Bigg Boss OTT (or Bigg Boss: Over-The-Top) is a digital spin-off of the popular Indian Hindi-language reality show Bigg Boss franchise, streamed first on Voot for its initial season and later on JioCinema for the second season and JioCinema Premium for the third. Following the format of the Dutch reality game show Big Brother, developed by Endemol, Bigg Boss OTT has launched three seasons to date. The first season premiered on August 8, 2021, and was hosted by Karan Johar. The second season saw Salman Khan take over as the host, while Anil Kapoor hosted the recently concluded third season. As of now, 45 contestants have participated in Bigg Boss OTT, with 5 of them having also appeared in the main Bigg Boss seasons.[1][2]
| Bigg Boss OTT | |
|---|---|
 Title card for the 3rd season with host Anil Kapoor | |
| Based on | Big Brother |
| Presented by | Karan Johar (Season 1) Salman Khan (Season 2) Anil Kapoor (Season 3) |
| Voices of | Atul Kapoor |
| Narrated by | Vijay Vikram Singh |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 144 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Film City, Mumbai |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time |
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| Production company | Endemol Shine India |
| Original release | |
| Network | Voot (OTT S1) JioCinema (OTT S2-present) |
| Release | 8 August 2021 – present |
| Related | |
| Bigg Boss | |
Concept
editAs with the television series, the group of contestants referred to as Housemates are enclosed in the Bigg Boss House under constant surveillance of cameras and microphones. The winner of Bigg Boss OTT receives ₹25 lakh and the "OTT edition" trophy.
The show is a 24/7 non-stop show and also it has 1-hour daily episode on Voot (Season 1) and JioCinema (Season 2 onwards) like the original edition.
Development
editThe spin-off edition's first season was announced on 24 July 2021, Voot unveiled a poster with Karan Johar as the host of this digital exclusive season.[3] On 3 August, Voot unveiled a third promo with Johar revealing the format of the season.[4]
JioCinema released a promo announcing the second season on 26 May 2023 featuring host Salman Khan. On 13 June, four days before the premiere episode, first look of twelve housemates were revealed.[citation needed]
JioCinema released a promo announcing the third season on 22 May 2024 while on 31 May 2024, promo featuring new host Anil Kapoor was released.[citation needed]
Broadcasts
editThere is no television coverage for this edition; instead, it is completely streamed online at Voot for the first season and JioCinema for the second season onwards for 24×7 coverage.[5]
House
editThe location for the house set to remain at Film City, Mumbai like how it did for the original series. The house contains a living area, one large bedroom, kitchen, garden, bathroom, lounge room, store room, smoking room, activity area, store room, swimming pool and medical room. Jail was there in house for first two seasons. The house also contains a confession room where contestants speak private matters to Bigg Boss.[citation needed]
Series overview
edit| Series | Host | House location | Episodes | Originally aired | Days | Housemates | Prize money | Winner | Runner-up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||||||||
| 1 | Karan Johar | Film City, Mumbai | 42 | 8 August 2021 | 18 September 2021 | Voot | 42 | 13 | ₹25 lakh (US$30,000) | Divya Agarwal | Nishant Bhat | |
| 2 | Salman Khan | 59 | 17 June 2023 | 14 August 2023 | JioCinema | 59 | 15 | ₹25 lakh (US$30,000) | Elvish Yadav | Abhishek Malhan | ||
| 3 | Anil Kapoor | 43 | 21 June 2024 | 2 August 2024 | 43 | 17 | ₹25 lakh (US$30,000) | Sana Makbul | Naved Shaikh | |||
Housemate pattern
edit| Clique | S1 | S2 | S3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astrologer | — | Bebika Dhurve | Munisha Khatwani |
| Dancer | Nishant Bhat | — | — |
| LGBT | Muskan Jattana | — | — |
| Film Star | Akshara Singh | Aaliya Siddiqui | Ranvir Shorey |
| Karan Nath | Aashika Bhatia | — | |
| Raqesh Bapat | Akanksha Puri | — | |
| Shamita Shetty | Pooja Bhatt | — | |
| International Star | — | Jad Hadid | — |
| Seasoned Model | — | — | Sana Sultaan Khan |
| Reality Show Alumni | Divya Agarwal | Manisha Rani | — |
| Nishant Bhat | — | — | |
| Pratik Sehajpal | — | — | |
| Singer/Rapper | Milind Gaba | — | Naezy Sheikh |
| Neha Bhasin | — | — | |
| Television Star | Urfi Javed | Avinash Sachdev | Sai Ketan Rao |
| Zeeshan Khan | Cyrus Broacha | Sana Makbul | |
| Ridhima Pandit | Falaq Naaz | Poulomi Das | |
| — | Jiya Shankar | — | |
| — | Palak Purswani | — | |
| Social Media Influencers | — | Puneet Kumar | Adnaan Shaikh |
| — | — | Vishal Pandey | |
| — | — | Chandrika Dixit Gera | |
| Sportsperson | — | — | Neeraj Goyat |
| TV Presenter | — | — | Deepak Chaurasia |
| Youtube Sensation | — | Abhishek Malhan | Armaan Malik |
| — | Elvish Yadav | Kritika Malik | |
| — | — | Lovekesh Kataria | |
| — | — | Payal Malik | |
| — | — | Shivani Kumari | |
| Runner-up Winner Finalist | |||
| Winner | Divya Agarwal | Elvish Yadav | Sana Makbul |
| Runner-up | Nishant Bhat | Abhishek Malhan | Naezy |
Controversies
editReferences
edit- ^ "Before Bigg Boss 15, Bigg Boss OTT to premiere in August". The Indian Express. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Desk, India com Entertainment. "Bigg Boss OTT Release Date Out Kara Hosted Show To Premiere On This Date". www.india.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Bigg Boss OTT Release Date Out: Karan Johar Hosted Show To Premiere On THIS Date". India.com. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Karan Johar all set to host Bigg Boss OTT. Discloses the format in new promo. See Here!". Instagram. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Bigg Boss OTT season 3: जून में होगा प्रीमियर, दर्शकों को देने होंगे पैसे? - Takatak khabar". 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.