Bigg Boss 18 premiere highlights: Salman Khan reveals Vivian Dsena and Alice Kaushik are finale contestants
The theme of Bigg Boss 18 is ‘Time ka Taandav.’ The BTS clip shared by Colors TV featured a voiceover which gave further details about the theme and said, “Iss baar Bigg Boss jante hain gharwalon ka future (This time Bigg Boss knows the future of the contestants).” The tagline read: “Iss baar ghar mein bhuchaal aayega, kyunki Bigg Boss mein Time Ka Taandav chaaeyga! (This time, chaos will strike the house as the wrath of time will reign in Bigg Boss).”
The prize money for winning the show is reported to be approximately ₹50 Lakh, which is the same as last season. Munawar Faruqui emerged as the winner of last season of Bigg Boss.
Catch all the updates from the grand premiere of Bigg Boss 18 here:
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Bigg Boss Season 18 kicked off its grand premiere on Colors TV and JioCinema on Sunday, 9 pm. The 18th season of the popular reality show will see 18 contestants battle it out in the Bigg Boss house for the winner's trophy. The makers announced the names of the 18 contestants. For the course of the next three months, fans are eager to know who will be staying inside the Bigg Boss house, pushing their limits to survive and win the title this time....Read More
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: The 19th contestant is Gadhraj!
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: The last contestant of the house is a donkey! Salman Khan introduced Gadhraj (the donkey) on stage at the very end of the grand premiere episode of the season.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Alice Kaushik and Vivian Dsena are the finale contestants!
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Salman Khan declares that Alice Kaushik and Vivian Dsena will be the top 2 contestants of the house. Bigg Boss predicted the future and said that these two will be the top 2 only!
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Alice Kaushik is the next contestant
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Salman Khan introduced Alice Kaushik as the next contestant of the show. Alice shared that she is here to win the show and wants to stay focused.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Vivian Dsena says accepting Bigg Boss offer was a ‘tough decision’
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Vivian Dsena revealed that he was approached earlier for the show but he declined it in the past.
In a new interview with The Times of India, Vivian said that accepting the offer was a ‘tough decision’.
‘I discussed the offer with my family and wife and they encouraged me to step out of my comfort zone,’ he said.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Vivian Dsena enters the show
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Vivian Dsena is the next contestant who entered the show. Vivian said that it is a ‘misconception’ that he is a hot tempered person.
Bigg Boss predicted the future and said that Vivian will come to love 90s songs in the show because there might be a special someone for him on the show!
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Hema Sharma is the 16th contestant
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Hema Sharma, who is also known as Viral Bhabhi, is the next contestant on the show. Hema shared that she feels lucky to be a part of the show.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Advocate Gunratan Sadavarte is the next contestant
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Gunratan Sadavarte made Salman Khan giggle after he came on stage and started sharing his jokes. He entered the show with Eisha.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Eisha Singh enters as the 11th contestant
Bigg Boss 18 live: Eisha Singh, an actor who is known for her work in TV shows like Ishq Ka Rang Safed and Ishq Subhan Allah, entered as the next contestant of the show. The actor shared she is excited to be part of the show.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Arfeen Khan and wife Sara enter the show
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Arfeen Khan, life coach of Bollywood celebrities like Hrithik Roshan, was the next contestant. His wife Sara Arfeen Khan also joined him on stage. Hrithik, along with Bhumi Pednekar and Soni Razdan, shared a small introduction of Arfeen and wished him well for the show.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Muskaan is the next contestant
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Muskaan Bamne, who is best known for her role as Pakhi in the popular Star Plus show Anupamaa, was introduced by Salman Khan as the next contestant.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Rajat Dalal enters show
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Controversial sportsperson Rajat Dalal has entered the show. He called himself tailor-made for the reality show.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Karan Veer Mehra joins show
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Latest Khatron Ke Khiladi winner Karan Veer Mehra has joined the show. All him and Salman Khan talked about were his two failed marriages.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Nyrraa M Banerji and Chum Darang are the next contestants
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Nyrraa M Banerji made a stunning entry as the seventh contestant of the show. Next was actor Chum Darang, who shared how she dreamt of coming to the show! Chum said she is here to represent Arunachal Pradesh on the show.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Shrutika Arjun is the sixth contestant
Bigg Boss 18 premiere updates: Shrutika arrived as the next contestant of the show. An actor known for her roles in Tamil and Malayalam films, she won the Tamil cooking competition Cooku With Comali. She told Salman that she made 4 films but all of them were flops!
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Salman Khan reveals Tajinder Singh Bagga as the next contestant
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Tajinder Singh Bagga is the next contestant this season! He said he wants Bigg Boss set to be on Goa! When Aniruddhacharya said why he wanted to be on the show, he said he wants more people to know him through this big platform.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Shilpa Shirodkar is the next contestant!
