Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) season 12 explained

Season Number:	12
Bgcolour:	3598FB
Module1:	Presenter: Salman Khan Num Days: 105 Num Housemates: 20 Winner: Dipika Kakar Runner Up: Sreesanth Nair
Num Episodes:	106
Network:	Colors TV

Bigg Boss 12, also known as Bigg Boss: Vichitra Jodis is the twelfth season of the Indian reality TV series Bigg Boss which is based on the Dutch series Big Brother, and premiered on 16 September 2018 on Colors.^[1] The launch episode was titled "Bigg Night". Salman Khan hosted the season for the ninth time.^[2] The grand finale of the show took place on 30 December 2018 when Dipika Kakar emerged as the winner.^[3]

Production

Background

Colors TV invited the general public to send their video clips^[4] through a streaming application called Voot on 15 April in order to audition for the show. It was later revealed by the show makers that this season of the show would feature contestants in pairs (any sort of pairs; friends, co-workers, spouses, siblings, etc.), therefore declaring the theme "Vichitra Jodis", which translates to "Strange Pairs".^{[5] [6] [4]}

Eye logo

The Bigg Boss "eye" is split, with red on one side and blue on the other; red representing fire and blue representing water.

House

House pictures were officially released on 16 September 2018; the House followed the theme of a "Beach House".^[7]

Bigg Boss: Outhouse

Four housemates entered the Bigg Boss Outhouse a day before the start of the show. The public had power to vote two housemate into the main house. Exclusive videos from the out-house were streaming on Voot from 15 September 2018. Surbhi Rana, Kriti Verma, Roshmi Banik and Mital Joshi were called into the house with a task called "Taala Khol", where one of the pairs were to be eliminated on the very first day of the show.

Housemates status

Sr	Housemate			Status
1	Dipika	Day 1	Day 105
2	Sreesanth	Day 1	Day 105
3	Deepak	Day 1	Day 105
4	Romil	Day 1	Day 14
		Day 15	Day 105
5	Karanvir	Day 1	Day 105
6	Surbhi	Day 1
		Day 14	Day 102
7	Somi	Day 1	Day 98
8	Rohit	Day 36	Day 91
9	Jasleen	Day 1	Day 83
10	Megha	Day 36	Day 83
11	Srishty	Day 1	Day 70
12	Shivashish	Day 1	Day 62
13	Urvashi	Day 1	Day 49
14	Saba	Day 1	Day 42
15	Anup	Day 1	Day 42
16	Sourabh	Day 1	Day 35
17	Neha	Day 1	Day 28
18	Nirmal	Day 1	Day 14
19	Kriti	Day 1	Day 13
20	Roshmi	Day 1	Day 13
21	Mital	Day 1

Housemates

Outhouse entrants

Housemates	Status
		Roshmi Banik	bgcolor=gold
Kriti Verma	bgcolor=gold	Entered the main house
Surbhi Rana
Mital Joshi	^[8]

Original entrants

The participants in the order of appearance and entrance in the house are:

• Karanvir Bohra – Television and film actor.^{[9] [10] [11]} He is known for his performances in Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava?, Qubool Hai and Naagin 2. He was a contestant on Nach Baliye and .
• Sourabh Patel – Farmer.^[12]
• Shivashish Mishra – Businessman, model and actor.^{[13] [14]} He had a role in SET show Sankat Mochan Mahabali Hanumaan.
• Dipika Kakar – Television and film actress.^{[15] [16] [17]} She is known for her portrayal of Simar Dwivedi Bhardwaj in the long-running soap opera Sasural Simar Ka on Colors TV. She participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 and Nach Baliye, before making her Bollywood debut with the patriotic drama film Paltan (2018).
• Romil Chaudhary – Lawyer from Haryana.^{[18] [19]} He is also a rapper and reality television personality.
• Nirmal Singh – Policeman from Haryana.^{[20] [21] [22]}
• Neha Pendse – Television and film actress.^{[23] [24] [25] [26] [27]} She is known for her role of Sanjana in the Life OK comedy show May I Come In Madam?.
• Anup Jalota – Popular singer who has also sung occasionally for Hindi films.^{[28] [29] [30]}
• Jasleen Matharu – Singer.^{[31] [32]} She made her singing debut with Sukhwinder Singh in the song "Naachunga Saari Raat".
• Srishty Rode – Television actress.^{[33] [34] [35]} She is known for playing Manjari in Yeh Ishq Haaye.
• Somi Khan – Actress, Sales manager.^{[36] [37] [38]}
• Saba Khan – Actress, Front office manager in Hotel.^{[39] [40]}
• Deepak Thakur – Singer.^{[41] [42]}
• Urvashi Vani – Singer.
• Kriti Verma – GST Inspector.^[43] She participated in the reality show MTV Roadies 15.
• Roshmi Banik – Businesswomen.^[44]
• Sreesanth Nair – Cricketer.^[45]

