Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) season 17

Indian reality show

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Bigg Boss 17 also known as Bigg Boss: Dil, Dimaag aur Dum Ka Game was the seventeenth season of the Indian Hindi-language reality television show Bigg Boss. It premiered on 15 October 2023 on Colors TV and JioCinema. Salman Khan hosted the show for the fourteenth time. The grand finale aired on 28 January 2024, where Munawar Faruqui emerged as the winner and Abhishek Kumar was the runner-up.

Production

Broadcast

A new segment - Just Chill with Arbaaz & Sohail aired on Sunday hosted by Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan. Like BB16's segment Bigg Bulletin with Shekhar Suman, in this segment, the hosts interacted with the contestants on the events that have transpired in the particular week. They would also roast the contestants, play games with them and pull off fun gags. Weekend Ka Vaar aired on Fridays and Saturdays similar to Season 16. In Week 1 and 4, Weekend Ka Vaar was aired on Saturday and Sunday. Since Week 10, Weekend Ka Vaar aired on Saturdays and Sundays while the Just Chill segment was merged into Weekend Ka Vaar. In Week 13, Weekend Ka Vaar was aired on Sunday and Monday. For Week 7 and 13, Karan Johar hosted Weekend Ka Vaar in the absence of Salman Khan.

For first time ever in Bigg Boss' History, Grand Finale was aired on TV for 6 hours, 35 minutes and 36 seconds (ad-breaks included) where it started at 6 pm till 12:35 am midnight.

Morning anthem

Like the previous season, there was a Bigg Boss Anthem in the morning instead of the usual wake-up songs.

Concept

The concept of Bigg Boss 17 is "Dil, Dimaag, and Dum". The show's contestants are divided into three groups: "Dil" (Heart), "Dimaag" (Mind), and "Dum" (Strength). The contestants can choose to use any of the three approaches. Bigg Boss will participate in the game, forming alliances and showing favouritism.

Eye Logo

The eye logo this season marked remarkable exceptions from the previous ones. It has a new orange colour palette, with many doors and windows releasing fire, and a blazing orange core acting as the pupil.

House

The streets of Europe inspired the theme of the house of this season. This house was referred as "Bigg Boss ka Muhallah" (trans. Bigg Boss’s Neighbourhood) with the three bedrooms as three different houses aka Makaans. There was no common dining area this season, instead, dining areas were incorporated into the respective three bedrooms. The Confession Room was designed in a Greek-Gothic style. The house had 110 cameras this season, the highest among all the seasons. Like BB16, the entrance and exit from house were through tunnel instead of main door.

Release

On 15 September 2023, ColorsTV released a promo video on YouTube and social media, featuring Salman Khan highlighting the three new themes for this season. Dil (Heart; love), Dimaag (Mind; wit) and Dum (Power; fierceness). Then on 23 September 2023, ColorsTV released three videos, each giving glimpses of the three new concepts with Salman Khan announcing the premiere date.

Trophy

Trophy of BB17 was designed in a way which was replica of house and words BB were installed in middle of trophy as mirror to each other. Trophy was designed by Art Director Omung Kumar B.

Housemates status

Housemates

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

Original entrants

Mannara Chopra – Actress. She is the paternal cousin of Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra. She is best known for the films Zid, Thikka and Rogue.
Munawar Faruqui – Stand-up comedian, content creator and rapper. He is the winner of Lock Upp 1.
Aishwarya Sharma – Actress. She is best known for her role in Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin. She also participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13.
Neil Bhatt – Actor. He is best known for his roles in Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin and Diya Aur Baati Hum.
Navid Sole – British reality television personality. He participated in the UK reality series The Apprentice 16 in 2022.
Anurag Dobhal – Travel vlogger & influencer, also known as The UK07 Rider.
Sana Raees Khan – Lawyer. She is known for involving in the Sheena Bora murder case and Aryan Khan drug case.
Jigna Vora – Former crime reporter. She was falsely accused in journalist Jyotirmoy Dey's murder under MCOCA.
Ankita Lokhande – Actress. She is best known for her role in Pavitra Rishta and participating in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4. She has also acted in Hindi films like Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi and Baaghi 3.
Vicky Jain – Businessman and husband of actress Ankita Lokhande. He is the winner of reality show Smart Jodi.
Soniya Bansal – Actress and model. She is known for playing Tara in the 2019 film Naughty Gang.
Firoza Khan, also known as Khanzaadi – Rapper and model. She is known for participating in the singing reality show, MTV Hustle 2.
Sunny Arya – Comedian & content creator, also known as Tehelka Prank.
Rinku Dhawan – Actress. She is best known for her roles in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and Choti Sarrdaarni.
Arun Srikanth Mashettey – Influencer & YouTube gamer, also known as Achanak Bayanak Gaming.
Abhishek Kumar – Actor. He is best known for his role in Udaariyaan.
Isha Malviya – Actress, model and beauty pageant winner. She is best known for her dual role in Udaariyaan.

Wild card entrants

Manasvi Mamgai – Actress, model and social activist. She is best known for her role as Marina Fonseca in Action Jackson.
Samarth Jurel – Actor and reality show alumni. He is best known for his roles in Maitree and Udaariyaan. He also participated in MTV Splitsvilla 14
Aoora Park – Singer and composer from South Korea. He is known for being a member of the South Korean boy band Double-A.
Ayesha Khan – Actress, social media influencer and model. She is best known for her roles in Mukhachitram and Baalveer Returns.