Bigg Boss 18 live updates: Salman Khan introduced Shilpa Shirodkar as the fourth contestant of the show.
Salman said that both Shilpa and him started their careers during the 90s, and asked her how come they have never worked together! Shilpa said that she has watched all the seasons of the show and is ‘excited’ to be a part of the show.
Bigg Boss 18 live updates: Salman Khan introduces Shehzada Dhami and Avinash Mishra
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Shehzada Dhami and Avinash Mishra were introduced as the second and third contestants of the show.
Shehzada shared the story of how he was kicked out of the show Choti Sarrdaarni because of bad attitude of the makers of the show.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Aniruddhacharya asks Salman ‘kab karenge shaadi?’
Bigg Boss 18 live premiere: As hinted, spiritual leader Aniruddhacharya arrived at the grand premiere. He asked Salman, ‘Kab karenge shaadi (When will you get married)?’ In response, Salman says what is the need to marry since he is doing quite okay being single.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Salman Khan introduces Chahat Panday as the first contestant
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Chahat Panday made a stunning entry as the first contestant of the show, performing to the song Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo. Chahat talked about her family, and dedicated her success as an actor to her mother.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Salman Khan does a time travel
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: The grand premiere of Bigg Boss 18 started with Salman Khan talking with his past and future selves. Salman was surprised when he saw his future AI-self said that he will be hosting Bigg Boss 38! Salman told his past self that he must work hard and do the film Prem!
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Take a tour of the new house
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: The grand premiere started with an extended tour of the house, which had a huge living room space, an extended kitchen room area, and a confession room. What is interesting is the jail area, which is modeled like a cave. The theme of the season- Time Ka Taandav, will reveal the future of the contestants on the present day.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Salman Khan kicks off new season
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: The premiere is now live with Bigg Boss showing the audience different corners of the house.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Bigg Boss trends on Twitter
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: #BiggBoss18 is trending on Twitter with 22000 tweets. Fans are speculating about the contestants that will join the show and who could be the ultimate winne
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Nia Sharma interacts with fans after saying she is not part of the show
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Nia Sharma will not be one of the contestants this season. She interacted with fans via her X account after sharing the news. When a fan asked for an apology for leading everyone to believe that she is part of the show, she said: “Loan lekar thodi na bhaag gayi mein tumse yar (As if I ran away with your money). Don’t be so adamant.”
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Salman Khan calls out bad attitude of one of the contestants
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Colors TV has been sharing updates about the grand premiere.
In a new promo clip, Salman was seen talking to one of the contestants where he calls out how he has been in trouble in the past for his ‘bhayankar attitude’.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: A donkey to live inside the house?
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: In a promo video shared by Colors, a donkey was seen on the Bigg Boss 18 stage. BiggBossTak revealed in a post that the donkey is named Max and he is a pet of contestant advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte. The donkey will be living in the Bigg Boss 18 house.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Salman Khan to reveal finalists?
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: A new promo revealed that Salman Khan will reveal the name of two finalists of this season on the grand premiere itself!
Since, the theme of this season is Time Ka Taandav, Bigg Boss can see the future. Who are the finalists? That is yet to be revealed.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Salman Khan will interact with Riteish Deshmukh
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: As per a new post by BiggBossTak on X, Salman will be interacting with Bigg Boss Marathi 5 host Riteish Deshmukh during the grand premiere.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Salman Khan is confronted by his past self
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Salman Khan had a conversation with his past and future selves in a new promo.
The AI-generated Salman asked, “Ab kaunsa confession de raha hai? Kya lafda kiya tune (What confession are you giving? What mess have you created now)?” Salman said, "Ruk yaar. Na maine kuch kiya hai, na tune kuch kiya tha (Wait. Neither did I do anything now nor did you do anything earlier). I didn't know I'm going to get so irritated seeing my past." Watch here.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Aniruddhacharya gifts Bhagavad Gita to Salman Khan
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: In a new picture that was shared by BiggBossTak on X, spiritual leader Aniruddhacharya was seen gifting Bhagavad Gita to Salman Khan.
Aniruddhacharya will be part of the grand premiere where he will reportedly make predictions about the contestants.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Avinash Mishra promises big reveal
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Is Avinash Mishra one of the contestants in the show?
His new reel on Instagram came with the caption: “Apni Kursi ki peti bandh lo ab waqt badalne wala hai! because it’s time for the BIG reveal. Think you’ve seen it all? Think again— We’ve seen our charmer shine in countless roles, making us laugh, cry, and cheer with his unforgettable performances. But now, it’s time to witness the magic of the real #AvinashMishra up close and personal.”
