Bigg Boss (Hindi season 8)

Bigg Boss 8, which merged into Bigg Boss Halla Bol!, was the eighth season of the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss, which premiered on TV channel Colors from 21 September 2014[1][2] and concluded on 3 January 2015 with five final contestants.[3] Bigg Boss is the Indian edition of Big Brother.[4] Salman Khan returned as the host of the series for the fifth time[5][6][7][8] and Snapdeal was chosen to be the new presenting sponsor after the end of Colors' five-year deal with Vodafone India for the series.[9]

Bigg Boss
Season 8
Logo for the eighth season of Bigg Boss.
Presented by	Salman Khan
No. of days	104
No. of housemates	19
Champions	Karishma Tanna Pritam Singh RJ Gautam Gulati Ali Quli Mirza Dimpy Ganguly
Country of origin	India
Release
Original network	Colors TV
Original release	21 September 2014 – 3 January 2015
Season chronology

After the finale of season with five champions, Bigg Boss Halla Bol![10] a spin-off was launched on 4 January. It merged into the regular series and continued in the same house.[11] Five contestants from previous seasons entered the house to compete with five crowned regular entrants of the season finale.[12] Farah Khan was appointed as the new host[13] as Salman bid adieu due to his filming schedule of Bajrangi Bhaijaan.[14]

Salman Khan remained the host of the series for the 4th time.

Broadcast

The series premiered in India on network Colors on 21 September 2014.[15] The series was also broadcast in Pakistan on ARY Digital beginning 28 September 2014,[16][17] and was additionally broadcast in the United Kingdom on Colors UK beginning 21 September 2014.[18]

Production

House theme

The house for the eighth season was in Lonavala. It resembled the interior of an aircraft. After the first eviction the house was made available to the housemates. The physical layout of the house remained mostly unchanged from the previous series, however the house theme was changed to an Alpine chalet, with wood, fur and leather furnishings.[19]

Secret society

On launch night, it was revealed that there was a place adjacent to the 'Plane crash' area known as 'The Secret Society.' Later, Deepshika, Pritam and Puneet were chosen by Bigg Boss to become cult celebrities who would live in the society in secret, away from the rest of the housemates, It was then announced that they would have the power to nominate housemates of their choice to face the first public vote and have immunity from nomination. On day 3, the secret society revealed itself to the viewers as per Bigg Boss' order and introduced themselves.[20][21][22][23] On Day 5 Puneet was moved to plane crash area and later on Day 8 the other two secret society members Deepshika and Pritam joined him.[24][25]

Bigg Boss Halla Bol

In the fifteenth week Bigg Boss announced that show had been extended for four weeks[26] and unlike previous seasons crowned its five champions on 3 January concluding season 8 finale, where spin-off Bigg Boss Halla Bol launched and merged with the regular season.[10][27]

The spin-off series officially launched on 4 January,[28] with the five Halla Bol Challengers from previous seasons which includes Ajaz Khan, Sambhavna Seth, Mahek Chahal, Rahul Mahajan and Sana Khan. Sana Khan's entrance was disclosed later as a fifth challenger by production team.[29] Before the official announcement only Ajaz Khan entered the house on Day 99. The new spin-off format of Champions and Challengers with ten contestants hosted by Farah Khan as contractually Salman Khan leaves the series after season finale.[30]

Housemate Status

Housemate	Day entered	Day exited	Result
Gautam	Day 1	Day 104	Champion
Karishma	Day 1	Day 104	Champion
Pritam	Day 1	Day 104	Champion
Ali	Day 24	Day 104	Champion
Dimpy	Day 47	Day 104	Champion
Puneet	Day 1	Day 44	Ejected
	Day 46	Day 104	Evicted
Sonali	Day 1	Day 7	Evicted
	Day 11	Day 104	Evicted
Upen	Day 1	Day 102	Evicted
Praneet	Day 1	Day 90	Evicted
Diandra	Day 1	Day 84	Evicted
Renee	Day 47	Day 70	Evicted
Nigaar	Day 50	Day 63	Evicted
Aarya	Day 1	Day 56	Evicted
Sushant	Day 1	Day 49	Evicted
Minissha	Day 1	Day 42	Evicted
Soni	Day 1	Day 35	Evicted
Natasha	Day 1	Day 28	Evicted
Deepshikha	Day 1	Day 21	Evicted
Sukirti	Day 1	Day 14	Evicted

