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. Within a span of 16 years of telecast, ''Bigg Boss'' has rolled out sixteen seasons, one spin-off season and two OTT version.


Season 2

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Rahul Mahajan Rahul Pramod Mahajan (born 25 July 1975) is an Indian reality show entertainer and former pilot. He is the son of former union cabinet minister Pramod Mahajan. He appeared as a contestant on reality shows like '' Bigg Boss 2'' , ''Bigg Boss Ha ...
made headlines when he broke the rules of the show and escaped over the house by jumping over the wall.
.


Season 4

* TV actors Sara Khan and Ali Merchant were paid Rs.50 lakhs to get married on the show. The wedding is considered forbidden in Islam, because Sara Khan and Ali Merchant were already married. Ali Merchant's mother, Salma, however, said Muslim law permitted the same couple to remarry as many times as they wished to. *
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i actress
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was involved in physical relationship with
Ashmit Patel Ashmit Patel (born 13 January 1978) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films and was seen on ''Bigg Boss''. Personal life Patel is the son of Amit Patel and Asha Patel, and the younger brother of actress and model Ameesha Patel, and ...
. * During the first week of the show's airing, activists of '' Shiv Sena'', a political party, started protesting against the inclusion of Pakistani housemates in the show. After being evicted from the house, Rahul Bhatt claimed that Bigg Boss is scripted. In November 2010, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry served a notice on
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, due to complaints of indecent exposure aired on national television, asking the channel to change the timings of the show from 9:00 pm to 11:30 pm. The channel later got a stay order from Bombay High Court allowing them to continue the telecast of the show during prime time.


Season 5

* Akashdeep Saigal had a fight with
Mahek Chahal Mahek Chahal (born 1 February 1979) is an Norwegian actress and model who works in Hindi films and television. She began her acting career in 2002 with Telugu film ''Neetho'' and later made her Hindi debut with ''Nayee Padosan'' in 2003. She wa ...
in which he threatened to bring out Mahek's personal life and when Salman Khan scolded him for the fight he accused Salman of hitting him and causing him emotional hurt during his time on the show. After the show ended he again accused Salman saying that he destroyed his career.


Season 6

* Contestant Imam Siddiqui made a statement about host Salman Khan that Salman Khan owed him money. He also removed his clothes after a midnight fight with his co-participants.


Season 7

* Armaan Kohli was arrested from the set of the show when a complaint filed by British singer-actress
Sofia Hayat Sofia Hayat is singer, actress and television personality. She participated in ''Bigg Boss 7'' in 2013. Media career In July 2012, Hayat was named the new "Curvy Icon" by ''Vogue Italia''. In September 2013, Hayat named on the FHM sexiest wo ...
for allegedly assaulting her during their stay in the show. *
Kushal Tandon Kushal Tandon (born 28 March 1985) is an Indian model and actor known for his portrayal of Virat Singh Vadhera in ''Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai'' and Arjun Sharma in ''Beyhadh''. He also participated in ''Nach Baliye'', ''Bigg Boss'' and '' ...
and
Tanisha Mukherjee Tanisha Mukerji is an Indian actress known for her works in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. Part of the Mukherjee-Samarth family, she is the daughter of filmmaker Shomu Mukherjee and actress Tanuja, and the younger sister of actress Kajol. She m ...
got into a nasty fight during a task after Tanisha pushed Kushal and Kushal body shamed and said nasty stuff to Tanisha. Kushal even climbed on the roof and escaped the house after this incident. In the weekend the host Salman Khan was caught favoring Tanisha instead of Kushal despite her unarguably violent behavior and Khan supported all of Mukherjee's wrongdoings due to her Bollywood connections. *
Kushal Tandon Kushal Tandon (born 28 March 1985) is an Indian model and actor known for his portrayal of Virat Singh Vadhera in ''Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai'' and Arjun Sharma in ''Beyhadh''. He also participated in ''Nach Baliye'', ''Bigg Boss'' and '' ...
got physical with
VJ Andy VJ Andy, also known as Andy Kumar, is a British television personality based in India. He worked as Video Jockey for Channel V and has hosted several television programs including ''Dare 2 Date'' a dating reality show. He was a contestant in the ...
after Andy made nasty comments on
Gauahar Khan Gauahar Khan (born 23 August 1983) is an Indian model and actress who appears in Hindi films and television. She started her career as a model and participated in the Femina Miss India contest in 2002. After appearing in dance songs, Khan made ...
. This caused Bigg Boss to throw Kushal out of the house. Gauahar too had exit the house with Kushal after she accused Bigg Boss for being unfair towards Kushal but later they both were brought back in the house and Gauahar went on to win the season.


