Bigg Boss OTT (Hindi Digital series) season 1
Bigg Boss OTT 1, also known as Bigg Boss: Over-The-Top Season 1, was the first season of the Indian reality digital series Bigg Boss OTT which itself is the spin-off version of Bigg Boss. It premiered on 8 August 2021 on Voot with Karan Johar as the host for the OTT version.[1] The Grand Finale of the show took place on 18 September 2021 where Divya Agarwal emerged as the winner and Nishant Bhat emerged as the runner-up.[2][3]
Bigg Boss OTT | |
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Season 1 | |
Presented by | Karan Johar |
No. of days | 42 |
No. of housemates | 13 |
Winner | Divya Agarwal |
Runner-up | Nishant Bhat |
No. of episodes | 43 |
Release | |
Original network | Voot |
Original release | 8 August 18 September 2021 | –
Season chronology |
Production
editTeaser
editOn 24 July 2021, Voot unveiled a poster with Karan Johar as the host of this digital exclusive season.[4] On 3 August, Voot unveiled a third promo with Karan Johar revealing the format of the season being much more bolder and crazier ever in the history.[5]
Broadcast
editApart from the usual hour-long episode, viewers will also have access to the direct 24x7 camera footage. The show will be streamed every day. The episodes will be first telecasted through 24 hour live channel on paid subscription of Voot Select, then it will be shown for free next morning on Voot. The episodes also started to telecast on Colors TV late night but it later stopped telecasting on television.
House
editThe house this year is made with the theme "Stay Connected". The house consists of a Patio, Living Room, Kitchen, Bathroom, Bedroom, Garden Area, Confession Room, Dining Table, Swimming Pool and specially for the theme, they added a special room called "Stay Connected Room". The bedroom contains bunk beds this year and the house seems to be carnival-type designed one.[6]
Concept
editTheme
This season was a first-time ever in the history of Bigg Boss, that launched 6 weeks before the television version on an OTT platform Voot. The season's theme was "Stay Connected" and 6 boys and 6 girls entered as pairs while 1 girl entered alone. The contestants had to work on making the bond with their connection stronger and survive in the game. On Day 29, Bigg Boss announced that all connections are now broken and all the housemates will play as individuals.
Features
The makers have also launched many new features that will give powers to the audience such as Live Nominations, Punishments and Daily Report Card.[7]
Ticket to Bigg Boss 15
All five finalists were offered Ticket to Bigg Boss 15 but the condition was that they would be out from finale race. Pratik Sehajpal chose the offer and he officially became the first contestant of Bigg Boss 15. As per the show's concept, finalists Shamita Shetty, Nishant Bhat and Pratik Sehajpal were qualified to participate in Bigg Boss 15. Later Raqesh Bapat and Neha Bhasin entered the Bigg Boss 15 as wildcard contestants but they couldn't survive for very long. Later, Shetty, Bhat and Sehajpal made it into finale week of Bigg Boss 15 by living in for 17 weeks and ended up becoming as 3rd, 4th, 1st Runner-ups respectively.
Housemate status
editSr | Housemate | Day entered | Day exited | Result |
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1 | Divya | Day 1 | Day 42 | Winner |
2 | Nishant | Day 1 | Day 42 | 1st runner-up |
3 | Shamita | Day 1 | Day 42 | 2nd runner-up |
4 | Raqesh | Day 1 | Day 42 | 3rd runner-up |
5 | Pratik | Day 1 | Day 42 | Walked, 4th runner-up |
6 | Neha | Day 1 | Day 39 | Evicted |
7 | Muskan | Day 1 | Day 36 | Evicted by Housemates |
8 | Akshara | Day 1 | Day 29 | Evicted |
9 | Milind | Day 1 | Day 29 | Evicted |
10 | Zeeshan | Day 1 | Day 18 | Ejected |
11 | Karan | Day 1 | Day 15 | Evicted |
12 | Ridhima | Day 1 | Day 15 | Evicted |
13 | Urfi | Day 1 | Day 8 | Evicted |
Housemates
editThe participants in the order of appearance and entered in stage are:
Original entrants
edit- Raqesh Bapat - Television and film actor.[8] He is known for acting in films like Tum Bin, Dil Vil Pyar Vyar and Heroine. He has also worked in Popular television shows like Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak? and Qubool Hai.
- Zeeshan Khan - Television actor and YouTuber. He is known for acting in Kumkum Bhagya. He got famous after the video where he tried boarding his flight in a bathrobe uploaded on his YouTube Channel went viral.[9]
- Millind Gaba - Singer.[10] He is known for his songs Nazar Lag Jayegi, She Don't Know and Yaar Mod Do.
