Imam Siddiqui was the first runner-up while Sana Khan and Niketan Madhok were second and third runners-up respectively. The prize money was reduced to ₹5 million (US$70,000).

Bigg Boss Hindi Season 7:

TV Series	Bigg Boss Hindi Season 7
Presented by	Salman Khan
Winner	Gauahar Khan
Runner-up	Tanisha Mukerji
No. of housemates	20
No. of days	105
No. of episodes	106
Prize Money	₹50 lakh (US$70,000)
Original release	15 September – 28 December 2013

Bigg Boss: “Jannat Ka Wow Aur Jahannam Ka Aaw Dekhege Saath Saath” is the seventh season of the Indian reality TV series Bigg Boss which aired on TV channel Colors TV from 15 September 2013 to 28 December 2013 (104 days).

Salman Khan returning as the host for the fourth time and the series was won by Indian model and actress Gauahar Khan while Tanishaa Mukerji was runner-up. Gauahar was awarded prize money of ₹50 lakh (US$70,000).

Bigg Boss Hindi Season 8:

Indian reality Tv show Bigg Boss 8 or Bigg Boss Hindi Season 8, which merged into Bigg Boss Halla Bol!, was premiered on TV channel Colors on 21 September 2014 and concluded on 3 January 2015 with five final contestants. Salman Khan returned as the host of the series for the fifth time.

Bigg Boss Halla Bol!

TV Series	Bigg Boss Halla Bol!
Presented by	Farah Khan
Winner	Gautam Gulati
Runner-up	Karishma Tanna
No. of housemates	10
No. of days	28
No. of episodes	29
Prize Money	₹50 lakh (US$70,000)
Original release	3 January – 31 January 2015

After the finale of the season with five champions, Bigg Boss Halla Bol! a spin-off was launched on 4 January. It merged into the regular series and continued in the same house. Farah Khan was appointed as the new host as Salman bid adieu due to his filming schedule of Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

The series was won by an Indian film and TV actor Gautam Gulati while Karishma Tanna was runner-up. Gautam was awarded prize money of ₹50 lakh (US$70,000). The house was located in the city of Lonavla in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Bigg Boss Hindi Season 9:

TV Series	Bigg Boss Hindi Season 9
Presented by	Salman Khan
Winner	Prince Narula
Runner-up	Rishabh Sinha
No. of housemates	20
No. of days	104
No. of episodes	105
Prize Money	₹50 lakh (US$70,000)
Original release	11 October 2015 – 23 January 2016

Bigg Boss Double Trouble (Bigg Boss: Nau)[1] is the ninth season of the Indian reality TV series Bigg Boss that premiered on 11 October 2015 to 23 January 2016 on Colors TV.

Salman Khan returned to host the ninth season. The series was won by Prince Narula while Rishabh Sinha became the runner-up of the show. Prince was awarded prize money of ₹50 lakh (US$70,000). The house was located in the city of Lonavla in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Bigg Boss Hindi Season 10:

TV Series	Bigg Boss Hindi Season 10
Presented by	Salman Khan
Winner	Manveer Gurjar
Runner-up	Bani J
No. of housemates	18
No. of days	105
No. of episodes	106
Prize Money	₹50 lakh (US$70,000)
Original release	16 October 2016 – 29 January 2017

The Indian reality TV series Bigg Boss 10 or Bigg Boss Hindi Season 10 was airing from 16 October 2016 to 29 January 2017 on Colors TV. It was the first time when the doors of houses were opened for commoners called Indiawale. The house was located in the city of Lonavla in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

The TV series was hosted by Salman Khan and Manveer Gurjar emerged as the winner with an award of ₹50 lakh. Bani J became the first runner-up.

