Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) season 18
| Bigg Boss | |
|---|---|
| Season 18 | |
 Logo of Bigg Boss 18 | |
| Presented by | Salman Khan |
| No. of days | 16 |
| No. of housemates | 18 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Colors TV |
| Original release | 6 October 2024 – present |
| Season chronology | |
Bigg Boss 18 also known as Bigg Boss: Time Ka Tandav is the eighteenth season of the Indian Hindi-language reality show Bigg Boss. It premiered on 6 October 2024 on Colors TV and JioCinema. Salman Khan is hosting the show for the fifteenth time.[1][2][3]
Production
[edit]Promotions
[edit]Nia Sharma was announced as the first confirmed contestant during the Khatron Ke Khiladi 14 finale on September 29, 2024.[4] However, she later revealed that she would not be participating in the show.[5]
From October 3 to 5, promotional clips featuring Shilpa Shirodkar, Shehzada Dhami, Chaahat Pandey, Vivian Dsena, Alice Kaushik, Gunratan Sadavarte and Eisha Singh were released.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
On October 6, 2024, the grand premiere promo showcasing Avinash Mishra was released.[12] Additionally, a promo featuring Hrithik Roshan introducing Arfeen Khan and Sara Arfeen Khan were also released the same day.[13]
Theme
[edit]The theme for this season is "Time Ka Taandav". Bigg Boss will play with time, he will see the contestants past, present and future.[14]
Eye logo
[edit]The design prominently includes a stylized eye at the center, which has a striking blue color with detailed textures, resembling an iris and pupil. Surrounding the eye is a circular clock motif, with gold outlines and clock markings, suggesting a theme of time or vigilance. The overall color scheme combines blue, gold, and white.[15][16][17]
Release
[edit]The teaser was released on September 16, 2024 voiced by Salman Khan, announcing the arrival and theme of this season.[15][16][18] On September 22, 2024, Colors TV released a new promo featuring Khan, marking his return to the show after absence in the OTT version while announcing the premiere date for the new season.[19]
House
[edit]The house of this season had a "cave and fort-like" theme. The house was located in Film City, Mumbai for the sixth time. The house has a seven sections of area: living area, kitchen area, dining and sitting area, bedroom area, garden area, jail and Confession room. The jail of the house was designed as ancient cave with white walls, small beds and telephone located inside the house next to the bedroom. A swimming pool is placed with a stone deck next to it. The bathroom was designed like a Turkish Hammam. The house had overall 107 cameras.[20]
Housemate status
[edit]| Sr | Housemate | Day entered | Day exited | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alice | Day 1 | |||
| 2 | Arfeen | Day 1 | |||
| 3 | Avinash | Day 1 | Day 11 | Evicted by Housemates | [21] |
| Day 11 | |||||
| 4 | Chaahat | Day 1 | |||
| 5 | Chum | Day 1 | |||
| 6 | Eisha | Day 1 | |||
| 7 | Karanveer | Day 1 | |||
| 8 | Muskan | Day 1 | |||
| 9 | Nyrraa | Day 1 | |||
| 10 | Rajat | Day 1 | |||
| 11 | Sara | Day 1 | |||
| 12 | Shehzada | Day 1 | |||
| 13 | Shilpa | Day 1 | |||
| 14 | Shrutika | Day 1 | |||
| 15 | Tajinder | Day 1 | |||
| 16 | Vivian | Day 1 | |||
| 17 | Hema | Day 1 | Day 14 | Evicted | [22] |
| 18 | Gunratan | Day 1 | Day 10 | Walked | [23] |
Housemates
[edit]The list of housemates in the order of entering the house:[24]
