Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) season 19

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Bigg Boss
Season 19
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Presented by Salman Khan
No. of days14
No. of housemates17
No. of episodes14
Release
Original network JioHotstar
Colors TV
Original release24 August 2025 (2025-08-24) 
present
Season chronology
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Season 18

Bigg Boss 19, also known as Bigg Boss: Iss Baar Chalegi Gharwalon Ki Sarkaar, is the nineteenth season of the Indian Hindi language reality television show Bigg Boss. It premiered on 24 August 2025 on JioHotstar and Colors TV. [1] Salman Khan hosts the show for the sixteenth time. [2]

Production

Promotions

On 23 August 2025, JioHotstar and Colors TV released promotional clips featuring confirmed contestants Gaurav Khanna, Awez Darbar, Nagma Mirajkar, and Amaal Mallik. The teasers, shared via JioHotstar Reality's Instagram, showcased Khanna performing a dance to Main Hoon Na, described as the "audience ka favourite beta" with the caption, “Jhalak mein jab itna mazza, puri picture mein toh lagega tadka.”("When the glimpse is so much fun, the full picture will surely add spice!") Darbar and Mirajkar performed a couple's dance, with the caption, “Pyaar dosti hai, aur aisi hi ek jodi aa rahi Bigg Boss ke ghar mein! Kya banegi pyaar se sarkaar ya takraar?” Mallik featured a rendition of Kaun Tujhe Yun Pyar Karega, captioned, “Apne sur se dil jeetne wala aa raha hai ab apni sarkaar banane.” [3] [4] [5] On 24 August 2025, a teaser featured Neelam Giri dancing to Patli Kamar and Natalia Janoszek to Besharam Rang, described as "Desi chhori" and "Videshi gori," respectively, with the caption, “Desi chhori aur videshi gori ki niraali adaa, inhe dekh sab honge fida!”("The unique charm of the local girl and the foreign beauty, everyone will be smitten watching them!"). [6]

Release

The official first look and logo were unveiled on 25 July 2025, confirming the season’s launch. [2] On 31 July 2025, a teaser featuring Salman Khan announced the premiere date of 24 August 2025 and the “Gharwalon Ki Sarkaar” theme. [7] [8] A full trailer on 7 August 2025 highlighted the parliament-inspired twist. [9]

Theme

The season’s theme, “Gharwalon Ki Sarkaar”, introduces a parliament-inspired setting where housemates control alliances, tasks, and house dynamics. The Assembly Room, modeled after the Indian Parliament, facilitates debates and voting, emphasizing strategy and control. [10]

The logo features a mosaic-style design with a multicolored iris in shades of blue, yellow, red, and green, symbolizing surveillance and house dynamics. A white border with blue and grey shading aligns with the season’s political theme. [11]

Broadcast

The show streams on JioHotstar at 21:00 IST, followed by Colors TV at 22:30 IST, reflecting a digital-first approach. [8]

House

The Bigg Boss 19 house, located in Film City, Mumbai, features a "Cabin in the Woods" theme with rustic wooden elements and vibrant accents. It was designed by Omung Kumar and Vanita Garud. The “Gharwalon Ki Sarkaar” sub-theme emphasizes housemate decision-making. [12]

Additional features include a secret room and no jail, unlike previous seasons. [14]

Housemates Status

SLHousematesDay enteredDay exitedStatus
1AbhishekDay 1
2AmaalDay 1Nominated
3AshnoorDay 1
4AwezDay 1Nominated
5BaseerDay 1
6FarhanaDay 1Day 1 Evicted by Housemates
Day 6
7GauravDay 1
8KunickaaDay 1Nominated
9MridulDay 1Nominated
10NagmaDay 1
11NataliaDay 1
12NeelamDay 1
13NehalDay 1
14PranitDay 1
15ShehbazDay 14
16TanyaDay 1Nominated
17ZeishanDay 1

Housemates

The following housemates entered the house in order: [16]

