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Bigg Boss (2006)

Bigg Boss poster
Original title
बिग बॉस
Genre
reality television
Country
India
Length
19 seasons, 1564 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 50 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Contestants live together in a house under constant surveillance, isolated from the outside world. They compete in tasks and face elimination by public vote, with a host guiding the show.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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