Season 8

*
Karishma Tanna Karishma Tanna Bangera (born 21 December 1983) is an Indian actress, model and anchor who predominantly works in Hindi films and television shows. She made her television debut with ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' in 2001. She is well known ...
had a big fight with
Gautam Gulati Gautam Gulati (born 27 November 1987) is an Indian film and TV actor known for his comic roles in '' Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani'' and ''Diya Aur Baati Hum''. In 2014, he participated in the reality show ''Bigg Boss 8'' and emerged as the winner. ...
after he abused her during the Hijack task in the second week. This led to the whole house turning against Gautam. * In November 2014, on
Gautam Gulati Gautam Gulati (born 27 November 1987) is an Indian film and TV actor known for his comic roles in '' Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani'' and ''Diya Aur Baati Hum''. In 2014, he participated in the reality show ''Bigg Boss 8'' and emerged as the winner. ...
's birthday, Diandra Soares had taken him into the bathroom which lead to another controversial topic of the house. After Diandra's eviction, there was another controversial topic after reports started saying she was pregnant when she reportedly went to the hospital but later she denied all of the rumours. * Ali Quli Mirza was trying to escape from the show by climbing up the rooftop to escape the house when he was slapped by
Sonali Raut Sonali Raut (born 23 December 1990) is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi films. She has been a Kingfisher Calendar Girl in 2010, Raut was just 19 years old college student when she featured in the Kingfisher Calendar. Raut made he ...
for passing inappropriate remarks.


Season 9

*
Kishwer Merchant Kishwer Merchant Rai (born 3 February 1981) is an Indian television actress and model. Merchant is well known for acting in the shows '' Hip Hip Hurray'', '' Ek Hasina Thi'', '' Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar'', '' Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal'', ...
disgusting act spitting in Rishabh Sinha water and food including Keith. * During a task, contestant Rishabh Sinha made
Kishwer Merchant Kishwer Merchant Rai (born 3 February 1981) is an Indian television actress and model. Merchant is well known for acting in the shows '' Hip Hip Hurray'', '' Ek Hasina Thi'', '' Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar'', '' Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal'', ...
walk like a dog for three hours.


Season 10

* Priyanka Jagga, after disrespecting
Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two Nation ...
on a Weekend Ka War episode and saying nasty things to Lopamudra Raut and Manu Punjabi's late mother got kicked out by host
Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two Nation ...
. * Contestant Swami Om threw his urine on co-contestants Bani J and
Rohan Mehra ''Rohan Mehra'' (born 8 April 1990) is an Indian actor who works in Indian television, Bollywood films and web series. He is known for his roles in Indian TV shows like ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'' as Naksh Singhania, ''Sasural Simar Ka'' a ...
. Later, the makers of the show evicted Swami Om. He has had several exits before on the show but later came back. * The fight between Bani J and Lopamudra Raut got ugly after the BB Call Centre Task which lead to Bani trying to strangle Lopamudra's neck.


Season 11

* Zubair Khan attempted suicide to get out of the show and was hospitalized for consuming pills after host
Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two Nation ...
blasted him for using abusive language against women of the house. He claimed that Salman Khan threatened him that he would not be able to work in the industry anymore after he leaves the house. Host
Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two Nation ...
called him 'dog' on the telecast episode. Later Salman Khan sarcastically apologized by saying, "I really need to apologize... I am really sorry to all the dogs of this world".


