Bigg Boss 20 Contestants List, Start Date, Host & Latest News (Season 20)

Know about Bigg Boss 20, Bigg Boss 20 Contestants Name, Final Contestants Name List, Start Date, Bigg Boss 20 Host, Theme, and Latest News & Updates for Bigg Boss Season 20 – 2026.

About Bigg Boss Season 20 (BB20) Colors TV & JioHotstar Show :- The landmark 20th season of India’s biggest and most sensational reality television show, Bigg Boss 20, officially premiered on Sunday, 6th September 2026. Adapted from the global reality franchise Big Brother, the Hindi edition of Bigg Boss has evolved into a nationwide cultural phenomenon over two decades of high-octane drama, unscripted emotions, and intense rivalry.

For Season 20, the show has embraced an ambitious theme titled “Vardaan” (The Boon). In a game-changing twist unveiled during the grand premiere, the makers introduced the revolutionary “Extra Jeevan Daan” (also dubbed the Tathas-two concept). This game mechanic gives contestants a rare lifeline to reverse evictions, setting the stage for an unpredictable battle of strategy, survival, and alliances.

Bigg Boss Season 20 (2026) Quick Overview

Show Name Bigg Boss Season 20 (BB20)
Host Salman Khan
Grand Premiere Date Sunday, 6th September 2026
Theme Vardaan (“Extra Jeevan Daan” / Tathas-two Twist)
OTT Streaming JioHotstar (Daily at 9:00 PM IST)
Television Broadcast Colors TV (Mon-Fri 10:30 PM | Sat-Sun 9:30 PM IST)
Total Housemates 18 entered (16 original + 2 wild cards) — 11 currently in the house

All housemates entering the custom-built luxury Bigg Boss 20 house are isolated from the outside world, without mobile phones, clocks, or contact with their families. Equipped with over 100 high-definition cameras and microphones capturing every move 24×7, housemates must navigate weekly nomination rounds, rigorous tasks, and public voting to evade eviction.

Bigg Boss 20 Contestants List (Season 20 – 2026)

The 20th season features an eclectic mix of 16 hand-picked personalities representing cinema, sports, television, digital creators, music, and esports:

# Contestant Name Known For / Profession Status
1 Mary Kom Legendary Olympic Boxer & 6-time World Champion Evicted (Week 7)
2 Mahhi Vij Television Actress & Balika Vadhu Star In House
3 Kanika Mann Popular TV Actress & Model (Guddan Tumse Na Ho Payega) In House
4 Aasif Khan Critically Acclaimed Actor (Panchayat, Mirzapur) Evicted (Week 8)
5 Isha Rikhi Punjabi & Hindi Film Actress and Model Evicted (Week 3)
6 Arishfa Khan Digital Creator & Social Media Influencer In House
7 Rhiti Tiwari Talented Singer & Daughter of Manoj Tiwari Evicted (Week 4)
8 Kushal Tanwar (Gullu) Entertainer & Reality TV Creator In House
9 Qazi Ahmad Tauqeer Singer & Fame Gurukul Winner In House
10 Amrapali Dubey Leading Bhojpuri Cinema Superstar In House
11 Rohed Khan Fashion Model & Actor Evicted (Week 2)
12 Yung DSA (Harsh Machare) Underground Hip-Hop Rapper & Music Producer In House
13 Uditi Singh Fashion Influencer & Model In House
14 Aman Gandhi Popular TV Actor (Bhagya Lakshmi) Evicted (Week 6)
15 Tanmay Singh (ScoutOP) Top Gaming Creator & Esports Icon In House
16 Love Gill Selected via “Fans Ka Faisla” Public Vote In House
17 Manish Goel TV Actor (Bhabhi, Kasautii Zindagii Kay) — Wild Card, Week 5 In House
18 Nakul Dhull Social Media Creator — Wild Card, Week 5 Removed (Week 6)

11 contestants remain. Manish Goel and Nakul Dhull entered as the season’s first wild cards at the Week 5 Weekend Ka Vaar. Rohed Khan was evicted in Week 2, Isha Rikhi in Week 3 and Rhiti Tiwari in the season’s first mid-week eviction. Rhiya Ahir lost the “Fans Ka Faisla” public vote to Love Gill on premiere night and never entered the house. Current nominees and lifelines are tracked in our elimination guide. Nakul Dhull was removed by Bigg Boss in Week 6 after a physical fight with Gullu. Aman Gandhi was evicted in Week 6 after finishing last on his final lifeline. Mary Kom was evicted in Week 7 after losing her last lifeline. Aasif Khan was evicted in Week 8 after losing his last lifeline.