Housemates

The participants in the order of appearance and entered in house are:

Original entrants

• Sonali Raut - Model and film actress.[31][32] She was earlier seen in the film The Xpose which also starred Himesh Reshammiya, Honey Singh and Zoya Afroz.
• Karishma Tanna - Model and actress.[32][33] She was seen in Ekta's show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and film Grand Masti.
• Upen Patel - Model and film actor.[32][34][35] Upen has been in numerous Bollywood films. He is from London.
• Soni Singh - TV actress[36] Soni is known for her portrayal of negative roles on television. She has appeared in shows like Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya, Banoo Main Teri Dulhann, Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann, Teen Bahuraniyaan, Jhansi Ki Rani and most recently she was appreciated for her role as Kalika in Star Plus show Saraswatichandra.
• Arya Babbar - Bollywood and Punjabi film actor[32] Arya was seen in many Bollywood and Punjabi films. He is the son of Raj Babbar.
• Diandra Soares - Model, anchor and fashion designer[37] She was previously a contestant in Khatron Ke Khiladi 4.
• Sushant Divgikar - Model, TV anchor and pageant contestant[32][38] He is the winner and represented India at Mr Gay World 2014.
• Gautam Gulati - TV and film actor[32] He is known for his roles in Tujh Sang Preet Lagayi Sajana & Diya Aur Baati Hum.
• Sukirti Kandpal - Model and TV actress[39] She is known for her role in Ekta Kapoor's Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani as Piya opposite Vivian Dsena.
• Praneet Bhat - TV actor[40][41] Praneet seen in shows like Geet - Hui Sabse Parayi & Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?. He was last seen in Mahabharat as Shakuni.
• Nataša Stanković - Model and Bollywood actress[42] She is known for appearing in the Bollywood film Satyagraha in an item song 'Aiyo Ji'.
• Minissha Lamba - Bollywood Actress[32] She has appeared in Blockbuster films like Yahaan & Bachna Ae Haseeno.
• Deepshikha Nagpal - TV and film actress[20] She was last seen in Colors TV's Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon which starred Drashti Dhami & Vivian Dsena. She has also participated in Nach Baliye 5 with her husband Keshav Arora.
• Puneet Issar - Bollywood and Punjabi actor and director[20]
• Pritam Singh RJ - Television Host[20]

Wild card entrants

• Ali Quli Mirza - Singer[43]
• Renee Dhyani - Reality show participant from MTV Roadies[44]
• Dimpy Ganguly - Winner of Season 2 of India's rendition of The Bachelor[45]
• Nigaar Khan - Indian television actress mainly known for her portrayal of negative roles.[46][47]