Season 12

*During the captaincy task which named "Breaking News", Deepak Thakur to create news, said demeaning things about
Megha Dhade Megha Dhade is an Indian actress. In 2018, she participated and became the winner of the first season of ''Bigg Boss Marathi 1'' and later participated in ''Bigg Boss (Hindi season 12), Bigg Boss 12'' as a wild card contestant. Early life She w ...
and even passed lewd comments on her character. On listening to all the things about herself, in a fit of anger, she hurled a shoe and even spit on him.


Season 13

* Rashami Desai's rumoured boyfriend
Arhaan Khan Mazhar Shaikh known professionally as Arhaan Khan is an Indian actor and model. He is known for his portrayal of Rana Singh Ahlawat in ''Badho Bahu'' on &TV. In 2019, he participated in '' Bigg Boss 13'' on Colors TV. Career He started his car ...
was revealed to have a child on national television. He had kept this a secret from Rashmi and this caused a lot of controversy in their relationship. *Rashami Desai threw tea on
Sidharth Shukla Sidharth Shukla (12 December 1980 – 2 September 2021) was an Indian actor, host and model who appeared in Hindi television and films. He was known for his roles in ''Balika Vadhu'', '' Broken But Beautiful 3'' and ''Dil Se Dil Tak''.. He em ...
during a Weekend Ka Vaar episode when Sidharth was constantly referring to Rashami as "aisi ladki". Salman had seen all the drama live and he bashed both Rashami and Sidharth for their behavior. * Vishal Aditya Singh and
Madhurima Tuli Madhurima Tuli (born 19 August 1986) is an Indian actress and model. Her works in Hindi television include the fiction dramas '' Kasturi'', '' Parichay'', ''Kumkum Bhagya'', '' Chandrakanta'' and ''Qayamat Ki Raat'' and the reality shows ''Nac ...
had got into a fight on the show. Madhurima was seen hitting Vishal with a frying pan and after this Madhurima was ejected from the show for physical violence. However, unlike prior cases of physical violence in the Bigg Boss house, she was not ejected immediately and was instead ejected on the Weekend Ka Vaar episode.


Season 14

* On Day 63, the heated arguments started between
Rubina Dilaik Rubina Dilaik (born 26 August 1987) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television along with Hindi films. She made her acting debut in 2008, portraying Radhika Shastri in the popular show ''Chotti Bahu''. Dilaik earned wider rec ...
and
Kavita Kaushik Kavita Kaushik (born 15 February 1981) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. She made her debut with Ekta Kapoor's ''Kutumb''. Kaushik is well known for her portrayal of Chandramukhi Chautala in SAB TV's sitcom ''F.I.R.' ...
got ugly when Kavita tells to Rubina that she knows her husband's truth. Rubina tells her to speak the truth if she has guts. Kavita threatens to slap her. Both ask each other to shut up and Kavita walks out of the house. *On Day 72 after heated argument for a week,
Vikas Gupta Vikas Gupta (born 7 May 1988) is an Indian television producer, creative director, screenwriter and host. He is known for participating in ''Bigg Boss 11'' , '' Bigg Boss 14'' and hosting '' MTV Ace of Space''. Life Gupta was born on 7 May 198 ...
pushed Arshi Khan in swimming pool after she abused his mother. Vikas was ejected from the
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 ...
house, but later he re-entered the house. *On Day 103, the heated arguments started between Rubina Dilaik and Sonali Phogat got ugly after Sonali Phogat started abusing Rubina and Nikki. Sonali also threatened Rubina and Nikki that after she will come out of the house she will send her men to teach them lessons. * On Day 123, argument started between
Abhinav Shukla Abhinav Shukla (born 27 September 1982) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television and films. He participated in '' Bigg Boss 14'' and '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11''. Early life and education Shukla was born on 27 Sept ...
and
Rakhi Sawant Rakhi Sawant (born Neeru Bheda; 25 November 1978) is an Indian dancer, model, actress and television talk show host, who has appeared in many Hindi and a few Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Telugu and Tamil films and was a contestant on the first ...
when Rakhi started verbally bullying Abhinav. Abhinav called Rakhi a nasty woman whereas Rakhi called him ''tharki''. After Rakhi became ferocious with Abhinav, Rubina threw a bucket of soapy water on Rakhi for which she was nominated for the next week as punishment.