Bigg Boss 20 Latest News & Recent Updates

Bigg Boss 20 Host: Salman Khan Returns

Megastar Salman Khan returns as the charismatic host of Bigg Boss for the historic 20th season. Hosting the reality show since Season 4, Salman’s signature style, sharp wit, and authoritative guidance on Weekend Ka Vaar remain the cornerstone of the show’s massive ratings.

During the weekend episodes, Salman reviews the weekly happenings inside the house, questions contestants on their disputes and strategies, and announces the weekly eviction results based on public voting.

More on the host: what Salman Khan is reported to earn for Bigg Boss, and who Bigg Boss actually is — the voice, the format and the company behind it.

Bigg Boss 20 Telecast Timing & OTT Streaming

Following an OTT-first release model, fans can catch the episodes early online before television broadcast:

  • JioHotstar (OTT): Streams daily at 9:00 PM IST with 24-hour interactive live feeds.
  • Colors TV (Television):
    • Monday to Friday: 10:30 PM to 11:30 PM IST
    • Saturday & Sunday (Weekend Ka Vaar with Salman Khan): 9:30 PM to 11:00 PM IST

How to Vote for Bigg Boss 20 Contestants Online

Viewer voting is crucial to protecting your favourite housemates from weekly elimination. Here is the official method to vote:

  1. Download and open the JioHotstar App on your smartphone (Android / iOS).
  2. Log in with your registered mobile number or email ID.
  3. Search for “Bigg Boss 20” and tap on the official show banner.
  4. Click on the “Vote Now” button.
  5. The list of nominated contestants for the current week will be displayed on screen.
  6. Tap on your favourite contestant’s photo to cast your vote before the voting lines close on Thursday midnight.

For this week’s nominations and how the result is actually decided, see our Bigg Boss elimination this week guide. New to the format? Start with inside the Bigg Boss house and what a wild card entry means.

Bigg Boss 20 Live Updates & Elimination Alerts

Stay tuned to BiggBossCast.com for daily written episode recaps, captaincy task updates, nomination lists, and weekend eviction breaking news!

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1966 COMMENTS

  1. Any one can stop bani English language
    Ye India h London nahe
    Wese to ham itna jor dalte h sab pr ki India m Hindi bolo but kya big boss ka ye work nahe h ki bani ko samjhaye
    Bani bhut jada abuse language bhe use krte h
    I don’t like to her

  2. Agar swami om ghatiya hai to bani to aur zyada ghatiya hai….every time she is using fxxx word and look at her cheap attitude…har waqt English pe baat kar rahi hai….why is big boss and salman not objecting bani for using the fxxx word and using English so many times….kya baat hai big boss and salman….seems u both hv soft corner for her…kichu zyada hi pasand hai apko…that is why she is not even said a word by salman or big boss for using fxxx word so many times…

  3. Bani stay calm and don’t take sh*t give jagga and om back what all they did. shame on u bagga and manveer. manveer u were my fav but i guess u r dumb and blind.love u celebs and trust me common ppl are not like these shi**y guys like priyanka and om.

  4. India ka sabse BHANGAR GHATIYA SHOW BIGBOSS HAI….
    TV SHOW AUR MOVIE LOG ENTERTAIMENT KE LIYE DEKH TE HAI. NA KI LADAI ZAGDE KO LIYE..
    CH********PA SHOW BIGBOSS

  5. Rohan, i promise you, all your fans are gonna spit into an empty pool, and Lopa and Bani can push Priyanka ( the worst human being to be true, coz seriously i dont know what she is teaching her sons) into the pool! Rohan, Lopa, Bani, stay strong. Priyanka is the worst person ever to live.