- Nishant Bhat - Choreographer.[11] He has been a part of dance reality shows like Super Dancer, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and Dance Deewane.
- Karan Nath - Film actor.[12] He is known for acting in the film Yeh Dil Aashiqanaa.
- Pratik Sehajpal - Reality television star and model.[13] He has participated in reality shows like MTV Love School and Ace of Space 1.
- Shamita Shetty - Film actress.[14] She made her film debut with Mohabbatein. She also participated in Bigg Boss 3 and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9.
- Urfi Javed - Television actress.[15] She is known for acting in Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai and Bepannah.
- Neha Bhasin - Singer.[16] She is known for her song Dhunki, Jag ghoomeya and Bajre da sitta.
- Muskan Jattana - Social activist.[17] She makes videos on women's rights and other social issues.
- Akshara Singh - Bhojpuri film and Hindi television actress.[18] She is known for acting in Service Wali Bahu.
- Divya Agarwal - Actress and model.[19] She is the winner of Ace of Space 1 and Runner-up of MTV Splitsvilla 10.
- Ridhima Pandit - Television actress.[20] She is known for her role in Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant. She also participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9.
Guest entrants
edit- Nia Sharma - Television actress. She is known for her roles as Manvi Chaudhary in Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai, Jamai Raja as Roshni Patel. She stayed in the house for 1 day.
Twists
editConnections
editBefore entering the House, the housemates had to pair up with one co-contestant as connection. Divya Agarwal entered the House without any connection which resulted in Divya being nominated. On Day 30, all the pairs were broken.
Housemates Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Weeks 5-6 Day 1 Day 4 Day 8 Day 15 Day 16 Day 18 Day 29 Day 30-42 [1] None [2] [3] None [4] Divya No connection Paired with Zeeshan No connection #StayConnected theme ended Nishant Paired with Muskan Shamita Paired with Raqesh Raqesh Paired with Shamita Pratik Paired with Akshara Paired with Neha Neha Paired with Millind Paired with Pratik Muskan Paired with Nishant Akshara Paired with Pratik Paired with Milind Millind Paired with Neha Paired with Akshara Zeeshan Paired with Urfi Paired with Divya Karan Paired with Ridhima Ridhima Paired with Karan Urfi Paired with Zeeshan No connection
Notes
- ^ Divya Agarwal was directly nominated on the Premiere Night as there was no connection left for her.
On Day 4, there was an opportunity given to the boys where any one boy could press the buzzer within 2 hours and make Divya his connection. Zeeshan Khan pressed the buzzer and now his connection is Divya Agarwal while Urfi Javed was nominated as no connections were left for her. - ^ On Day 16, the housemates were given a chance to change their connections in the Game Of Hearts task. Pratik-Neha and Milind-Akshara became the new connections.
- ^ On Day 18, Zeeshan was ejected from the house after getting in a physical fight with Pratik..
- ^ On Day 30, Bigg Boss announced that all contestants will play as individuals.
Weekly summary
editWeek 1 | Entrances |
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Twist |
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Nominations |
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Tasks |
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Results | Winner (BB Candy Shop) – Nishant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Failed (BB Candy Shop) – Rest of the Male contestants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winner (Connection No.1) – Akshara-Pratik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Failed (Connection No.1) – Rest of the connections | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winner (1 2 3 Statue) – Raqesh-Shamita, Neha-Milind, Divya-Zeeshan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Failed (1 2 3 Statue) – Akshara-Pratik, Nishant-Muskan, Ridhima-Karan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boss Man & Boss Lady | Pratik Sehajpal & Akshara Singh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes |
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Report Card |
On Day 2, Bigg Boss Announced that there will be a daily report card which will show the performance of the housemates . The housemates' performance will be decided by Voot Select 24x7 Live Audience. If the performance of housemates is good they can get extra privileges or no problems for the next day. If the performance of housemates was bad, Bigg Boss can take away some privileges.[27]
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Exits |
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Week 2 | Nominations |
Bigg Boss cancelled the task and nominated everyone as a punishment, including Shamita & Raqesh by making their immunity invalid.[29] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Task |
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Punishments |
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Results | Winner (BB Factory) – Divya-Zeeshan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Failed (BB Factory) – Neha-Millind, Muskan-Nishant, Akshara-Pratik, Ridhima-Karan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boss Man & Boss Lady | Raqesh Bapat & Shamita Shetty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Report Card |
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Exits | On Day 15, Karan Nath and Ridhima Pandit was evicted by Public Vote.[33] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Week 3 | Nominations |
At the end, Shamita-Raqesh, Akshara-Pratik and Neha-Millind were nominated Bigg Boss announced that Voot Select Audience have the power to save 1 connection, They saved Shamita-Raqesh and Akshara, Milind, Pratik and Neha was nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tasks |
The Connections were Shamita & Raqesh, Muskaan & Nishant, Divya & Zeeshan, Neha & Pratik, Akshara & Milind.