Bigg Boss Hindi Season 11:

TV Series	Bigg Boss Hindi Season 11
Presented by	Salman Khan
Winner	Shilpa Shinde
Runner-up	Hina Khan
No. of housemates	19
No. of days	105
No. of episodes	106
Prize Money	₹50 lakh (US$70,000)
Original release	1 October 2017 – 14 January 2018

Bigg Boss 11 is the eleventh season of the Indian reality TV series Bigg Boss, which aired on Colors TV. Salman Khan returned to host the show for the eighth time. The house was located the city of Lonavla in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

The series premiered on 1 October 2017 and end on 14 January 2018 and Shilpa Shinde was announced as the winner while Hina Khan was Runner-up. Shilpa was awarded prize money of ₹50 lakh (US$70,000).

Bigg Boss Hindi Season 12:

TV Series	Bigg Boss Hindi Season 12
Presented by	Salman Khan
Winner	Dipika Kakar
Runner-up	Shanthakumaran Sreesanth
No. of housemates	21
No. of days	105
No. of episodes	106
Prize Money	₹30 lakh (US$42,000)
Original release	16 September – 30 December 2018

The Indian reality TV series Bigg Boss Hindi Season 12 was premiered on 16 September 2018 and end on 30 December 2018 on Colors. The house was located in the city of Lonavla in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

The launch episode was titled “Bigg Night” and Salman Khan hosted the season for the ninth time. Dipika Kakar was announced as the winner, won prize money of ₹30 lakh. Shanthakumaran Sreesanth became a Runner-up.

Bigg Boss Hindi Season 13:

TV Series	Bigg Boss Hindi Season 13
Presented by	Salman Khan
Winner	Sidharth Shukla
Runner-up	Asim Riaz
No. of housemates	21
No. of days	139
No. of episodes	139
Prize Money	₹50 lakh (US$70,000)
Original release	29 September 2019 – 15 February 2020

Bigg Boss 13, also known as Bigg Boss Tedah, is the thirteenth season of the Indian reality TV series Bigg Boss and premiered on 29 September 2019 on Colors TV. The house was located in Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai.

Bigg Boss Hindi Season 13 became the longest season as well as the most successful Bigg Boss season since the inception of the series. Salman Khan hosted the season for the tenth time.

The grand finale of the show took place on 15 February 2020, and Sidharth Shukla was announced as the winner and won prize money of ₹50 lakh (US$70,000), while Asim Riaz was the runner up.

Bigg Boss Hindi Season 14:

TV Series	Bigg Boss Hindi Season 14
Presented by	Salman Khan
Winner	Rubina Dilaik
Runner-up	Rahul Vaidya
No. of housemates	23
No. of days	141
No. of episodes	142
Prize Money	₹36 lakh (US$50,000)
Original release	3 October 2020 – 21 February 2021

The Indian reality TV series Bigg Boss 14, also known as Bigg Boss: “Ab Scene Paltega”, was premiered on 3 October 2020 to on 21 February 2021 on Colors TV. The house was located in Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai.

Salman Khan hosted the season for the eleventh time. Rubina Dilaik was announced as the winner, while Rahul Vaidya became the runner-up. Rubina was awarded prize money of ₹36 lakh.

Bigg Boss OTT:

TV Series	Bigg Boss OTT
Presented by	Karan Johar
Winner	Divya Agarwal
Runner-up	Nishant Bhat
No. of housemates	13
No. of days	42
No. of episodes	42
Prize Money	₹25 lakh (US$35,000)
Original release	8 August – 18 September 2021

The Indian reality TV series Bigg Boss OTT, also known as Bigg Boss: Over-The-Top, was premiered on 8 August 2021 and end on 18 September 2021 on Viacom18’s streaming service Voot and premium streaming service Voot.

The Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, costume designer, television personality, and actor Karan Johar host the show. Divya Agarwal emerged as the winner and won ₹25 lakh (US$35,000), while Nishant Bhat became the runner-up.

Bigg Boss Hindi Season 15:

Bigg Boss 15, also known as Bigg Boss: “Sankat in Jungle”, is the fifteenth season of the Indian reality TV series Bigg Boss. It will premiere on 2 October 2021 on Colors TV.

Salman Khan hosted the season for the twelfth time. The house was located in Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai.

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