TLI Staff
Mumbai: Bigg Boss 13 is all set to premiere on September 29 (Sunday) and 14 celebrities will enter the house this time. The upcoming season seems high on woman power with popular names like Koena Mitra, Devoleena Bhattacharjee, Rashami Desai, Mahira Sharma, Daljiet Kaur among others featuring in the show.
Also, Ameesha Patel will be seen in a special role as maalkin of Bigg Boss 13 and if reports are to believed she would be kept in a secret room for a week and give instructions to the contestants.
Bigg Boss 13 house has been constructed in Film City, Mumbai this time and has a museum theme with each portion of the house decorated beautifully with artifacts.
The new location will save cost for the channel while making commuting easy for celebrity guests who earlier found it inconvenient to travel to Lonavla.
This time, the show will have a ghost theme and contestants will be divided into two groups of six each. The ghost and players team will be pitted against each other. The show will air Sat-Sun at 9 PM and Mon-Fri at 10: 30 PM.
As per reports, here’s a list of 14 contestants who will enter the Bigg Boss 13 house.
1. Koena Mitra: Nearly every year, a former or faded Bollywood hottie enters the Bigg Boss house. In the past, the likes of Rimi Sen, Minissha Lamba, Monica Bedi, Sana Khan, Shamita Shetty have entered the show. Barring Monica Bedi and Sana Khan, Bollywood beauties so far haven’t really fit into the show’s format and got evicted within few weeks of the show. This year, Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena actress Koena Mitra is entering the BB 13 house.
Koena Mitra was recently sentenced to six-months imprisonment in a cheque bounce case. She has posted a cryptic tweet regarding her entry saying she would be missing Durga Puja this year.
2. Wajid Khan: The Dabangg music composer’s name has been doing rounds for a while and he’s also Salman Khan’s close friend. In a leaked promo, Farah Khan and Neha Kakkar are seen introducing him. Bigg Boss cannot do with without singers and music composers who bring the house alive with their lyrics and melodies.
Be it Ismail Darbar, Baba Sehgal, Debojit Saha, Raageshwari Loomba, Gulabo Sapera, Ali Quli Mirza, Arvind Vegda, Akash Dadlani or Deepak Thakur, these contestants have added zing to the show with their singing skills.
3. Daljiet Kaur: TV actors are the soul of Bigg Boss and every year, there are ample actors from small screen who make their presence felt at the reality show. Daljiet Kaur who left her show Guddan Tumse Na Ho Paayega has also been in news for the turmoil in her personal life. She’s a single mother raising her child Jaydon on her own and is separated from Shaleen Bhanot. She also made news after losing oodles of weight and kickstarted a fresh innings in Indian TV industry with supernatural show Qayamat Ki Raat.
4. Aarti Singh: Another TV actress to enter Bigg Boss 13 this time, Aarti Singh is Bollywood star Govinda’s niece and TV personality Krushna Abhishek’s sister. The actress has done numerous TV shows like Maayka, Grihasti, Parichay, Uttaran, Devon Ke Dev Mahadev, Waaris among others.
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5. Shehnaaz Gill: Adding to the long list of stunning models who have been part of Bigg Boss, Shehnaaz Gill a model and actor who has appeared in music albums like Shartaan and Chadra will be seen in the show.
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6. Shefali Bagga: Shefali Bagga who has apparently left her job at India Today to be part of the show will be seen in Bigg Boss 13 soon. The popular anchor is looking forward to a fresh start.
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7. Asim Riaz: Another hot model that will be seen raising the temperatures of the house will be Asim Riaz .
8. Mahira Sharma: The popular TV actress has been part of shows like Y.A.R.O Ka Tashan, Kundali Bhagya and Naagin. She is also a huge following on TikTok.
9. Devoleena Bhattacharjee: Saath Nibhaana Saathiya’s Gopi bahu is all set to enter Bigg Boss 13 in a hot new avatar. She is probably taking inspiration from Hina Khan who broke her coy bahu image with her glamorous appearance on the show. Devoleena was recently trolled for posting hot pictures on her Instagram account as her sanskari fans couldn’t tolerate her sexy avatar. She was also questioned in a diamond merchant murder case.
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10. Rashami Desai: The Uttaran star who was in news over her broken marriage is ready to share her story with the world and be part of Bigg Boss 13. She was last seen in Dil Se Dil Tak. There were rumours that she would get married to boyfriend Arhaan Khan on the show but considering he’s not part of the show, it might not be true. But then looking back at Mona Lisa and Vikrant’s wedding, anything can happen in the world of Bigg Boss.
11. Paras Chhabra: The actor who made his Bollywood debut with Calendar Girls and was also part of Splitsvilla is known for his link-up rumours. Not so long back, he was linked to Pavitra Punia. He has recently confirmed relationship with Akanksha Puri. The ladies man is a good choice for a show like this.
12. Sidharth Shukla: The Balika Vadhu star has a flair for controversy and was even arrested in a drunk driving. His calm on-screen image is in contrast with his real-life persona that’s quite outgoing. His name has been linked to multiple co-stars and in Bigg Boss 13, he is all set to create ripples.
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13. Ashwini Koul: The reality TV star of Splitsvilla fame has taken a huge risk for Bigg Boss 13 by quitting his show Tara from Satara within a month of its premiere to enter the show. Before him Rohan Mehra had quit Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai to be part of Bigg Boss.
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14. Anweshi Jain: The hot actress has starred in Alt Balaji web series Gandi Baat Hai 2 in a bold role. She is ready to woo the viewers in Bigg Boss 13.
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