OTT Season 1

*Zeeshan Khan was bashed by host Karan Johar following which he suffered from an anxiety attack inside the house. *On Day 18, Zeeshan Khan was ejected from the House due to physical violence with Pratik Sehajpal. This caused controversy among the viewers and they accused Bigg Boss of partiality as both the housemates were involved in the fight but only one was ejected and the other was kept.


Season 15

*On Day 4, Pratik Sehajpal broke the bathroom lock while
Vidhi Pandya Vidhi Pandya is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television. She made her acting debut in 2014 with '' Tum Aise Hi Rehna'' portraying Kiran Mehra. Pandya is best known for her portrayal of Imli Singh Rajvanshi in '' Udaan'', Suman Tiwari M ...
was taking a bath. After the other contestants got to know about that, they all started to fight and mostly everyone supported Vidhi while Pratik refused to apologize for his behaviour and claimed that he didn't do anything wrong. *On Day 20,
Afsana Khan Afsana Khan is an Indian Punjabi playback singer, actress and songwriter. She started her career as a participant in the singing reality show, ''Voice of Punjab Season 3'' in 2012. She is known for her tracks " Titliaan" written by Jaani and "D ...
during the Entrance Task got into a verbal fight with
Akasa Singh Akasa Singh (born 2 April 1994) better known by her stage name AKASA is an Indian singer and performer. She is most known for her song Naagin with Aastha Gill. She debuted with Kheech Meri Photo from the 2016 Bollywood movie '' Sanam Teri Kasam ...
, where she also teared off the latter's shirt, kicked her and made fun for the way she dressed. *On Day 40, Afsana Khan tried to injure herself with a knife after being denied the entry to the VIP Zone resulting the crew to take her out of the house. *On Day 74, Abhijit Bichukale after helping Devoleena Bhattacharjee throughout the task asks her for a kiss in exchange. "I can do anything for you", he offers, "but I'd like a kiss in return". Devoleena responds angrily, saying she will never kiss him and warns him not to cross his limits and take advantage of her generosity. Agitated by this, Abhijit threatens to drink Lizol.