Original entrants

Twists

Fans Ka Faisla

On 14 August 2025, JioHotstar and Colors TV launched the Fans Ka Faisla campaign, allowing viewers to select one housemate via the JioHotstar app from 14 August to 21 August 2025, 23:59 IST. Contenders were:

Mridul Tiwari won, entering the house on Grand Premiere. [6]

Weekly summary

Week 1Entrances
  • During the grand premiere on 24 August 2025, host Salman Khan introduced 16 housemates. Ashnoor, Zeishan, Tanya, Awez, Nagma, Nehal, Abhishek, Baseer, Gaurav, Natalia, Pranit, Farhana, Neelam, Kunickaa, Mridul, and Amaal entered the house in order; meanwhile, Shehbaz was not selected for entering the house by the audience. [6] [18] [20] [17]
Twists
  • On Day 0, Bigg Boss introduced a task requiring housemates to select one person to sleep outside the bedroom, which has only 15 beds, on the basis of considering that housemate "not a housemate." Mridul was voted by the majority.
  • On Day 1, the Assembly Room was inaugurated, where housemates voted to evict one contestant, leading to Farhana’s elimination and relocation to a secret room. [23] [24]
  • On Day 6, Bigg Boss unveiled a new “App Room” in the house, accessible each week to the housemate trending most on the JioHotstar 24x7 public chat. The selected housemate receives two apps based on whether their trending is positive or negative. As Farhana had been observing housemates from the secret room since Day 1, Bigg Boss allowed her to choose one housemate to access the App Room, with the condition that her re-entry into the main house depended on that housemate’s app choice. Farhana selected Gaurav, who was granted access. His options were: “Re-entry: Farhana Returns,” allowing Farhana to rejoin the main house, or “Half Ration, Half Plates,” reducing the house’s ration to half. Gaurav chose “Re-entry: Farhana Returns,” resulting in Farhana’s return to the main house from the secret room. Prior to this, Bigg Boss announced Farhana’s presence in the secret room, revealing her actions, including comments on nominations on Day 2, eliminating Baseer from the Merry-Go-Round captaincy contendership task on Day 4, and selecting Gaurav for App Room access. [15]
NominationsMridul Tiwari and Shehbaz Badesha were nominated for the Fans Ka Faisla vote, with Mridul winning. [25]
On Day 1, housemates nominated one contestant for eviction in the Assembly Room. Farhana received the most votes but was sent to a secret room instead of being fully evicted. [23] [24]
On Day 2, housemates nominated two contestants for eviction in the Assembly Room. As a result, Abhishek, Gaurav, Natalia, Neelam, Pranit, Tanya and Zeishan were nominated for weekend's eviction process. [26]
House CaptainNone
Tasks

On Day 4, the "Merry-Go-Round" task was held in the garden area to select contenders for the house captain. A merry-go-round was set up alongside four houses, each with a digital screen. Before the task began, Bigg Boss asked Farhana, observing from the secret room, to remove one housemate from contention. She chose Baseer, who was then appointed as the sanchalak (moderator) for the first round. When a children’s laughter was heard, housemates mounted the merry-go-round, which rotated until the song stopped. The digital screens on the four houses then displayed the number of housemates each could accommodate. After the first round, Baseer selected one house, and its occupants were eliminated from captaincy contention. Eliminated housemates joined Baseer to decide eliminations in subsequent rounds. The task continued similarly, with multiple rounds narrowing down the contenders. After five rounds, Ashnoor Kaur, Kunickaa Sadanand, and Abhishek Bajaj emerged as the final contenders.

