''Bigg Boss 4'' is the fourth season of the

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version of the Indian

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series ''

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'' based on Dutch series ''Big Brother''. The show premiered on 6 September 2020 on

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and

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with

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hosting the season for the second time, while

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appeared as a guest host for a week. The season's finale took place on 20 December 2020 with

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winning the title along with 25

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prize money and a bike, while Akhil Sarthak emerged as the first runner-up.

Production

The makers were scheduled to launch on the last week of June 2020 but it was delayed due to the

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. On 20 July 2020, the makers unveiled the title logo. Season 4 was initially planned to launch on 30 August 2020 but was pushed to 6 September 2020.

''Bigg Boss 4 Buzzz''

''Bigg Boss 4 Buzzz'' is an Indian Telugu-language television talk show about the reality television series ''

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''. The host

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. The unseen portions of episodes that were not aired on television are streamed on

and aired on

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as '' Bigg Boss 4 Buzzz''.

Reception

The launch of season 4 opened with 18.5 TVR, the highest among all ''

'' editions. On Week 7,

hosted the show in absence of the main host Nagarjuna due to his movie shooting and the episode was also extended to 3 hours, from the usual 1½ hours. The grand finale of season 4 became the most-watched and created a record with viewership as it garnered the highest TRP rating of 19.51 TVR and in the two

speaking states it received 21.7 TVR.

Housemates

The participants in the order of appearance as they entered in the house.

Original entrants

* Monal Gajjar – Indian film actress and a model. She appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Malayalam and Marathi films. *

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- Indian

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who works in Telugu language films. He is known for directing '' Satyam''. * Lasya Manjunath –

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, model, and a

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. She worked in many Telugu television programs like ''Mondi Mogudu Penki Pellam'', and''Maa Voori Vanta.'' *

– Indian film actor prominently working for

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. He made his acting debut with the film '' Life Is Beautiful'' (2012) * Jordaar Sujatha –

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. She became famous with popular shows like ''Teenmaar vaarthalu'', ''Jordhar Vaarthalu''. * Mehaboob Shaikh – YouTube personality,

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, TikTok Artist. He is known as "Mehaboob Dilse". * Devi Nagavalli –

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for the popular Telugu news channel TV9. She became popular with her show ''Weekend live discussions''. * Alekhya Harika – YouTube personality

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, model. * Syed Sohel Ryan – Television actor. * Ariyana Glory –

, part of Gemini Comedy. She worked in well known channels like Studio Network and Sun TV Network. * Amma Rajasekhar –

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and Indian

. He predominantly works for the Telugu film industry. *

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– Indian film actress and comedian. She is known for appearing in the film '' Chatrapathi'' (2005). *

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–

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, rapper,

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and

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working in the Indian

. He is the first rapper in the Tollywood industry. * Divi Vadthya – Model and Indian film actress. She is known for her portrayal of Pooja's friend in the Telugu action-drama film ''

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'' in 2019. * Akhil Sarthak – Television actor. He is best known for his role in the ''Kalyani'' serial. He is the "Third Most Desirable Man" on Television. *

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– YouTube personality,

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. She is best known for web series ''My Village Show Comedy'' with her grandson.

Wildcard entrants

* Kumar Sai – Film actor. He is best known for his role in films such as ''

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'' (2011) and ''

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'' (2012). *Avinash – Film actor,

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. He is best known for the Indian Telugu-language reality television comedy show '' Jabardasth''. *

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– Film actress. She has worked in the Telugu, Bengali, and Tamil film industries. She is well known in Telugu films '' Jump Jilani'' and '' Ladies & Gentlemen''.

References

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