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Atul Kishan denies he is part of the show
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Activist Atul Kishan took to his Instagram Stories and wrote: "Overwhelmed with love! Thank you for the flood of calls and messages since morning. I'm grateful for your support, but I have an announcement to make: I will NOT be participating in Bigg Boss Season 18. Thanks a lot."
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: More about ‘Time ka Taandav’ theme
Bigg Boss 18 premiere: The theme of this season is ‘Time ka Taandav’ where Bigg Boss will already know what lies in the future! In a promo, Salman says, “Yeh aankh dekhti bhi thi aur dikhabhi thi par sirf aaj ka haal. Ab khulegi ek aisi aankh jis se likha jayega itihas ka pal, dekhegi yeh aanewala kal. Yeh jaanegi har neeyat jo kal bigdegi. Ab hoga time ka tandav (This eye could see and now can show as well, but only today's tomorrow. But now will open such an eye through which the story of history will be written and you will see the future)."
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Salman Khan's massive fees as a host
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Salman Khan is charging crores to host each episode of Bigg Boss 18 Weekend Ka Vaar. A recent report by Her Zindagi claimed that Salman is charging ₹60 crore per month to host Bigg Boss this season.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Hrithik Roshan says his ‘dear friend’ will be part of the show
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: In a new clip shared by ColorsTV, Hrithik Roshan said he will make sure to watch Bigg Boss this season.
The reason being his ‘dear friend’ will enter the reality show as one of the contestants. As per reports, this contestant will be Arfeen Khan, who has worked with Hrithik as a ‘life coach’ as well as several other Bollywood celebrities. His wife Sara will also be one of the contestants on the show.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Who are the contestants?
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: The final names of contestants will be revealed during the grand premiere tonight. Some of the names which are reported to be joining the show this season are Vivian Dsena, Eisha Singh, Karan Veer Mehra, Nyra Banerjee, Muskan Bamne, Alice Kaushik, Chahat Pandey, Shilpa Shirodkar, Shehzada Dhami, Avinash Mishra, Gunaratna Sadavarte, Rajat Dalal, Arfeen Khan, and Sara Arfeen Khan.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Salman Khan says, 'Humko bhagodi chahiye'
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: In a promo from the grand premiere shared by ColorsTV, Salman Khan was seen interacting with spiritual leader Aniruddhacharya. When he says that he will also look for a bride, who won't run away, Salman quips, ‘Humko bhagodi chahiye (I want a runaway bride).’
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Who won the show last season?
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Munawar Faruqui was the winner of Bigg Boss 17. Among the final three were Abhishek Kumar, Munawar Faruqui and Mannara Chopra. Arun Mashettey was the first to be evicted.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Aniruddhacharya spotted!
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Baba Aniruddhacharya was spotted on the sets of Bigg Boss 18 and sources say he is part of the Salman Khan-hosted show but not as a contestant. He will reportedly make predictions about the contestants.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Nia Sharma confirms she is not part of show
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: There were reports that television actor Nia Sharma would be one of the contestants of the show. But the actor confirmed, via her Instagram Stories, that she will not be joining the show.
She took to her Instagram Stories and wrote, “To the fans and well wishers, I’ve disappointed. Truly been overwhelmed for the tremendous support, lovece and crazy hype!almost made me want do go inside the house for once made me Realise what I’ve earned in the last 14 years. Can’t say I didn’t enjoy the hype and attention but please don’t blame me. It wasn’t me.”
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Will Rajat Dalal be one of the contestants?
Bigg Boss 18 premiere: Rajat Dalal is reportedly one of the contestants on the show. His bio describes him as a fitness trainer and digital creator. Hailing from Faridabad, Rajat posts pictures and videos of his training sessions on social media. PTI reported that in September this year, Rajat was booked for rash driving after allegedly hitting a biker.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: When and where to watch
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: Bigg Boss 18 is all set to mark its grand premiere on October 6, Sunday. The grand premiere of the popular reality show will start at 9 pm IST. Fans can watch the show on ColorsTV and JioCinema.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Hrithik Roshan's life coach to be part of show?
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: TED speaker Arfeen is known for being a life coach to celebrities, while his wife Sara is an actor and entrepreneur. Arfeen has been a TED speaker, a life coach, and an author. He has also worked closely with a number of Bollywood celebrities like Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, and Tiger Shroff. A recent promo suggested that Arfeen and Sara will be part of the show this time.
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live updates: Step inside the house
Bigg Boss 18 premiere live: The makers shared glimpses of the house for this season. The Bigg Boss house features a cave-like theme this time, with walls near the beds that are decorated with flowers and leaves, giving the area the feel of a forest. The bathroom was designed like a Turkish hammam. Many bells were also seen hung from the ceiling in the living area.