Wild card entrants

• Surbhi Rana – Dentist.^{[46] [47] [48]} She was a contestant on MTV Roadies 15.
• Megha Dhade – Television and Marathi film actress.^{[49] [50] [51]} She appeared in shows like Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Pehchaan and Kasturi.^[52] In 2018, she is the winner of Bigg Boss Marathi 1.
• Rohit Suchanti – Television actor.^{[53] [54] [55]} He is known for acting in Saath Nibhaana Saathiya and Rishta Likhenge Hum Naya.

Twists

Sultani Akhada

The season brought back the segment. Two housemates have to do physical tasks during the weekend ka vaar's with Salman Khan. There are two rounds. In the first round will be a debate between the two housemates and second will be a light wrestling match. Whoever succeeds these two rounds will be the winner and will get a power. In ended after week eleven.

Weeks	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Day 7	Day 14	Day 21	Day 28	Day 35	Day 42	Day 49	Day 56	Day 63	Day 70
	Participants for Sultani Akhada	Saba-Somi Dipika Srishty	Dipika Jasleen	Deepak Karanvir	Dipika Surbhi	Romil Sreesanth	Jasleen Shivashish Sreesanth Surbhi Deepak Romil	Karanvir Shivashish	Karanvir Sreesanth	Jasleen Srishty	Romil Surbhi	N/A
	Winner	Dipika Srishty	Dipika	Karanvir	Surbhi	Romil	Jasleen Shivashish	Karanvir		Jasleen	Romil