Nomination table

	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
															Day 102	Day 105
House Captain	None				Ali		Upen	Diandra	Gautam	Puneet	Renee Pritam	Karishma	Dimpy	Praneet Sonali	Ali
Captain's Nomination					Sushant	Sonali Praneet	Praneet Gautam Sonali Pritam Puneet	Puneet Gautam	Puneet Ali (to save)	Praneet (to evict)	Ali Diandra Dimpy Karishma Puneet	Not Eligible	Upen	Karishma	Not Eligible
Vote to:	Evict			Save	Evict					Save	Evict	none	Evict		none	Championship
Ali	Not in house				House Captain		Sonali Praneet	Karishma Aarya	Sonali Karishma Nigaar	Diandra	Not eligible	Nominated	Karishma	Dimpy Upen	House Captain		Champion (Day 104)
Dimpy	Not in house							Aarya Karishma	Sonali Karishma Nigaar	Gautam	Not eligible	Nominated	House Captain	Ali Pritam	Nominated	Nominated	Champion (Day 104)
Gautam	Sukirti Praneet	Banned	Karishma Aarya	Praneet	Soni Minissha	Aarya Diandra	Sonali Praneet	Karishma Upen	House Captain	Pritam	Not eligible	Nominated	Ali	Upen Karishma	No Nominations	Nominated	Champion (Day 104)
Karishma	Natasa Sukirti	Gautam Praneet Pritam	Gautam Sonali	Sushant	Sonali Praneet	Puneet Gautam	Sonali Puneet	Puneet Gautam	Dimpy Sonali	Diandra	Not eligible	House Captain	Pritam	Pritam Ali	Nominated	Nominated	Champion (Day 104)
Pritam	Sonali Gautam	Gautam Puneet Praneet	Deepshikha Diandra	Sushant	Aarya Minissha	Karishma Upen	Puneet Sonali	Karishma Aarya	Dimpy Sonali Karishma Nigaar	Praneet	House Captain	Nominated	Karishma	Dimpy Karishma	Nominated	Nominated	Champion (Day 104)
Puneet	Sonali Gautam	Gautam Karishma Pritam	Deepshikha Minnisha	Praneet	Minissha Soni	Aarya Minissha	Sonali Praneet	Banned	Sonali Karishma	House Captain	Not eligible	Nominated	Pritam	Dimpy Upen	No Nominations	Nominated	Evicted (Day 105)
Sonali	Diandra Aarya	Sukirti	Aarya Deepshikha	Praneet	Soni Aarya	Minissha Karishma	Puneet Gautam	Karishma Aarya	Karishma Nigaar	Praneet	Not eligible	Nominated	Karishma	House Captain	Nominated	Nominated	Evicted (Day 105)
Upen	Sukirti Natasa	Gautam Praneet Pritam	Pritam Sonali	Soni	Minissha Sonali	Puneet Gautam	House Captain	Puneet Aarya	Dimpy	Karishma	Not eligible	Nominated	Ali	Ali Pritam	Nominated	Evicted (Day 102)
Praneet	Diandra Sukirti	Gautam Diandra Karishma	Minnisha Deepshikha	Puneet	Soni Minissha	Aarya Minissha	Gautam Pritam	Upen Aarya	Dimpy Karishma Nigaar	Dimpy	Not eligible	Nominated	Karishma	Evicted (Day 90)
Diandra	Sonali Praneet	Gautam Praneet Pritam	Gautam Pritam	Upen	Sonali Gautam	Gautam Puneet	Gautam Pritam	House Captain	Dimpy Sonali	Karishma	Not eligible	Nominated	Evicted (Day 84)
Renee	Not in house							Karishma Aarya	Dimpy Sonali	Pritam	Evicted (Day 70)
Nigaar	Not in house								Dimpy	Upen (to evict)	Evicted (Day 63)
Aarya	Sonali Natasa	Gautam Praneet Soni	Sonali Gautam	Banned	Sonali Puneet	Puneet Gautam	Sonali Praneet	Puneet Gautam	Evicted (Day 56)
Sushant	Aarya Gautam	Gautam Pritam Praneet	Gautam Pritam	Upen	Gautam Praneet	Minissha Gautam	Gautam Puneet	Evicted (Day 49)
Minissha	Natasa Sonali	Gautam Pritam Praneet	Aarya Karishma	Natasa	Gautam Praneet	Puneet Gautam	Evicted (Day 42)
Soni	Natasa Sonali	Diandra Gautam Aarya	Gautam Aarya	Upen	Gautam Sonali	Evicted (Day 35)
Natasa	Sukirti Karishma	Gautam Pritam Diandra	Sonali Pritam	Sushant	Evicted (Day 28)
Deepshikha	Sonali Gautam	Gautam Soni Praneet	Sonali Gautam	Evicted (Day 21)
Sukirti	Natasa Praneet	Gautam Praneet Pritam	Evicted (Day 14)
Notes	1, 2	3, 4	none	5	6, 7, 8	8	9, 10, 11	8,12,13,	14,15	8,16	17,18,19	17,20	17,21	22,23	24,25	26
Against public vote	Gautam Natasa Sonali Sukirti	Gautam Praneet Sukirti	Aarya Deepshikha Gautam Pritam Sonali	Aarya Diandra Gautam Karishma Minissha Natasa Pritam Puneet Soni	Diandra Gautam Minissha Pritam Sonali Soni Sushant	Gautam Minissha Praneet Puneet Sonali	Ali Gautam Praneet Puneet Sonali Sushant	Aarya Gautam Karishma Puneet	Dimpy Karishma Nigaar Sonali	Ali Praneet Renee Sonali Upen	Ali Diandra Dimpy Karishma Puneet Sonali	Ali Diandra Dimpy Gautam Praneet Pritam Puneet Sonali Upen	Karishma Praneet Sonali Upen	Ali Dimpy Karishma Pritam Sonali Upen		Ali Dimpy Gautam Karishma Pritam Puneet Sonali
Ejected	none						Puneet	none
Re-entered	none	Sonali	none				Puneet	none
Evicted	Sonali	Sukirti	Deepshikha	Natasa	Soni	Minissha	Sushant	Aarya	Nigaar	Renee	No eviction	Diandra	Praneet	Eviction postponed	Upen
																Sonali	Ali	Karishma	Dimpy
																Puneet		Gautam	Pritam

