''Bigg Boss'' (or colloquially ''Bigg Boss Bangla'') was the Bengali-language version of the

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Bigg Boss ''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian reality television game show franchise based on the Dutch reality show '' Big Brother''. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through Viacom18 and Disney Star. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made ...

broadcast in India. It follows the '' Big Brother'' format, which was first developed by

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in the

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. The show had completed 2 seasons in 4 years. The first season launched on 17 June 2013 and second season was launched on 4 April 2016. However the show has been discontinued after season 2 but a leading Bengali TV channel is planning to launch its new season and discussion about copyright issues is still on and show makers are yet to finalise it. Bigg Boss Season 1 was telecasted by

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Channel hosted by

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and the second season was telecast by

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which was rebranded channel of

and season 2 was hosted by Jeet.

Overview

Concept

''Bigg Boss Bangla'' is a

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based on the

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show ''

'' which too was based on the original Dutch ''Big Brother'' format developed by

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. 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 peers for eviction, and the housemates who receives the most nominations would face a public

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. Of these, one would eventually leave, having been "evicted" from the House. However, there were exceptions to this process as dictated by Bigg Boss Bangla. In the final week, there were three housemates remaining, and the public voted for who they wanted to win. The housemates in the Bengali version are primarily celebrities.

The House

The Bigg Boss House is located in the tourist center of Lonavala, Pune district of Maharashtra. It is well furnished and decorated. It has all kinds of modern amenities, one king size bedroom and one royal bath room. 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 House has no TV connection, no

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connection, clocks, pen or paper.

Rules

While all the rules have never been told to the audience, the most prominent ones are clearly seen. The inmates are not permitted to talk in any other language except Bengali. They always have to wear the lapel. They cannot leave the House premises at any time unless they are evicted or decided by Bigg Boss. They can discuss the nomination process with anyone. They are not allowed to sleep without the permission of Bigg Boss.

The 'Eye' Logo

Each season gets its own Bigg Boss 'Eye' logo similar to the

and Big Brother shows. The first season of Bangla Bigg Boss on

inherited its logo from the sixth season of its Hindi

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in the form of a human eye with an eyeball displaying the

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, against a purple, lightning storm background. The second season, got its dedicated logo in the form of a more detailed human eye against a background of purple tornado. This logo also had the text 'Season 2' below the 'Eye' and the tagline for the second season was 'Byata Dumukho'.

Series details

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Housemate pattern

References

External links

* {{Big Brother Indian reality television series Indian game shows 2013 Indian television series debuts Indian television series based on non-Indian television series Colors Bangla original programming Bengali-language television programming in India