Original entrants
[edit]- Chahat Pandey – Actress.[25] She is best known for her roles in Hamari Bahu Silk and Durga Mata Ki Chhaya.[24]
- Shehzada Dhami – Actor.[26] He is known for his roles in Choti Sarrdaarni and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.[24]
- Avinash Mishra – Actor.[27] He his best known for his roles in Yeh Teri Galiyan and Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke.[24]
- Shilpa Shirodkar – Actress.[28] She worked primarily in Hindi- language films from 1989 to 2000 and after 13 years, she made a comeback to acting with Ek Mutthi Aasmaan.[24]
- Tajinder Bagga – Politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.[24]
- Shrutika Arjun – Comedian, Actress and Dancer.[29] She previously worked in Tamil and Malayalam films and made a comeback with reality series Cooku with Comali.[24]
- Nyrraa Banerji – Actress. She is best known playing Divya Shergill in Divya Drishti and participating in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13. She also acted in the film Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal.[24]
- Chum Darang – Actress and model. She was one of the beauty pageants of Miss AAPSU 2010 and is known for acting in the film Gangubai Kathiawadi.[24]
- Karanveer Mehra – Actor.[30] He is known for his roles in Pavitra Rishta and Ragini MMS 2. He is well known for winning Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 14.[24]
- Rajat Dalal – Fitness influencer and former weightlifter.[24]
- Muskan Bamne – Actress. She is best known for her role of Pakhi Shah in Anupamaa.[24]
- Arfeen Khan – Life coach and motivational speaker. He is the husband of Sara Arfeen Khan.[24]
- Sara Arfeen Khan – Actress, wellness coach and wife of Arfeen Khan. She is known for playing Alka Tiwari in Dhoondh Legi Manzil Humein.[24]
- Eisha Singh – Actress. She is known for her role as Suhani Sharma Oberoi in Sirf Tum.[24]
- Dr. Gunratan Sadavarte – Lawyer.[24]
- Hema Sharma – Social media influencer and Actress. Known as Viral Bhabi.[24]
- Vivian Dsena – Television actor.[31] He is known for playing Abhay Raichand in Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani, RK in Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon and Harman in Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki. He also participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5.[24]
- Alice Kaushik – Actress. She is known for her role in Pandya Store.[24]
Twists
[edit]Future prediction
[edit]On the Grand Premiere day, Salman Khan reveals the top 2 finalist of this season Vivian and Alice which was predicted by Bigg Boss.[32]
Jail punishment
[edit]| Week | Day | Housemates in jail | Special power | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Days 1-5 | Tajinder Hema |
Power of controlling house ration | [33] |
| Week 2 | Days 11- | Avinash | Power of controlling house ration | [34] |
Time ka Tandav
[edit]A new room has introduced and this room will be opened in every weekend ka vaar. This room is always in present time but this room is helps to take important decision based on what happened in past and what will be happen in future.[35]
| Week | Time | Contenders | Power | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Past | Vivian Alice |
Punish guilty housemates on past mistakes | [35] |
| Week 2 | Future | Rajat Vivian |
Thrown of Control | [36] |
Weekly summary
[edit]The main events in the Bigg Boss 18 house are summarised in the table below.