Season 16

*On Day 40,
Archana Gautam Archana Gautam (born 1994 or 1995) is an Indian politician, model and beauty pageant title holder, who won the title of ''Miss Bikini India'' 2018, represented India at ''Miss Cosmos World'' 2018 and won sub title of Most Talent 2018. In 2022, ...
physically struck
Shiv Thakare Shiv Manoharrao Uttamrao Jhinguji Ganuji Thakare (born 9 September), better known as Shiv Thakare, is an Indian television personality known for participating in reality shows like '' MTV Roadies Rising'', ''Bigg Boss Marathi 2'' and ''Bigg Bo ...
, injuring him. This led to Archana being ejected from the show. She was later recalled during ''Ravivaar Ka Vaar'' because she was provoked with a subject out of the house by Shiv. *On Day 47, when
Tina Datta Tina Datta (born 27 November 1991) is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi television. She rose to fame after portraying Ichcha in the drama series '' Uttaran'' for which she won the Producers Guild Award for Best Actress. She went on ...
tripped and injured her ankle, both
Shalin Bhanot Shalin Bhanot (born 15 November 1983) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television. Bhanot started his career as a contestant in MTV Roadies and since known for starring in various dramas and web shows. In 2008, he participated in '' Nach B ...
and MC Stan started helping her out but it eventually led to an ugly fight where the two started abusing and MC Stan even took a vase and ran towards Shalin to almost hit him with it. It resulted into Stan being nominated for four consecutive weeks. *On Day 80, during the nomination task, Shalin Bhanot and MC Stan got into a heated argument and started abusing each other. MC Stan even threatened to kidnap and assault Shalin outside the house. * On Day 87, Archana Gautam got into a fight with
Vikkas Manaktala Vikkas Manaktala is an Indian television actor known for portraying Cadet Amar Huda in '' Left Right Left'' and Gangadhar Rao in ''Jhansi Ki Rani''. In 2022, he was seen in Bigg Boss 16 as a wild card contestant. Career Manaktala started as ...
. It started with Vikkas making tea for himself in the kitchen but Archana told him not to and she asked him to keep his tea aside. As Vikkas continued doing his work, Archana pulled the utensil which was being used for making tea and flipped it. This led to hot boiling water getting thrown at Priyanka Chahar Choudhary and
Vikkas Manaktala Vikkas Manaktala is an Indian television actor known for portraying Cadet Amar Huda in '' Left Right Left'' and Gangadhar Rao in ''Jhansi Ki Rani''. In 2022, he was seen in Bigg Boss 16 as a wild card contestant. Career Manaktala started as ...
, which led to a huge controversy. * On Day 87, Shalin Bhanot and Priyanka Chahar Choudhary fought with Archana over food. Archana said nasty things to both of them, but when Archana commented about Shalin's ex-wife, that made him angry and it led to him pushing chairs around in the house and was seen damaging the house property. He requested Bigg Boss to call him into the confession room, broke down and urged to remove him from the show stating he can't stay in a house full of dirty people. * On Day 110, Tina Datta was having a conversation with Priyanka Chahar Choudhary when she revealed that Shalin Bhanot wanted to meet her before coming to the show to form an alliance, but she denied. He had also taken Sajid Khan's name for this and even met Gautam Vig before entering the Bigg Boss house. Tina continued saying that Shalin even asked her for cheap and materialistic things which she can't even say on camera.


OTT Season 2

* On Day 12,
Akanksha Puri Akanksha Puri is an Indian actress and model, known for her work in Hindi TV shows, also few South Indian movies like Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada besides Bollywood movies. She is best known for her role as Goddess Parvati in ''Vighnaharta ...
and Jad Hadid kissed each other as they were given a task by some of the housemates. Host
Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two Nation ...
was fuming with anger, but he then apologised to the audience and said he is sorry that they have to witness all these things even on a digital platform. * On Day 14, Jad Hadid angrily shows his naked butt to Bebika Dhurve during a fight. Host
Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two Nation ...
got very angry on this matter and bashed Jad for his unruly behaviour. Jad then apologised to the audience for his actions. * On Day 32,
Jiya Shankar Jiya Shankar is an Indian television actress known for playing Dr. Iravati "Ira" Pandey in '' Meri Hanikarak Biwi'' and Susheela Ruhail Solanki "Susheela" in '' Kaatelal & Sons.'' Also appeared as a co host of "Good Night India" on SAB TV. S ...
mixed handwash in a glass of water to give to Elvish Yadav during his dictatorship task. Host
Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two Nation ...
slammed Jiya for her action. Jiya then apologised to Elvish.


Season 17

*On Day 47, Sunny Arya physically struck Abhishek Kumar, pulling his collar and hurting him. This led to Sunny being ejected from the show. *On Day 81, Abhishek Kumar slapped Samarth Jurel, hurting him. This led to Abhishek being ejected from the show after the decision taken by captain
Ankita Lokhande Ankita Lokhande Jain (born 19 December 1984) is an Indian actress who debuted in an award-winning role in Balaji Telefilms's daily show ''Pavitra Rishta'' on Zee TV. She was one of the highest paid television actors until she retired in 2018 to ...
couple of days later. He was later recalled during ''Weekend Ka Vaar'' episode as he was continuously provoked by Samarth and Isha Malviya on his past mental health condition.


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