Bigg Boss | |
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Based on | Big Brother |
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Voices of | Atul Kapoor |
Narrated by | Vijay Vikram Singh |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 18 |
No. of episodes | 1,864 |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 60–90 minutes |
Production company | Endemol India |
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Network | Sony Entertainment Television (season 1) |
Release | 3 November 2006 26 January 2007 | –
Network | Colors TV (season 2–present) |
Release | 17 August 2008 present | –
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Bigg Boss OTT | |
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Bigg Boss is a popular 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 eighteen seasons and three OTT (Over-The-Top) seasons.[1] 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 now, a total of 332 contestants have participated in Bigg Boss. Out of these, 13 contestants have returned for other seasons, while 2 contestants played as proxy contestants and 4 contestants were not selected by the audience, preventing them from entering the house. As of season 17, Bigg Boss has aired a total of 1,864 episodes and currently, season 18 is on air.