  indicates that the Housemate was directly nominated for eviction.

  indicates that the Housemate was granted immunity from nominations.

Notes

• ^1 :   This housemate was the current member of Secret Society and could not be nominated for eviction through the standard nomination process that week. Their identity was hidden from non-members.
• ^2 : Deepshika, Puneet and Pritam being chosen by Bigg Boss as members of the secret society had to unanimously decide who would face the public vote. This process occurred after the housemates were done nominating. After accessing the results of the standard nominations the trio chose Sonali and Gautam.
• ^3 : Bigg Boss took away Gautam's right to nominate as a result of him verbally abusing Karishma during the 'Hijack' challenge.
• ^4 : Sukirti was nominated by Sonali via her "Bigg Bomb" after her eviction.
• ^5 : Bigg Boss took away Aarya's right to nominate as a result of him taking off the mic and throwing it into the pool. Aarya was also straightaway nominated for being the captain of the losing team of 'Babbars vs Lambas' task.
• ^6 : Bigg Boss nominated Diandra for her violent aggression towards Sonali.
• ^7 : Pritam was nominated as a result for being the captain of the losing team of 'Heroes VS Villains' task.
• ^8 : The captain was given a special power to nominate one or more housemates which would place them directly up for eviction.
• ^9 : Bigg Boss nominated Ali as a result of him indecently touching Sonali against her will and liking.
• ^10 : Sushant was nominated as a result of failing the 'Phonebooth' task.
• ^11 : Housemates could only choose two housemates for nomination between the five nominated by Captain Upen. Housemates not chosen by the captain were hence rendered immune.
• ^12 : Puneet was banned from the nomination process for being in the jail.
• ^13 : Dimpy and Renee were made immune to nominations as per Bigg Boss' orders..
• ^14 : The captain was given a special power to save one or more housemates from nominations.
• ^15 : Apart from Ali, Gautam and Puneet, rest of the housemates had to unanimously decide on four nominees to evict.
• ^16 : Upen was nominated by Nigaar via her "Bigg Bomb" after her eviction.
• ^17 : Bigg Boss nominated Sonali for the rest of the season for her violent aggression towards Ali.
• ^18 : House Captain Pritam was asked to nominate five housemates directly for eviction and due to this other housemates were not eligible to nominate anyone.
• ^19 : Voting lines were not applicable this week and due to this no housemates were evicted.
• ^20 : Bigg Boss nominated every housemate except Captain Karishma for breaking the rules of the house and therefore no housemates were eligible for nominating anyone including Captain Karishma.
• ^21 : Karishma nominated Praneet as the punishment during the judgement day.
• ^22 : Though Sonali is the captain of the house this week, but she was not given immunity from eviction. Therefore, she was nominated this week.
• ^23 : Though voting lines were open this week, no housemates were evicted as it was Salman Khan's birthday week.
• ^24 : As, no eviction held previous week the same nominees were forwarded to this week.
• ^25 : Upen was evicted amidst a midnight/surprise eviction. He got evicted combining the public votes received in previous week and this week.
• ^26 : Bigg Boss season 8 finale was concluded which saw a unique format, Sonali and Puneet gets eliminated while five contestants crowned as a winner for season 8, and moved them to season spin-off Bigg Boss Halla Bol! with five challengers from previous seasons.

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External links

• Official website