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Results | Red Flags Task was cancelled by Bigg Boss due to Physical violence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winner (Wild Wolf) – Neha-Pratik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Failed (Wild Wolf) – Akshara-Milind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winner (Luxury Budget Task) – Nishant-Muskan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Failed (Luxury Budget Task) – Rest of the connections | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boss Man & Boss Lady | Zeeshan Khan & Divya Agarwal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Report Card |
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Punishments |
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Exits |
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Week 4 | Nominations |
Divya is nominated as she does not have any connection, Neha and Pratik are Boss Man and Boss Lady so they are safe, All contestants have received letters from their home. Bigg Boss tells them that they have to mutually decide which one of you will sacrifice and let the other one read and nominate themselves.
At the end, Nishant, Shamita, Akshara, Milind and Divya was nominated Neha and Pratik were asked to save 1 person. They saved Shamita. Voot Select Viewers were asked to save one person from Nominations, They saved Nishant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tasks |
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Boss Man & Boss Lady | Pratik Sehajpal & Neha Bhasin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results | Winner (Clock Task) – Muskan-Nishant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Failed (Clock Task) – Rest of the Connections | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winner (Nia Ka Raaj) – Neha-Pratik, Akshara-Milind | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Failed (Nia Ka Raaj) – Raqesh-Shamita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captaincy Task was cancelled by Bigg Boss as the result was draw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Report Card |
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Exits |
On Day 29, Akshara Singh and Milind Gaba were evicted by Public Vote | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Week 5 | Nominations |
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Twists |
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Tasks |
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Results | Immunity Task and Ticket To Finale was cancelled by Bigg Boss due to Physical violence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winner (Luxury Budget Task) – Shamita, Divya, Raqesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Failed (Luxury Budget Task) – Nishant, Muskan, Pratik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Report Card |
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Exits |
On Day 29, Muskan Jattana was evicted by Housemates Vote. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Week 6 Finale Week |
Nominations |
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Exits |
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Happenings |
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Report Card |
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Twists |
On the Grand Finale, Karan put a briefcase in front of the five finalists and those who take the briefcase will be out from the Winner's Race but will be a part of Bigg Boss 15 as a contestant. Pratik took the briefcase and became a part of Bigg Boss 15. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Day 42 Grand Finale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Walked, 4th Runner Up | Pratik Sehajpal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd Runner Up | Raqesh Bapat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd Runner Up | Shamita Shetty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1st Runner Up | Nishant Bhat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winner | Divya Agarwal |
Nominations table
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Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Day 1 Day 4 Day 23 Day 24 Day 30 Day 36 Day 39 Day 42 Nominees for
CaptaincyAkshara & Pratik
Shamita & RaqeshDivya & Zeeshan
Neha & Millind
Shamita & RaqeshAkshara & Pratik
Divya & Zeeshan
Neha & Millind
Muskan & Nishant
Shamita & RaqeshAkshara & Pratik
Neha & MillindMuskan & Nishant
Neha & Pratik
Akshara & MillindNo Boss Lady
& Boss ManBoss Lady &
Boss ManAkshara & Pratik Shamita & Raqesh Divya & ZeeshanNeha & Pratik No Boss Lady
