After season 17's six-hour-long finale, which was watched live by more than 2 crore people on Jio Cinema, all the fans of the show are waiting for Bigg Boss OTT season 3. Here's everything you need to know about Bigg Boss OTT season 3.?
Actress Dalljiet Kaur who has been in the news lately due divorce rumours with her second husband Nikhil Patel, a UK-based businessman, is one of the names doing the rounds in Bigg Boss OTT 3 contestants list.?Dalljiet Kaur, who was earlier married to Bigg Boss 16 contestant Shaleen Bhatt has unfollowed Nikhil on Instagram adding fuel to th rumours. Furthermore, she has also deleted all the pictures with him and dropped her last name Patel.?
Dalljiet's team had said in a statement, "I hereby state that Dalljiet and Jaydon (her son) are in India currently for Dalljiet's dad's surgery followed by her Maa's surgery as well, which required them to be beside him. In addition to this, I would only like to say that Dalljiet, at the moment, would not like to make any comments on anything because the kids are in the picture. Please respect her kids' privacy and please consider this as the only statement she would like to give out."??
Will Dalljiet who had previously appeared on Bigg Boss 13 dish out details about her separation on Bigg Boss OTT season 3??
The woman behind 'Just looking like a Wow' trend Jasmeen Kaur who made an appearance on Bigg Boss 17 as a guest is rumoured to be one of the Bigg Boss OTT season 3 contestants. The makers haven't approached her yet but she has expressed her wish to participate on the show. "Whatever happens, even if Bigg Boss calls me, I might join and bring new colors to it. People will say, 'This time Bigg Boss has become colorful in a different way.'" After her statement fans are convinced that the makers will approach her to add an extra dose of entertainment to the show.?
The two actors from?Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai,?Shehzada Dhami and Pratiksha Honmukhe, who were recently thrown out of the show on grounds of misbehavior and not being able to live up to the expectations have been been approached for Bigg Boss OTT 3. Amid the controversy, will they accept the offer? If they do, they might shed light on accusations of?throwing tantrums and mistreating the crew during the shoots.
If the grapevine is to be believed, YouTuber?Mahesh Keshwala has been approached for Bigg Boss OTT season 3. Earlier, the social media star was rumoured to be in talks for Bigg Boss 17.?Mahesh Keshwala is Elvish Yadav's friend and has 1.6 million followers on Instagram. Popular by the name?hugesh, Mahesh hasn't given his consent for the show as of yet.?
Another name doing the rounds is?Rohit Zinjurke, a digital content creator who has 27.4 million followers. Hailing from Surat, the social media star shot to fame with his lip sync videos on tik tok.?
If reports are to be believed, Vicky Jain who was last seen on season 17 has been approached for OTT season 3 sans his wife Ankita Lokhande. According to ETimes, the channel is in talks with the businessman. However, he has refuted the claims of joining the show. The makers have not approached his wife.?
Another name doing the rounds for Bigg Boss OTT 3 contestant list is Sheezan Khan, the TV actor who was arrested in Tunisha Sharma suicide case on charges of abutment to suicide. After spending 70 days in jail, he stepped out on bail on March 5 2023. His sister and actress Falaq Naaz had appeared on Bigg Boss OTT season 2. This time, her brother has reportedly been approached.?
While the official premiere date for the third season has not been announced yet. However if the latest reports are to be believed, Bigg Boss OTT 3 will premiere on May 15. The first season of the reality show started on August 8, 2021. This season was hosted by Karan Johar and aired exclusively on Voot. The second one aired on Jio Cinema and was hosted by Salman Khan.?
For both the previous seasons, the winning amount was Rs 25 lakh. For context, Munawar Faruqui who won season 17 took home Rs 50 lakhs. Will the makers of the show,?Banijay Group, increase the winning amount for season 3? Well, that remains to be seen.? ?
It is likely that Salman, the most favourite host of the show, will return to guide contestants this time as well. As of now, the superstar is awaiting the release of The Bull, a Karan Johar movie slated to be released on Christmas. Other films including Tiger VS Pathaan, Dabangg 4, Kick 2 and Prem Ki Shaadi among others are slated to be released in 2025. In case, he is busy with the shooting of any of these project, we might see Karan Johar, who made guest appearances on a couple of occasions for Weekend Ka Vaar in season 17 returning for another stint. The official announcement on the same will clear the air.
Like every year, the makers will come up with a new theme this time as well. In season one, the house was made with the theme Stay Connected. The house had patio, living room, kitchen, bathroom, confession room, bedroom, garden area, dining Table and swimming pool. For the second season, the theme was Recycled. The house was made of recycled things and featuredplastic water bottles, wooden spoons and empty egg trays as part of the decoration.
Which contestant would you want to see on Bigg Boss OTT 3? Let us know in the comments section below.?
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