| Week 1 | Entrances | During the Grand Premiere, host Salman Khan welcomed new housemates and introduced them to audience. Chaahat, Shehzada, Avinash, Shilpa, Tajinder, Shrutika, Nyrraa, Chum, Karanveer, Rajat, Muskan, Arfeen, Sara, Eisha, Gunratan, Hema, Vivian and Alice entered house in order.[37] |
|---|---|---|
| Notes | On the Grand Premiere, Bigg Boss predicted that Chaahat would end up in jail, but she could change her fate by convincing two other housemates to take her place. If she failed, Chaahat would go to jail. After successfully convincing Tajinder and Hema, Chaahat avoided jail, while Tajinder and Hema were sent to jail until further orders from Bigg Boss.[38] | |
| During the Grand Premiere, Bigg Boss also predicted that Vivian and Alice would be the top two contestants of the season, and that voting lines would only open for them if they reached the finale.[39] | ||
| On Day 2, Bigg Boss presented two options to the jailed Tajinder and Hema: a) they could gain control over ration by remaining in jail until further orders from Bigg Boss, or b) they could be released from jail and become ordinary housemates like the others. Tajinder and Hema chose option a, allowing them to control the ration while in jail. Ration supplies were sent from the storeroom to the jail, where they would distribute it as they saw fit.[33] | ||
| On Day 4, Bigg Boss announced that jailmates Tajinder and Hema could be released if two other housemates took their place in jail. The first to go was Chaahat, who volunteered. Bigg Boss then asked all the housemates who supported the release of both Tajinder and Hema. Karanveer, Eisha and Avinash did not support their release. Consequently, Bigg Boss allowed them to choose another housemate to accompany Chaahat in jail. The three mutually decided on Gunratan, but he declined to go. As a result, since neither Chaahat nor Gunratan successfully went to jail, Tajinder and Hema remained incarcerated.[40] | ||
| On Day 5, Bigg Boss gave Tajinder and Hema the chance to be released from jail if they sacrificed all the rations currently present in the house, promising that they would be provided with basic rations daily. Tajinder and Hema both agreed to this arrangement and were released from jail, while all the rations were returned to Bigg Boss.[41] | ||
| During the grand premiere, a donkey named Gadhraj was sent into the house, where he was tied in the garden near the smoking area. On Day 7, host Salman Khan announced that his time in the house had come to an end.[42] | ||
| Time God | None | |
| Nominations | Maut Ka Farmaan
On Day 3, the nomination process took place in the garden area, where all housemates' photos were displayed on the Maut Ka Farmaan board. First, each housemate voiced the name of one contestant they wanted to nominate. After that, the archer would shoot an arrow at the photo of the nominated housemate. If that housemate received three or more nominations, they would be nominated for eviction; if they received less than three nominations, they would be safe. The archer had ten arrows, allowing housemates to nominate a maximum of ten contestants.[43] | |
| Chaahat, Gunratan, Karanveer, Muskan, and Avinash were nominated for the first week’s weekend eviction process.[43] | ||
| Tasks | On Day 1, Bigg Boss assigned a task to the housemates to earn rations. During this task, an hourglass was placed in the garden, where housemates in pairs needed to keep an eye on it while sitting on a horse. Each pair would first fill the sand kept near the hourglass up to the yellow line. They then needed to open a knob at the bottom to allow the sand to flow from the hourglass until it reached the red line mark. After that, the pair would stop the knob and hand it over to the next pair, who would repeat the same procedure.
However, the housemates failed to comply with the rules. The first violation was by Shilpa, who fell asleep while watching the hourglass, and the second violation was Karanveer, who started the task alone instead of in a pair. As a result, Bigg Boss halted the task and announced that instead of 16 boxes of rations, he would only provide six boxes.[44] | |
| Task cancelled[44] | ||
| Sponsored | On Day 7, Bellavita gifted perfume to the housemates. | |
| Exits | On Day 7, no eviction took place. However a donkey named Gadhraj who was introduced as contestant were taken out from the house.[45] | |
| Week 2 | Notes | On Day 11, Following the hunger strike, Bigg Boss opened the confession room for the housemates and asked them to state one demand they wanted fulfilled to resolve their problems in the future. Later, Bigg Boss revealed that only Avinash, Shrutika, Tajinder, and Chum requested ration for all housemates. Bigg Boss announced he would provide the ration, but to receive it, the housemates needed to change one significant event from the past. The two events to consider were the release of Tajinder and Hema from jail and the absence of any eviction among the nominated housemates last week.