& Boss ManCaptain's
NominationsNot
eligibleNot
eligibleBoss Man
ejectedNot
eligibleShamita
(to save)Vote to: Task None Task Save / Evict Save Evict Save None WIN Divya Nominated Safe Nominated Boss
LadyNominated Neha
PratikMuskan No
NominationsNo
NominationsWinner
(Day 42)Nishant Nominated by
Live AudienceSaved by
Live AudienceNominated Safe Nishant
(to evict)
Muskan
(to save)Saved by
Live AudienceShamita
NehaMuskan No
NominationsNo
Nominations1st runner-up
(Day 42)Shamita Nominated Not
eligibleBoss
LadySaved by
Live AudienceShamita
(to evict)
Raqesh
(to save)Safe Divya
MuskanNeha No
NominationsNo
Nominations2nd runner-up
(Day 42)Raqesh Nominated Not
eligibleBoss
ManSaved by
Live AudienceShamita
(to evict)
Raqesh
(to save)Safe Pratik
MuskanNeha No
NominationsNo
Nominations3rd runner-up
(Day 42)Pratik Boss
ManNominated Nominated Boss
ManDivya
RaqeshNeha No
NominationsNo
NominationsWalked, 4th runner-up
(Day 42)Neha Safe Not
eligibleNominated Nominated Boss
LadyDivya
MuskanBTM 2 No
NominationsEvicted
(Day 39)Muskan Nominated by
Live AudienceSaved by
Live AudienceNominated Safe Nishant
(to evict)
Muskan
(to save)Safe Neha
ShamitaBTM 2 Evicted by Housemates
(Day 36)Akshara Boss
LadyNominated Nominated Akshara
Milind
(to evict)Nominated Evicted
(Day 29)Milind Safe Not
eligibleNominated Nominated Akshara
Milind
(to evict)Nominated Evicted
(Day 29)Zeeshan Safe Not
eligibleNominated Boss
ManEjected
(Day 18)Karan Safe Not
eligibleNominated Evicted
(Day 15)Ridhima Safe Not
eligibleNominated Evicted
(Day 15)Urfi Safe Nominated Evicted
(Day 8)Notes 1 None 2,3 None 4,5 Against
Public
VoteDivyaMuskan & Nishant
Shamita & Raqesh
UrfiAkshara & Pratik
Divya & Zeeshan
Ridhima & Karan
Neha & Millind
Muskan & Nishant
Shamita & RaqeshAkshara & Pratik
Neha & MillindShamita & RaqeshAkshara & Millind
DivyaNishantShamitaDivya
Muskan
Neha
Pratik
ShamitaMuskan
NehaDivya
Neha
Nishant
Pratik
Raqesh
ShamitaDivya
Nishant
Pratik
Raqesh
ShamitaEjected None Zeeshan None Evicted Urfi Karan & Ridhima No
EvictionAkshara & Millind Muskan Neha Pratik Raqesh Shamita Nishant Divya
Color Keys
- indicates the Boss Lady and Boss Man.
- indicates that the Housemate was safe prior to nominations.
- indicates that the Housemate was nominated for eviction.
- indicates that the Housemate has been evicted.
- indicates that the Housemate has been ejected.
Nomination notes
- ^1 : Divya was directly nominated on premiere night as there were no connections left but was saved on Day 4 when Zeeshan broke his connection with Urfi and chose Divya as his connection during the Buzzer Task.
- ^2 : Muskan and Nishant saved themselves from Nomination in Week 1 on a condition that they would be nominated for Week 2. They later won the Immunity Task on Day 7 and this condition no longer applied.
- ^3 : Bigg Boss nominated everyone including the Boss Lady and Man as punishment when the housemates couldn't reach a decision during the Nomination Task.
- ^4 : Pratik Sehajpal chose direct entry to Bigg Boss 15.
- ^5 : Nishant Bhat and Shamita Shetty will participate in Bigg Boss 15.
Guest appearances
editWeek | Day | Guest(s) | Purpose of visit |
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1 | Premiere Night | Arjun Bijlani and Karan Wahi | For introducing Nishant Bhat |
Malaika Arora | For introducing the girl housemates[36] | ||
Day 3 | Sima Taparia | To advice connections and rank their bond[37] | |
Day 8 | Sidharth Shukla and Shehnaaz Gill | For interacting with the housemates[38] | |
2 | Day 15 | Rakhi Sawant and Hina Khan | |
3 | Day 22 | Sunny Leone | For a special task |
4 | Day 25 and 26 | Nia Sharma | To spend 1 day inside the house |
Day 26 | Ankit Gupta | For a special task | |
Day 29 | Nikki Tamboli and Rubina Dilaik | For interacting with the housemates | |
Richa Chadda & Ronit Roy | To promote their web series Candy | ||
5 | Day 36 | Neha Kakkar and Tony Kakkar | For interacting with the housemates[39] |
Akshay Kakkar and Aashika Bhatia | To promote MX Taka Tak | ||
Rashami Desai and Devoleena Bhattacharjee | For interacting with the housemates[40] | ||
Varun Sood (Divya's boyfriend) | To meet respective contestants[41] | ||
6 | Day 37 | Rashi Bhasin (Neha's sister) | |
Isha (Raqesh's niece) | |||
Prerna Sehajpal (Pratik's sister) | |||
Sunanda Shetty (Shamita's mother) | |||
Punit Pathak (Nishant's friend) | |||
Day 41 | Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiyaa | To interact with the housemates | |
Grand Finale | Genelia D'Souza and Riteish Deshmukh | ||
Rithvik Dhanjani and Karan Wahi |
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