Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) season 16

Bigg Boss 16 also known as Bigg Boss: Iss baar Bigg Boss khud khelenge was the sixteenth season of the Indian Hindi-language reality TV series Bigg Boss. It premiered on Colors TV on 1 October 2022. Salman Khan hosted the show for the thirteenth time. The grand finale aired on 12 February 2023 where MC STAN emerged as the winner and Shiv Thakare as the runner-up. The season went on to become one of the most successful seasons in the show's history.

Production

Broadcast

For the first time ever, a new segment- Bigg Bulletin with Shekhar Suman aired on Sunday Hosted by Shekhar Suman. Weekend Ka Vaar, namely- Shukravar and Shanivar Ka Vaar aired on Fridays and Saturdays instead of Saturdays and Sundays respectively as in previous seasons. For the first time ever, eviction took place on Saturdays instead of Sundays.

A five-hour Grand Finale aired on 12 February 2023.

Casting

Colors TV teased the viewers, by giving a glimpse of the first two contestants answering several fan questions on their Instagram stories. This segment was titled "#BB16ContestantFirstLook". They were later on revealed to be Gautam Singh Vig and Soundarya Sharma.

Concept

The concept for this season of Bigg Boss was "Upside Down", which meant everything would be opposite from the previous seasons.

Development

The press conference and launch event for this season was held on 27 September 2022, anchored by Gauahar Khan, wherein Abdu Rozik was officially introduced as first contestant.

Eye Logo

The eye logo is very similar to the logo of the thirteenth season. It features a bright red colour logo with a blue pupil.

House

The house of this season had a "Circus" theme. The House was located in Goregaon for the fourth time. This season had four bedrooms: Fire Room, Black and White Room, Cards Room and Vintage Room and a lavish private Jacuzzi for the captain for the first time in the history of Bigg Boss. The jail of the house was designed as Maut Ka Kuwa (Well of Death) located in a hanging position above the swimming pool.

Release

A promo featuring Salman Khan was released on 11 September 2022. Promos featuring Gori Nagori, Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia and Abdu Rozik with Khan were released one day prior to the premiere. Promos featuring Priyanka Chahar Choudhary, Ankit Gupta and Tina Datta were released just before the premiere.

Housemates status

Housemates

The list of housemates in the order of entering the house:

Original entrants

• Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia – Television actress, model and lawyer. She is best known for her dual roles as Meher Kaur Dhillon Gill and Seher Kaur Gill Babbar in Choti Sarrdaarni.
• Abdu Rozik – Singer, boxer and content creator from Tajikistan. He is known to be the shortest singer in the world.
• Ankit Gupta – Actor and model. He is best known for his leading role as Fateh Singh Virk in Udaariyaan. Gupta also appeared in Kundali Bhagya, Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi and Begusarai
• Priyanka Chahar Choudhary – Actress. She is best known for her leading portrayal of Tejo Kaur Sandhu in the soap drama Udaariyaan.
• MC Stan – Rapper and music producer. He is best known for his albums, Tadipaar and Insaan.
• Archana Gautam – Actress, model and politician. She acted in films like Great Grand Masti and Haseena Parkar. She joined Indian National Congress in November 2021.
• Gautam Vig – Actor and model. He is best known for his leading role as Surya Seth in Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 2.
• Shalin Bhanot – Actor. He is best known for his role as Keshav in Naagin 4. Bhanot is the winner of the dance reality show Nach Baliye 4.
• Soundarya Sharma – Actress, model and dentist. She is known for acting in the romantic musical film Ranchi Diaries.
• Shiv Thakare – Reality TV star. He is the winner of Bigg Boss Marathi 2. Shiv also participated in MTV Roadies Rising.
• Sumbul Touqeer – Actress and dancer. She is best known for her role Imlie Chaturvedi Rathore in Imlie and participating in India's Dancing Superstar.
• Manya Singh – Model. She is the runner-up of Femina Miss India 2020.
• Gori Nagori – Dancer. She is a Rajasthani-born dancer who is best known for her performance on different Bhojpuri and Hariyanvi songs.
• Tina Datta – Television actress. She is best known for her dual roles as Ichcha and Meethi in Uttaran. Datta was also seen as a contestant in the stunt-based reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7.
• Sreejita De – Actress. She is best known for her role of Mukta in Uttaran. De has also played Dilruba / Sanam in Nazar and Aliya in Yehh Jadu Hai Jinn Ka!.
• Sajid Khan – Director, filmmaker, comedian and television presenter. He is the brother of Farah Khan. Khan has directed films like Heyy Babyy, Housefull and Housefull 2.

Wild card entrants

• Vikkas Manaktala – Actor. He is best known for portraying Cadet Amardeep Hudda in Left Right Left and Gangadhar Rao in Jhansi Ki Rani.

Guest entrants

• Fahmaan Khan – Actor. He entered the house to support Sumbul and to promote his show Dharampatnii from days 54 to 55.
• Sunny Nanasaheb Waghchaure – Businessman known as Golden Boy on social media. He stayed in the house from days 60 to 63.
• Sanjay Gujar – Businessman known as Golden Boy on social media. He stayed in the house from days 60 to 63.

Twists

Bedroom allotment

Housemates were chosen by the Captain / Task winners to be staying in four different bedrooms: Fire Room, Black and White Room, Cards Room and Vintage Room. Every week the bedrooms of the housemates were chosen newly and the housemates had to stay in the chosen bedrooms. In Week 7, members of the Vintage Room and Cards Room were safe from nominations. In Week 8, and Week 10, only members of Vintage Room were safe from nominations. Vintage Room was permanently closed from Week 17. Fire Room was closed from Week 17 but reopened in Week 19. Black & White Room and Cards Room were also closed in Week 19.

Key:

Morning Anthem

For the first time, there was a Bigg Boss Anthem in the morning instead of the usual wake-up songs.

Bigg Bulletin

A new segment, Bigg Bulletin with Shekhar Suman, was introduced which Shekhar Suman hosted every Sunday. In this segment, the host interacted with the contestants on the events that have transpired in the particular week. He would also roast the contestants, play games with them and pull off fun gags.

MyGlamm Face of the Season

In Week 1, it was revealed that all the female housemates would be competitors for MyGlamm Face of the Season through which one female housemate would become the representative of the season. Moreover, the winner of the segment would win ₹25 lakhs and get a chance to shoot for an ad with Shraddha Kapoor for MyGlamm.

On Day 83, Priyanka Chahar Choudhary was declared the winner after 12 weeks through public votes.

Confinement punishment(s)

Maahim (Dog)

On Day 87 (Week 13), "Maahim" a St. Bernard dog was sent in the house and it stayed in the house till the finale.

Family week

In Week 15, family members of the 12 housemates, referred to as VVIPs, entered the house to meet and support them.

Guest appearances

Weekly summary

Nominations table

Color Key