Bigg Boss presented two options for the housemates to choose from: the first option involved selecting any two housemates to go to jail, and the second option was the eviction of one nominated housemate among Chaahat, Karanveer, Muskan, and Avinash. The housemates initially selected the first option but couldn't reach a decision. Eventually, they chose the second option, evicting Avinash by majority vote. Later, Bigg Boss announced that Avinash would exit the house, only to unveil a twist: he returned to jail with control of the house's ration, which Bigg Boss granted in exchange for making the decision.[34] |
| Time God Task |
On Day 9, Bigg Boss assigned a task in the activity area for all housemates to compete for the title of the house's first Time God, who would have the power to change decisions from the past, present, and future, as well as control over time in the house. This role was more significant than that of the captain, who merely received immunity and some rights. The task was conducted in two rounds. In the first round, out of 18 housemates, dolls representing nine housemates would be offered to the devil by any housemate. The housemates whose dolls were offered would be eliminated from the race to become the Time God. In the second round, dolls from the remaining nine housemates would be offered, with eight dolls being chosen by any housemate to be offered to the devil. The housemate whose doll was not offered would become the Time God. Arfeen's doll was safe, which allowed him to become the Time God.[46] | |
| Time God | Arfeen[46] | |
| Nominations | On Day 10, Bigg Boss announced that, as the Time God, Arfeen was safe from nominations and asked him for two names he wanted to nominate. He named Tajinder and Muskan. Later, Bigg Boss revealed that there would be a task involving a station named Khatra Nagari, where a train named Tandav Express had arrived. Only passengers carrying food items could board this train to become safe from nominations. The last two housemates to enter the train or the two housemates who remained at the station after the train's departure would be nominated.
The shopkeepers distributing food items to the housemates in the first round would be Tajinder and Muskan, as they were nominated by Arfeen. In the subsequent rounds, the two housemates who got nominated would become the shopkeepers.[47] | |
| Muskan, Tajinder, Rajat, Chaahat, Avinash, Shrutika, Shilpa, Karanver, Hema, Alice were nominated for the second week’s weekend eviction process.[47] | ||
| Sponsored | On Day 12, Bellavita organized a task involving two teams, with Shilpa and Rajat serving as judges. The setting was an outdoor garden area featuring a stage where Team A would perform first. Their skit depicted Shrutika and Vivian as a couple taking a sweet box as a gift to a Diwali party. Karanveer played the role of a Bellavita salesman, attempting to persuade them to choose a Bellavita perfume box instead of the sweet box.
Following Team A, Team B showcased their skit. In this performance, Alice and Eisha portrayed best friends who also planned to take a sweet box to the Diwali party, with Shehzada taking on the role of their salesman. Both teams’ salesmen incorporated Bellavita’s key attributes into their performances, highlighting points such as: “Bellavita perfumes are long-lasting because they contain oils imported from Europe,” “Over the past two years, more than 5 crore bottles of Bellavita perfumes have been sold,” and “With four distinct fragrances, Bellavita offers a unique alternative to traditional sweet gifts. That’s why we say, ‘Think Beyond Meetha, Gift Bellavita.’” After both teams performed, the judges evaluated their skits and decided on a winner. The victorious team received gift hampers filled with Bellavita perfumes. Since the housemates were together during this Diwali celebration, Bellavita also prepared gift hampers for their families outside. Ultimately, the judges declared Team A as the winners, awarding hampers to Shrutika, Vivian and Karanveer for their outstanding performance. | |
| On Day 13, Harpic India introduced a task featuring a mood-o-meter currently present in the house, which rates the mood after using the bathroom. Whenever a guest arrives, they will provide their mood rating on the Harpic mood-o-meter. If the bathroom is not clean, they will give a sad rating, while a clean bathroom will receive a happy rating. Red Harpic Bathroom Cleaner specializes in everyday bathroom cleaning. All housemates must clean the bathrooms with Red Harpic Bathroom Cleaner to keep everyone’s mood happy, as there will be surprises waiting during the weekend episodes. After this cleaning process, the mood-o-meter can be used, and if the bathrooms remain clean, the effects will be noticed during the weekend.
