Bigg Boss (Telugu TV series)

Bigg Boss
Show's Seventh Season Logo with host Nagarjuna
Presented by	Jr NTR (Season 1) Nani (Season 2) Nagarjuna (Season 3 - present)
Country of origin	India
Original language	Telugu
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	714(as of 17 December 2023)
Production
Production locations	Lonavala (Season 1) Annapurna Studios (Season 2 - present)
Camera setup	Multi-Camera (76 cameras with size variations and high quality)
Running time	90 minutes (approx.)
Production companies	Endemol Shine India (2017–20) Banijay (2021–present)
Original release
Network	Star Maa Disney+ Hotstar
Release	16 July 2017 – present

Bigg Boss is an Indian Telugu-language television reality show of the Bigg Boss franchise which airs on Star Maa and streams on Disney+ Hotstar in India. It follows the format of the Dutch reality show Big Brother, which was first developed by Endemol in the Netherlands.

Starting in 2017, the show has rolled out seven seasons so far; Jr NTR and Nani hosted Season 1 and 2 respectively, while Nagarjuna is hosting the show from Season 3 onwards. In Season 2 and 6 features general public along with celebrities as a housemates.

Overview

Bigg Boss is based on the Dutch series 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 fellow housemates for eviction, and the housemates who receive the most nominations would face a public vote. Eventually, one housemate would leave after being "evicted" from the House. In the final week, there were five housemates remaining, and the public voted for who they wanted to win. Unlike other versions of Big Brother, the Indian version uses celebrities as housemates, In season two, Bigg Boss team had selected three common people as contestants from the auditions.

Rules

While all the rules have never been told to the audience, the most prominent ones are clearly seen. The housemates are not permitted to talk in any other language except Telugu.

They always have to wear a lapel and They cannot leave the House premises at any time unless they are evicted or decided by Bigg Boss. They can not discuss the nomination process with anyone. They are not allowed to sleep without the permission of Bigg Boss.

House

The house for season one was set up at Lonavala. From season two onwards, the house was set up in Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad. The house is well-furnished and decorated. It has a variety of modern amenities, but just one or two bedrooms and four toilet bath rooms. 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. The jail was added from season two onwards in the house and in season three, courtyard part was added in the house. In season four newly special living area and lounge room were added by replacing activity and courtyard part in the house.

Broadcast

Bigg Boss is aired on Star Maa and also available on Disney+ Hotstar. Everyday episodes contain the main happenings of the previous day. Every Sunday episode mainly focuses on an interview of an evicted contestant by the host. The unseen episode will be available as Bigg Boss Buzzz on Star Maa Music and Disney+ Hotstar.

Series details

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