Bigg Boss is the first season of the Indian reality TV programme Bigg Boss. It aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 3 November 2006 to 26 January 2007, a total of 86 days. Unlike other versions of Big Brother, the Indian version uses celebrities, not members of the general public, as housemates. The first season was hosted by Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi. The 86-episode series ended on 26 January 2007 with Rahul Roy becoming the winner while Carol Gracias became the runner-up.[1]
Production
The show is based on the Big Brother format developed by John de Mol. A number of contestants (known as "housemates") lived in a purpose-built house and were isolated from the rest of the world. Each week, housemates nominated two of their peers for eviction, and the housemates who received the most nominations would face a public vote. Of these, one would eventually leave, having been "evicted" from the House. However, there were exceptions to this process as dictated by Bigg Boss. In the final week, there were three housemates remaining, and the public voted for who they wanted to win.
Tasks were set by Bigg Boss each week. The housemates were allowed to gamble on task outcomes and were rewarded with extra money to order more supplies if they won.
The participants in the order of appearance and entered in house are:
Original entrants
Salil Ankola – Cricketer and actor.[2] A right-arm fast bowler, he played first-class cricket for Maharashtra, regularly opening the bowling. Ankola's consistent performances for Maharashtra earned him a call for representing India during their tour of Pakistan in 1989–90. After the first Test match at Karachi, he was dropped for the subsequent matches in the series owing to injuries (TEST). After a brief phase of playing first-class cricket, Ankola was called for the Indian ODI team during 1993, eventually led to being a part of the 1996 Cricket World Cup. He has acted in films like Pitaah and Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne.
Rakhi Sawant – Film actress.[5][6] She has appeared in many Hindi and a few Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Telugu and Tamil films. She acted in films like Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne, Main Hoon Na and Masti. She also appeared in the music video "Pardesiya", from the album D.J. Hot Remix - Vol 3.
Carol Gracias – Model.[19] He is a past winner of the India's L'Oréal/Elite Look of the Year title. He gained much publicity after a wardrobe malfunction. He has also been a part of films like Bluffmaster!.
Ragini Shetty – Model.[20][21] She has appeared in many South films.
Baba Sehgal – Singer and rapper.[25] He has been involved in various other areas of the entertainment industry, and works in several different languages' media.