RoundEliminated
1Amaal
Mridul
2Awez
Nagma
Natalia
3Neelam
4Pranit
Tanya
5Gaurav
Nehal
Zeishan

On Day 5, a captaincy task was held in the garden area to determine the first house captain. A large stage was set up with three workstations, each assigned to a contender: Abhishek (blue color), Ashnoor (green color), and Kunickaa (red color), as designated by the sanchalak. Each workstation had crayons in the contender’s assigned color. Supporter housemates selected a tile from a deck, colored one side with their contender’s color, and marked the other side with a coal cross. They handed the tile to their contender (or their representative), who placed it on the stage. Other contenders could flip opponents’ tiles to display the crossed side. Bigg Boss asked the contenders if they would personally place tiles on the stage or appoint a representative. Abhishek and Ashnoor chose to participate themselves, while Kunickaa selected Baseer as her representative, which disqualified her from participating in task. Tanya was appointed sanchalak, tasked with determining the winner based on the contender with the most tiles showing their colored side (blue for Abhishek, green for Ashnoor, red for Kunickaa) visible on the stage. Tanya declared Kunickaa the winner, making her the first house captain.

SponsoredOn Day 6, Appy Fizz congratulated Kunickaa as the first Appy Fizz Captain of the house. An Appy Fizz Visi Cooler was unlocked, and Kunickaa received one bottle of Appy Fizz, choosing to share a second bottle with Baseer.
ExitsShehbaz Badesha, not selected via Fans Ka Faisla, was evicted on Day 0. [25]
Week 2
Twists
  • On Day 9, Bigg Boss dismissed Kunickaa as house captain after housemates voted against her leadership, citing her failure. Bigg Boss declared no new captain, with the house to be managed collectively.After Kunickaa’s dismissal, housemates declined to grant her captaincy immunity, making her eligible for nominations. The majority voted for Ashnoor to receive immunity from the week’s nominations.
  • On Day 11, Bigg Boss summoned all housemates to the Assembly Room for a Truth and Dare game, focusing on Pranit More’s Day 10 The BB Show roast, where he claimed his performance was 90% truth and 10% exaggeration. Bigg Boss highlighted Pranit’s statement that the house no longer needed gas to prepare food but required a stove due to “so much kerosene with Zeishan,” questioning whether this was 90% truth or 10% exaggeration. Housemates were asked to share their opinions on the statement, with a question displayed on the TV: “Does Zeishan do the work of kerosene in the house—meaning, does he ignite conflicts or situations?” Bigg Boss instructed housemates to debate, stating that if the outcome favored Pranit, he would remain in the captaincy race and Zeishan would be excluded, but if it favored Zeishan, Pranit would be excluded. After the debate, the verdict favored Zeishan, resulting in Pranit being removed from the captaincy race.
Nominations
On Day 9, Bigg Boss introduced the “Room of Faith” nomination task. Housemates were divided into trios, with three standing in red triangles, indicating they were at risk of nomination, while three others in green triangles decided which one of the red triangle trio would be nominated. At the end of each round, one housemate was nominated. Housemates could participate multiple times in green triangles to decide nominations.
RoundAt Red TriangleAt Green TriangleNominated
1Awez
Nagma
Baseer
Amaal
Zeishan
Abhishek
Awez
2Natalia
Mridul
Neelam
Kunickaa
Tanya
Pranit
Mridul
3Farhana
Gaurav
Kunickaa
Awez
Abhishek
Mridul
Kunickaa
4Tanya
Zeishan
Nehal
Gaurav
Farhana
Baseer
Tanya
5Abhishek
Amaal
Pranit
Nehal
Ashnoor
Nagma
Amaal

Awez, Mridul, Kunickaa, Tanya and Amaal were nominated for weekend's eviction process.