All housemates then cleaned the bathrooms and basins with Red Harpic Bathroom Cleaner, eagerly awaiting the arrival of guests that weekend. During the Weekend Ka Vaar episodes, Krushna Abhishek inspected the bathrooms. He was pleased with the cleaning efforts and gave happy ratings on the Harpic mood-o-meter. | ||
| On Day 14, Macho conducted a poll to choose the Macho Toing Man of the Week among the male housemates. The results were announced, and Vivian Dsena was selected as the Toing Man of the Week. He received a gift hamper from Macho as a reward. | ||
| On Day 14, Blue Heaven gifted their range of cosmetic products to the female housemates for always being ready and presentable in the house. | ||
| Exits | On Day 10, Gunratan walked out of the house due to his court case, becoming the first housemate to exit.[48] | |
| On Day 14, Hema was evicted after facing the public vote, becoming the second housemate to exit.[22] | ||
| Week 3 | Twists | |
| Captaincy Task | ||
| House Captain | ||
| Nominations | ||
| Tasks | ||
| Sponsored | ||
| Punishments | ||
| Exits | ||
| Week 4 | Twists | |
| Captaincy Task | ||
| House Captain | ||
| Nominations | ||
| Tasks | ||
| Sponsored | ||
| Punishments | ||
| Exits | ||
| Week 5 | Twists | |
| Captaincy Task | ||
| House Captain | ||
| Nominations | ||
| Tasks | ||
| Sponsored | ||
| Punishments | ||
| Exits | ||
| Week 6 | Twists | |
| Captaincy Task | ||
| House Captain | ||
| Nominations | ||
| Tasks | ||
| Sponsored | ||
| Punishments | ||
| Exits | ||
| Week 7 | Twists | |
| Captaincy Task | ||
| House Captain | ||
| Nominations | ||
| Tasks | ||
| Sponsored | ||
| Punishments | ||
| Exits | ||
| Week 8 | Twists | |
| Captaincy Task | ||
| House Captain | ||
| Nominations | ||
| Tasks | ||
| Sponsored | ||
| Punishments | ||
| Exits | ||
| Week 9 | Twists | |
| Captaincy Task | ||
| House Captain | ||
| Nominations | ||
| Tasks | ||
| Sponsored | ||
| Punishments | ||
| Exits | ||
| Week 10 | Twists | |
| Captaincy Task | ||
| House Captain | ||
| Nominations | ||
| Tasks | ||
| Sponsored | ||
| Punishments | ||
| Exits | ||
| Week 11 | Twists | |
| Captaincy Task | ||
| House Captain | ||
| Nominations | ||
| Tasks | ||
| Sponsored | ||
| Punishments | ||
| Exits | ||
| Week 12 | Twists | |
| Captaincy Task | ||
| House Captain | ||
| Nominations | ||
| Tasks | ||
| Sponsored | ||
| Punishments | ||
| Exits | ||
| Week 13 | Twists | |
| Captaincy Task | ||
| House Captain | ||
| Nominations | ||
| Tasks | ||
| Sponsored | ||
| Punishments | ||
| Exits | ||
| Week 14 | Twists | |
| Captaincy Task | ||
| House Captain | ||
| Nominations | ||
| Tasks | ||
| Sponsored | ||
| Punishments | ||
| Exits | ||
| Week 15 Finale Week |
Twists | |
| Captaincy Task | ||
| House Captain | ||
| Nominations | ||
| Tasks | ||
| Sponsored | ||
| Punishments | ||
| Exits | ||
| Day 105 Grand Finale | ||
| 4th Runner Up | ||
| 3rd Runner-up | ||
| 2nd Runner-up | ||
| 1st Runner-up | ||
| Winner | ||
Nominations table
[edit]| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominees for Time God |
No Time God |
All Housemates |
Rajat Arfeen |
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| Time God | Arfeen | No Time God |
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| Time God's Nominations |
Tajinder Muskan |
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| Vote to: | Evict | Task | |||||||||||||||
| Alice | Chaahat Gunratan Muskan |
Nominated | |||||||||||||||
| Arfeen | Chaahat Muskan Avinash |
Time God |
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| Avinash | Gunratan Karanveer Rajat Shehzada Tajinder Hema |
Nominated | |||||||||||||||
| Evicted by Housemates (Day 11) | |||||||||||||||||
| Chaahat | Gunratan Muskan Vivian |