  6. Are bhai salman ko bol rahe ho uske wajah se to show dekhte hain tum ban jao na host or omm baht acha lagta hai na lagta hai tum bhi usi k jaise ho. Manveer or baani baht acha kar rahe ho lage raho bani best of luck one man army

  7. Mr. Debang is correct in saying that in everybody there is some part of swami om and opportunity given we all behave some way like swami om. And Salman don’t forget how many mistakes you have done in life and how many times you have said sorry. Then why do are you squeezing and thrashing swami om for the game he is playing? And not saying anything to bani who is every time and so many times using the fxxx word…is that not so much cheap??

  8. Why salman is so furious about swami om? Why is he not saying to bani? Just because she is a girl that is why she can keep using abusive words….this is not fair….big boss show is now most boring and bogus show…

  9. Please throw bani and swami om out of this house…bani uses abusive words and swami om uses abusive statements…both are equally guilty….both are bogus….please kick them out….

  10. Who is salman to say anything to swami on? Salman himself has done so many wrong deeds in his life. Who is salman to give so much of gyan to house mates in big boss??? Please change the host….it is high time….

    • Agree! Look like salman driving eviction. He favour good looking girl in every season. And throw out who protest. He makes unnecessary big issue of gaurav’s mistake. And humiliated also…..why he favour lopa most mean girl…and rohan ? Like puppy of lopa….wht he is doing in house…gaurav, bani and manveer shld be in last finalist…
      Manu, priyanka, om, lopa, rahul, rohan, looks negative nitibha ? Don’t know what will happen to her next…

  11. Please take out Om out of this show, Ghar ki ladies k saamne peeshab kar raha hai, logo ko bura bht bura bol raha hai, I don’t understand why you people are still keeping him in this show. Just TRP is not everything, whole family watchs this show. Even small children Om ka bahot hi ganda message jaa raha hai baccho per. Uss ke jaisa besharam insaan aaj tak nahi dekha life me, I appeal to everyone please stop watching this show until Om is not thrown out of the house.

  12. Sorry to say but after watching today’s Bigg Boss 10 episode it looks like it is getting dirty because of the commoners, specially the idiot old man called omm. First the Bigg Boss Crew should have admitted him to the K.G. class including his so called stupid daughter jagga to teach them both how to talk with people and than made them the contestants of Bigg Boss, they both are brainless commoners. I don’t understand why no one is saying anything to them even thought they both talk rudely about other contestant’s parents.

  13. Mujhe ye smjh ni aata ki big boss bani ko unke itna english bolne par kyu nhi tokte…bani s3 accha to ye angrez aaya hai jo bani se jyada hindi bolta hai…is problem ka koi ilaaz dundho yaar…

  14. This has become the most vulgar, the cheapest and the most faltu show on TV.

    The language used by bani is very cheap…do something about it please…swami is reckless and please it is time now to change the host….salman is so boring…same style…same jokes….bogus….

  15. I could not understand why Rahul is still in BB House ! What is his role there other than ‘Kana-Pina’. Whenever I watch the show and see Rahul – he reminds me a pure ‘homeless’ guy – don’t want to work, not participating in any activities, always in a corner of the room or in bed – even claiming himself as ‘privileged’ group member. He should kicked out of the BB House as quick as possible.

  16. I am so disappointed from your show, I am regularly watching bigg boss but this it is so irritating, totally waste of time. Specially for this 3 house mate – Stupid Swami, Priyanka & Bani. Kindly do something, whole Nation watch your show, we give our time to see some good thing not all this stupid things which happens in Rodies & Splitvila. I hope you guys will not disappoint public

  17. M regular follower of big boss everybody is doing good except rohan n rahul dev wt thy r doing in big boss house yr sone k liye aaye hai ghr sone ni milta tha wel Om who u r main kis jungle se laye isko ..

    …….m big fan of manveer n bani hope u stay in big boss house till end

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