House CaptainKunickaa
TasksOn Day 10, Bigg Boss addressed housemates’ concerns about dwindling rations, announcing that weekly rations would be provided by evening, contingent on their participation in an entertainment task called the “The BB Show.” The show, hosted by Zeishan, featured performances by few housemates to secure rations. Neelam opened with a dance act, followed by Amaal performing a dislike song targeting two housemates he dislikes. Pranit performed a stand-up comedy roast focusing on five housemates he dislikes. Mridul, alongside Kunickaa as co-actor, presented a sketch based on one or two housemates he dislikes. Tanya delivered a talk on struggles, reflecting on her personal experiences with house and its current housemates. Awez closed the show with a dance performance. Later, Bigg Boss called Gaurav to the confession room to judge the performances based on criteria provided by Bigg Boss, with live footage broadcast to housemates in the living area, unbeknownst to Gaurav. Gaurav passed the performances of Amaal, Pranit, and Tanya, but failed Mridul and Kunickaa’s sketch. As a result, 10% of the weekly ration was cut, and the housemates received 90% of the ration.
On Day 11, Bigg Boss introduced the “Dream Machine” task in the garden area, designed to grant captaincy contention in one attempt by activating a lever on the machine. However, following the rule of “one hand gives, one hand takes,” housemates had to accept a condition displayed on the machine’s digital screen to secure contention. All housemates, except Pranit (who was excluded from the captaincy race earlier that day), stood at a start line. At the sound of the machine’s start signal, housemates could accept the displayed condition and rush to a red circle, which granted the power to claim captaincy contention. The first housemate to reach the red circle would declare their desire for captaincy contention and accept the condition. Bigg Boss would then call them to activate the machine’s lever, sealing their captaincy contention. Pranit, as sanchalak, was tasked with determining which housemate reached the red circle first.
RoundWinnerConditionStatus
1Baseersurrender two apples from the ration to Bigg BossSymbol confirmed.svgAccepted
2Abhishekseal off one bed in the house, preventing anyone from sleeping on itSymbol confirmed.svgAccepted
3Nehalno gym - close the gym for the entire season, prohibiting any housemate from using it or its equipment Symbol declined.svg  Declined

Nehal reached the red circle in the third round but declined the gym closure condition. Bigg Boss reprimanded her for misleading viewers by reaching the circle only to decline, canceled the third round, and terminated the task, stating more rounds were planned. Consequently, Baseer and Abhishek were declared captaincy contenders.

On Day 12, a captaincy task was set up in the garden area to determine the house captain between contenders Baseer and Abhishek. Fourteen stools, each in a designated circle, were placed with colored threads—blue for Baseer and pink for Abhishek—at opposite ends. Housemates sat on the stools while Baseer and Abhishek first collected their respective threads, then aimed to tie them to one leg of as many stools as possible. During the task, the opposing contender and the housemate seated on a stool could attempt to untie the thread. At the task’s conclusion, Bigg Boss asked Mridul for the result, who announced Baseer as the winner, having tied blue threads to more stools, making him the house captain.
Sponsored
  • On Day 9, the Flipkart Style Studio was opened in the garden area, offering housemates access to the latest and trendiest fashion from Flipkart. This week’s theme, streetwear, was unlocked, allowing housemates to choose stylish looks.
  • On Day 13, Danube Properties, known for fully furnished designer homes, provided housemates with a luxurious hamper from Dubai containing chocolates.
Exits
Week 3
Twists
Nominations
House CaptainBaseer
Tasks
Sponsored
Exits
Week 4
Twists
Nominations
House Captain
Tasks
Sponsored
Exits
Week 5
Twists
Nominations
House Captain
Tasks
Sponsored
Exits
Week 6
Twists
Nominations
House Captain
Tasks
Sponsored
Exits
Week 7
Twists
Nominations
House Captain
Tasks
Sponsored
Exits
Week 8
Twists
Nominations
House Captain
Tasks
Sponsored
Exits
Week 9
Twists
Nominations
House Captain
Tasks
Sponsored
Exits
Week 10
Twists
Nominations
House Captain
Tasks
Sponsored
Exits
Week 11
Twists
Nominations
House Captain
Tasks
Sponsored
Exits
Week 12
Twists
Nominations
House Captain
Tasks
Sponsored
Exits
Week 13
Twists
Nominations
House Captain
Tasks
Sponsored
Exits
Week 14
Twists
Nominations
House Captain
Tasks
Sponsored
Exits
Week 15
Finale Week
Twists
Nominations
House Captain
Tasks
Sponsored
Exits
Grand Finale
Finalists
4th Runner Up
3rd Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
1st Runner-up
Winner

