Bigg Boss (or colloquially Bigg Boss Bangla) is the Bengali language version of the reality television programme Bigg Boss broadcast in India. It follows the Big Brother format, which was first developed by Endemol in the Netherlands. The show aired 2 seasons in 4 years.

Bigg Boss Bangla
Bigg Boss Bangla Season 2 logo
Presented byMithun Chakraborty
Jeet
StarringAneek Dhar
Iris Maity
Vikram Chatterjee
Country of originIndia
Original languageBengali
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes188
Production
Production locationLonavala
CinematographyNitesh Choudhary
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companyEndemol India
Original release
NetworkColors Bangla
Release17 June 2013 (2013-06-17) –
15 July 2016 (2016-07-15)

The first season launched on 17 June 2013 and the second season was launched on 4 April 2016. However the show was discontinued after season 2.[1] Bigg Boss Season 1 was telecasted on ETV Bangla Channel and hosted by Mithun Chakraborty. The second season was telecasted on Colors Bangla, a rebranded channel of ETV Bangla and season 2 was hosted by Jeet.

Overview

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Concept

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Bigg Boss Bangla is a reality television series based on the Hindi show Bigg Boss, which was also based on the original Dutch Big Brother format developed by John de Mol. A number of contestants (known as "housemates") live in a purpose-built house and are isolated from the rest of the world. Each week, housemates nominate two of their peers for eviction, and the housemates who received the most nominations would face a public vote. Of these, one would eventually leave, having been "evicted" from the House. However, there were exceptions to this process as dictated by Bigg Boss Bangla. In the final week, there were three housemates remaining, and the public voted for who they wanted to win. The housemates in the Bengali version are primarily celebrities.[2]

The House

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The Bigg Boss House is located in the tourist center of Lonavala, Pune district of Maharashtra. It is well furnished and decorated. It has all kinds of modern amenities, one king size bedroom and one royal bath room. There is a garden, pool, activity area and gym in the House. There is also a Confession Room, where the housemates may be called in by Bigg Boss for any kind of conversation, and for the nomination process.[3][4] The House has no TV connection, no phones, no Internet connection, clocks, pen or paper.[2]

Rules

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While all the rules have never been told to the audience, the most prominent ones are clearly seen. The inmates are not permitted to talk in any other language except Bengali. They always have to wear a lapel. They cannot leave the House premises at any time unless they are evicted or decided by Bigg Boss. They can discuss the nomination process with anyone.[5] They are not allowed to sleep without the permission of Bigg Boss.

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Each season gets its own Bigg Boss 'Eye' logo which is similar to the Bigg Boss and Big Brother shows. The first season of Bangla Bigg Boss on ETV Bangla inherited its logo from the sixth season of its Hindi counterpart in the form of a human eye with an eyeball displaying the SMPTE color bars, against a purple, lightning storm background. The second season, got its dedicated logo in the form of a more detailed human eye against a background of purple tornado. This logo also had the text 'Season 2' below the 'Eye' and the tagline for the second season was 'Byata Dumukho'.

Series details

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SeriesHostEpisodesOriginally airedDaysHousematesPrize MoneyWinnerRunner-up
First airedLast airedNetwork
1Mithun Chakraborty9217 June 2013 (2013-06-17)14 September 2013 (2013-09-14)ETV Bangla911520 lakh (US$24,000)Aneek DharRudranil Ghosh
2Jeet994 April 2016 (2016-04-04)15 July 2016 (2016-07-15)Colors Bangla971535 lakh (US$42,000)Joyjit BanerjeePriya Paul

Housemate pattern

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Clique Season 1 Season 2
Reality Show Alumni Aneek Dhar Aditi Chakraborty
Sandy Rong
LGBT Manabi Bandyopadhyay None
International Star Carlyta Maria Mouhini None
Seasoned Model Iris Maity None
Soap Actor Mallika Mazumdar Priya Paul
Prity Biswas
Kamalika Banerjee
Vikram Chatterjee Ena Saha
Singer Abhijit Barman (Pota) Silajit Majumder
Kartik Das Baul
Film Star Rudranil Ghosh Rii Sen
Koneenica Banerjee Joyjit Banerjee
Sudipta Chakraborty Mainak Banerjee
Sampurna Lahiri
Presenter Nandini Pal None
Comedian None Apurbo Roy
Non-Celebrity Kais Kalim Mikhail Bora
Mahesh Jalan
Manabi Banerjee
Winner Aneek Dhar Joyjit Banerjee
Runner-Up Rudranil Ghosh Priya Paul

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bigg Boss Bangla to launch its next season soon? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Bigg Boss Bangla". Endemol. Archived from the original on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  3. ^ "What really goes on in Bigg Boss house?". Rediff. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Living it up in the Bigg Boss bangla house for 24 hours!". The Telegraph. 17 June 2013. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Lights or not, camera, action". Hindustan Times. 9 October 2010. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
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