'...Because it has changed.' 'Participants are almost provoked to behave in a certain manner.'
How easy, or difficult, is it to be a contestant in Bigg Boss? Rediff contributor Rajul Hegde, who was locked up in the country's favourite house for six hours, finds out.
With no eviction this time and just three weeks to the finale, it's pretty clear that Week 2 will have more drama, more fights and more controversies.
Pavitra Punia expresses her feelings for Eijaz Khan, who doesn't feel the same way.
Akash and Puneesh fight it out, while Sapna and Hina watch the fun. We bring you the highlights of the show.
There's a lot of guesswork about who will be the celeb contestants this season. Until they're revealed, Namrata Thakker lists the names we would love to see on the show!
'Although I have been working in the industry for two decades, people don't know me well. They think I am snooty and an introvert.'
'From the time I entered Bigg Boss 11, it was quite clear that the housemates had targeted me.' Dhinchak Pooja recaps her experience in the house.
It was love at first sight for S Sreesanth.
Take your pick from Dipika, Deepak, Romil, Karanvir and S Sreesanth!
'This is the first time in the history of Bigg Boss that nobody has tried to break up a couple.'
'Once Shamita and Nishant were fighting over something.' 'Raqesh was also there.' 'She tells him, "Raqesh, ask him to shut up" and Raqesh does not waste a second and tells Nishant to shut up.'
''Being Human represents a concept.' 'We could have pushed the budget to any level we wanted, but we did not.' 'We wanted to design a place that was easily identifiable and relaxing.' 'When somebody comes in for help, you don't want to have onyx and marble flooring.'
Desai said she would participate on the condition that a female voice-over will be roped in for the series.
Do you think Sid and Asim's journey is going to be pretty rough inside the house from here on?
Siddharth Shukla, Asim Riaz, Rashami Desai, Shehnaaz Gill, Mahira Sharma, Paras Chhabra and Arti Singh
The next few minutes are beep-beep-beep-beep-beep-beep-beep time as Bani lets loose.
'Was she missing her boyfriend whose animated t-shirt she fondly wears inside the house?'
'A relationship is not on my mind now, but I am not saying no to anything because when you say no, things happen.'
The actress's younger sister Gauahar Khan won Bigg Boss 7.
'Kissing doesn't lead to pregnancy, right? It's just one of the dumbest rumours flying around,' Diandra Soares tells Rajul Hegde/ Rediff.com and clears the air.
The number of contestants in the next season may be reduced by half to allow space for social distancing.
'Salman asked me if I would be open to playing a negative character.' 'I told him I would do even a single scene for him.'
Om Puri's friends remember him.
Amruta Fadnavis, Raghu Ram and Abhishek Kapoor came together for an important cause.
Emotions run wild on Day 55, Weekend Ka Vaar. We bring you the highlights of the show.
Vikas Gupta and Arshi Khan certainly think so.
Here's looking at the star arrivals.
Shilpa? Hina? Vikas? Puneesh? Who will it be?
Like every year speculation is rife on who the contestants of Bigg Boss Season 8 will be? While the Colors channel is tight lipped about the final list, we have managed to source the list of most likely contestants who will be locked inside the house.
Bigg Boss announces the task of choosing the first queen of this season. And we hand over the task to you!
Here's a peek into another stylish celeb home.
'Nothing in this house was going right, even in terms of feeling normal, feeling light for a moment. It was very difficult but it made me stronger.'
'Nothing was a drama in the house, everything was real. Even I was real in the show.'
'They will have to give proper security to Kim Kardashian even when she is inside the house!' Aarya Babbar tells Rajul Hegde.
'I hope Salman Khan roasts Manu and Swami nice and proper over the coals this weekend.' 'They deserve nothing less for how they behaved with Sunny Leone.'
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