Nominations table

#BB19Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13Week 14Week 15
Grand Premiere
Day 0
Day 1Day 2Grand Finale
Nominees
for
House Captain
Not eligibleAbhishek
Ashnoor
Kunickaa
Abhishek
Baseer
House CaptainKunickaaBaseer
Captain's NominationsNot eligible
Vote to:SelectionEvictW I N
AbhishekSelectedNeelamPranit
Tanya
Baseer
Kunickaa
AmaalSelectedFarhanaNeelam
Mridul
Awez
AshnoorSelectedNeelamTanya
Neelam
Amaal
AwezSelectedFarhanaGaurav
Neelam
Kunickaa
BaseerSelectedFarhanaAbhishek
Neelam
TanyaHouse Captain
FarhanaSelectedNeelamEvicted by Housemates
(Day 1)
Tanya
Secret Room
(Days 1-6)
GauravSelectedNeelamNeelam
Tanya
Tanya
KunickaaSelectedFarhanaAbhishek
Zeishan
Mridul
MridulNominatedSelectedFarhanaZeishan
Tanya
Kunickaa
NagmaSelectedNataliaNatalia
Neelam
Amaal
NataliaSelectedFarhanaNagma
Neelam
Not eligible
NeelamSelectedAshnoorGaurav
Natalia
Not eligible
NehalSelectedNeelamTanya
Neelam
Abhishek
PranitSelectedFarhanaTanya
Abhishek
Neelam
TanyaSelectedNataliaGaurav
Ashnoor
Mridul
ZeishanSelectedNataliaPranit
Kunickaa
Awez
ShehbazNominatedNot SelectedEvicted
(Day 0)
Notes 1 2 3,4 5
Against Public VoteMridul
Shehbaz
All housematesAbhishek
Gaurav
Natalia
Neelam
Pranit
Tanya
Zeishan
Amaal
Awez
Kunickaa
Mridul
Tanya
Re-enteredNoneFarhana
Secret RoomFarhana
WalkedNone
Ejected
EvictedShehbazFarhanaNo
Eviction
References [25] [20] [23] [24] [26]
  indicates the House Captain.
  indicates that the housemate was directly nominated for eviction prior to the regular nominations process.
  indicates that the housemate was granted immunity from nominations.
  indicates that housemate was evicted from the house.
  indicates that housemate was ejected from the house.
  indicates that housemate walked out of the house.
  indicates that housemate was evicted by other housemates' votes.
  indicates that the housemate was in the secret room.
  indicates the winner.
  indicates the first runner up.
  indicates the second runner up.
  indicates the third runner up.
  indicates the fourth runner up.

Nomination notes

Guest appearances

Week(s)Day(s)Guest(s)NotesRef.
Grand PremiereDay 0 Pawan Singh Introduced Neelam Giri via video. [20]
Week 1Day 7 Tiger Shroff, Sonam Bajwa and Harnaaz Sandhu Promoted their movie Baaghi 4 .
Week 2Day 14Ayaan LallSupported his mother Kunickaa Sadanand
Munawar Faruqui, Aditya Kulshreshth and Sahiba Bali
Shehnaaz Gill

Viewership

Reception

The Bigg Boss 19 grand premiere on 24 August 2025 received positive feedback for its high-energy launch, Salman Khan’s hosting, and diverse contestant lineup, as reported by Zee News and Times of India. The “Gharwalon Ki Sarkaar” theme, enabling housemate decision-making, and the digital-first streaming on JioHotstar at 21:00 IST were highlighted as innovative. [6] Media outlets noted Khan’s witty banter, the vibrant house design with a lion statue and “rangbhoomi” outdoor area, and performances like Ashnoor Kaur’s dance and Amaal Mallik’s soulful rendition. [18] [27] [28] [29]

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