Nominations table

		Week 1		Week 2	Week 3	Week 4			Week 5		Week 6	Week 7		Week 8	Week 9	Week 10		Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15
		Day 1	Day 2			Day 22	Day 24	Day 25				Day 43	Day 49								Day 102	Day 105
		No Captain		Dipika	Karanvir Neha	Romil & Surbhi Saba & Somi Sourabh & Shivashish			Saba Somi Srishty		Shivashish Deepak	Deepak Megha Somi		Jasleen Sreesanth	Karanvir Megha Romil Somi	Romil Shivashish	Deepak Surbhi	Deepak Dipika Romil Surbhi	Rohit Surbhi	Dipika Deepak Surbhi	No Captain
																											House Captain			Neha	Romil & Surbhi				Surbhi	Shivashish	Deepak		Sreesanth	Karanvir	Romil	Surbhi	No Captain	Surbhi
Captain's Nominations		Deepak Urvashi (to save)	No Nominations	No Nominations	Neha (to evict)	No Nominations	Shivashish (to save) Sourabh (to evict)		Not eligible	Sreesanth (to evict)	Urvashi (to evict)	Somi Rohit Jasleen Karanvir Deepak Surbhi Romil (to evict)	Not eligible	Not eligible	Dipika Jasleen Megha Romil Deepak (to evict)	Sreesanth (to save)	38:50 Mins
			Karanvir Nirmal Romil		Dipika Nirmal Romil	Karanvir Neha Sreesanth	Srishty Shivashish Sourabh			Dipika Sreesanth Surbhi		Romil Shivashish Sreesanth	Karanvir Megha Rohit		Deepak Rohit Sreesanth	No Jail Punishment	Jasleen Megha Rohit	Deepak Surbhi	Deepak Romil Sreesanth	Deepak Rohit Romil	Deepak Karanvir Surbhi	Jail Tasks Ended
Vote to:		None	Evict			None	Evict	None	Evict		Task	Save	Evict			Save	None			33-Min	None	WIN
Dipika		Not In House	Kriti Roshmi Shivashish Sourabh Saba Somi	Kriti Roshmi Anup Jasleen	Anup Jasleen	No Nominations	Sreesanth	No Nominations	Karanvir Jasleen Srishty			Sreesanth Karanvir	Urvashi	Surbhi	Dipika	Sreesanth (2x)	Not eligible	No Nominations	Karanvir (to evict)	45:45 Mins	No Nominations	No Nominations		Winner (Day 105)
Sreesanth		Not In House	Kriti Roshmi Shivashish Sourabh Saba Somi	Saba Somi Kriti Roshmi	Saba Somi	No Nominations	Nominated					Dipika Shivashish	Megha	House Captain	Sreesanth	Dipika	Not eligible	No Nominations	Dipika (to save)	Nominated	No Nominations	No Nominations		(Day 105)
	Deepak	Not In House	Dipika Srishty	Dipika Neha	Not eligible	No Nominations	Neha	No Nominations	Urvashi			House Captain		Not eligible	Deepak	Surbhi	Not eligible	No Nominations	Rohit (to evict)	42:23 Mins	No Nominations	No Nominations		(Day 105)
1	Romil	Not In House	Dipika Srishty	Neha Dipika	Exempt	House Captain						Somi Surbhi	Urvashi	Not eligible	Not eligible	House Captain	Not eligible	No Nominations	Not eligible	Nominated	No Nominations	No Nominations		3rd runner-up (Day 105)
				Evicted (Day 14)
Karanvir		Not In House	Kriti Roshmi Shivashish Sourabh Saba Somi	Saba Somi Kriti Roshmi		No Nominations	Nominated	No Nominations	Karanvir Jasleen Srishty			Srishty Urvashi	Urvashi	Not eligible	House Captain	Not eligible	Not eligible	No Nominations	Deepak (to save)	Nominated	No Nominations	No Nominations		4th runner-up (Day 105)
2	Surbhi	Out House	Evicted (Day 1)		Exempt	House Captain						Romil Somi	Urvashi	Not eligible	Sreesanth	Somi	House Captain	No Nominations	House Captain		No Nominations	Evicted (Day 102)
	Somi	Not In House	Dipika Srishty	Dipika Sreesanth	Not eligible	No Nominations	Neha	No Nominations	Saba			Surbhi Romil	Megha	Not eligible	Deepak	Not eligible	Not eligible	No Nominations	Romil (to save)	Nominated	Evicted (Day 98)
Rohit		Not In House									Exempt	Romil Surbhi	Nominated	Not eligible	Shivashish Rohit	Not eligible	Not eligible	No Nominations	Somi (to evict)	Evicted (Day 91)
	Jasleen	Not In House	Dipika Srishty	Dipika Srishty	Not eligible	No Nominations	Neha	No Nominations	Karanvir Jasleen Srishty			Shivashish Sreesanth	Nominated	Not eligible	Jasleen Srishty	Not eligible	Not eligible	No Nominations	Evicted (Day 83)
Megha		Not In House									Anup Saba Srishty Surbhi	Somi Dipika	Nominated	Deepak	Dipika	Not eligible	Not eligible	No Nominations	Evicted (Day 83)
Srishty		Not In House	Kriti Roshmi Shivashish Sourabh Saba Somi	Anup Jasleen Shivashish Sourabh	Not eligible	No Nominations	Neha	No Nominations	Karanvir Jasleen Srishty			Karanvir Urvashi	Urvashi	Romil	Jasleen Srishty	Not eligible	Evicted (Day 70)
	Shivashish	Not In House	Dipika Srishty	Srishty Neha	Not eligible	No Nominations	Sreesanth	No Nominations	Shivashish		House Captain	Sreesanth Jasleen	Nominated	Somi	Shivashish Rohit	Ejected (Day 62)
	Urvashi	Not In House	Dipika Srishty	Dipika Neha	Not eligible	No Nominations	Neha	No Nominations	Urvashi			Srishty Sreesanth	Nominated	Evicted by Housemates (Day 49)
	Saba	Not In House	Dipika Srishty	Dipika Sreesanth	Not eligible	No Nominations	Neha	No Nominations	Saba			Evicted (Day 42)
	Anup	Not In House	Dipika, Srishty	Dipika Srishty	Not eligible							Evicted (Day 42)
	Sourabh	Not In House	Dipika Srishty	Srishty Neha	Not eligible	No Nominations	Sreesanth	No Nominations	Shivashish		Evicted (Day 35)
Neha		Not In House	Kriti Roshmi Shivashish Sourabh Saba Somi	Shivashish Sourabh Kriti Roshmi	House Captain	No Nominations	Nominated	No Nominations	Evicted (Day 28)
1	Nirmal	Not In House	Dipika Srishty	Neha Dipika	Evicted (Day 14)
	Kriti	Out House	Dipika Srishty	House Captain	Evicted (Day 13)
	Roshmi	Out House	Dipika Srishty	House Captain	Evicted (Day 13)
Mital		Out House	Evicted (Day 1)
Notes			1	2, 3, 4	5	colspan="20"
Against public votes		Kriti Mital Roshmi Surbhi	Dipika Srishty Kriti Roshmi Shivashish Sourabh Saba Somi	Dipika Karanvir Kriti Roshmi Nirmal Romil	Anup Jasleen Karanvir Sreesanth Srishty	Karanvir Neha Sreesanth		Karanvir Neha	Jasleen Karanvir Saba Sourabh Srishty Urvashi		Anup Saba Srishty Surbhi	Dipika Jasleen Karanvir Megha Rohit Sreesanth Shivashish Srishty Urvashi	Jasleen Megha Rohit Shivashish Urvashi	Deepak Romil Somi Surbhi	Deepak Dipika Jasleen Shivashish Sreesanth Srishty Rohit	Deepak Dipika Jasleen Karanvir Megha Rohit Srishty	Deepak Dipika Jasleen Megha Romil		Karanvir Somi Rohit	Deepak Dipika Karanvir Somi Sreesanth Romil	Deepak Dipika Karanvir Sreesanth Surbhi Romil	Deepak Dipika Karanvir Sreesanth Romil
Re-entered		none			Romil	none
					Surbhi
Secret Room		none				Anup				none
						Sreesanth
Ejected		none													Shivashish	none
Evicted		Mital	No Eviction		No Eviction	Neha			Sourabh		Anup	Urvashi		No Eviction		Srishty	No Eviction	Jasleen	Rohit	Somi	Surbhi	Karanvir		Romil
				Roshmi																		Deepak
		Surbhi									Saba							Megha				Sreesanth			Dipika
				Romil