Nominated | |||||||||||||||
| Chum | Chaahat | Safe | |||||||||||||||
| Eisha | Chaahat Gunratan Muskan |
Safe | |||||||||||||||
| Karanveer | Gunratan Avinash Tajinder |
Nominated | |||||||||||||||
| Muskan | Didn't nominate |
Nominated | |||||||||||||||
| Nyrraa | Muskan | Safe | |||||||||||||||
| Rajat | Muskan Avinash |
Nominated | |||||||||||||||
| Sara | Chaahat Karanveer |
Safe | |||||||||||||||
| Shehzada | Chaahat Avinash |
Safe | |||||||||||||||
| Shilpa | Chaahat | Nominated | |||||||||||||||
| Shrutika | Gunratan Hema |
Nominated | |||||||||||||||
| Tajinder | Didn't nominate |
Nominated | |||||||||||||||
| Vivian | Chaahat | Safe | |||||||||||||||
| Hema | Chaahat | Nominated | Evicted (Day 14) | ||||||||||||||
| Gunratan | Chaahat Karanveer |
Walked (Day 10) | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | [a] | [b][c][d] | |||||||||||||||
| Against Public Vote |
Avinash Chaahat Gunratan Karanveer Muskan |
Alice Avinash Chaahat Hema Karanveer Muskan Rajat Shilpa Shrutika Tajinder |
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| Re-entered | None | Avinash | |||||||||||||||
| Walked | None | Gunratan | |||||||||||||||
| Ejected | None | None | |||||||||||||||
| Evicted | No Eviction |
Avinash | |||||||||||||||
| Hema | |||||||||||||||||
| References | [43] | [46][48][47][21] [22] | |||||||||||||||
- indicates the Time God.
- indicates that the Housemate was directly nominated for eviction prior to the regular nominations process.
- indicates that the Housemate was granted immunity from nominations.
- indicates that housemate was evicted from the house.
- indicates that housemate was ejected from the house.
- indicates that housemate walked out from the house.
- indicates that housemate was evicted by other housemates votes.
- indicates the winner.
- indicates the first runner up.
- indicates the second runner up.
- indicates the third runner up.
- indicates the fourth runner up.
Nomination notes
[edit]- ^ On Day 3, housemates had to voice-out if they want to nominate a housemate. If housemate which is voice-out by housemates gets three or more nominations, they were nominate.
- ^ On Day 10, Gunratan left the house temporarily due to prior work commitments.
- ^ On Day 10, Bigg Boss asked Time God for two nominations, after which they were nominated and became shopkeepers in the task. Later, during task, two housemates who were left out in each round got nominated, while the remaining housemates were safe at the end of the task.
- ^ On Day 11, Bigg Boss gave two choices to housemates for recieve luxury ration, 1. Send two housemates to jail. 2. Evict one housemate from last week nominated housemates. Majority of housemates chose for eviction of one housemate and Avinash was evicted. Later, Avinash re-entered on the same day.
Guest appearances
[edit]| Week(s) | Day(s) | Guest(s) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Premiere | Day 0 | Aniruddhacharya | To interact and advice contestants | [49] |
| Week 1 | Day 7 | Rajkummar Rao and Triptii Dimri | To promote their movie Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video | [50] |
| Mallika Sherawat | To promote her movie Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video | [50] | ||
| Krushna Abhishek, Sudesh Lehri and Bharti Singh | Mahasangam x Laughter Chefs – Unlimited Entertainment | [50] | ||
| Week 2 | Day 14 | Krushna Abhishek, Sudesh Lehri, Ankita Lokhande Jain and Vicky Jain | Mahasangam x Laughter Chefs – Unlimited Entertainment | [51] |
Reception
[edit]The series grand premiere episode was reviewed by Koimoi[52]
| Week | Rating (TVR) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Premiere | 2.3 | [53] |
| Week 1 (Weekdays) | 1.1 | [53] |
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