indicates that the Housemate was directly nominated for eviction.

indicates that the Housemate was immune prior to nominations.

indicates the winner.

indicates the first runner up.

indicates the second runner up.

indicates the third runner up.

indicates the fourth runner up.

indicates the contestant has been evicted.

indicates the contestant walked out due to emergency.

indicates the contestant has been ejected.

house captain.

indicates the contestant is nominated.

Nomination notes

The single housemates had to nominate three pairs of the duo housemates and duo housemates had to nominate two of the single housemates. Single housemates chose Dipika and Srishty. Duo housemates chose Kriti, Roshmi; Shivashish, Sourabh and Saba, Somi.

Kriti, Roshmi were not given immunity even after they were captains, due to not following house rules.

Prior to nominations, Kriti, Roshmi had special power to immune a pair or a single from nominations.

Singles were only allowed to nominate pairs and pairs were only allowed to nominate singles.

Singles had to demand for something from the Jodi given by Bigg Boss, if the demand was satisfied Jodi was safe & single was nominated, but if not satisfied Jodi was nominated & signal was safe.

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

1. News: Khatron Ke Khiladi to get postponed; Bigg Boss 12 to air early this year. The Times of India. 20 July 2018 . 20 July 2018.
2. News: Bigg Boss 12: Shahrukh Khan gets evicted from the house . . Ist .
3. Web site: 31 December 2018 . Bigg Boss 12 winner: Dipika Kakar wins the show, takes home prize money of Rs 30 lakh . India Today.
4. Web site: Audition Open. Twitter. 15 April 2018.
5. News: Bigg Boss 12 to premiere on September 16. The Times of India. 18 April 2018 . 18 April 2018.
6. Web site: Bigg Boss 12 to premiere on September 16. 26 July 2018 . India Today. 26 July 2018.
7. Web site: Bigg Boss 12: This Season its Beach House For the Contestants, Take a Look. News18. 16 September 2018 . 2020-01-31.
8. Web site: Bigg Boss 12: Friends turned enemies Mital Joshi and Roshmi Banik in the house, watch promo. 16 September 2018.
9. Web site: 1 September 2018 . Bigg Boss 12: Naagin 2 actor Karanvir Bohra to enter the show? . ABP Live.
10. Web site: 16 September 2018 . Bigg Boss 12 contestant Karanvir Bohra: The most difficult part of the journey will be staying away from my daughters . Times Of India.
11. Web site: 30 December 2018 . Bigg Boss 12: Karanvir Bohra evicted? . The Indian Express.
12. Web site: 16 September 2018 . Bigg Boss 12 contestants jodi: Sourabh Patel and Shivashish Mishra . DNA India.
13. Web site: 17 November 2018 . Bigg Boss 12: Shivashish kicked out of house, Twitterati calls it unfair . India Today.
14. Web site: 18 November 2018 . Shivashish Mishra on leaving Bigg Boss 12: No one evicted me by voting, viewers know what I did was right . Hindustan Times.
15. Web site: 1 September 2018 . Bigg Boss 12: Dipika Kakar to enter Salman Khan's show? . Zee News.
16. Web site: 17 September 2018 . Dipika Kakar: I want to rule over the Bigg Boss 12 kitchen . The Indian Express.
17. Web site: 31 December 2018 . Bigg Boss 12 winner interview: Dipika Kakar talks about Sreesanth, her biggest enemy and memorable tasks . India Today.
18. Web site: 17 September 2018 . Meet Bigg Boss 12 contestant Romil Chaudhary . The Indian Express.
19. Web site: 31 December 2018 . Bigg Boss 12: Romil Choudhary evicted; Dipika, Sreesanth and Deepak become top 3 finalists . The Indian Express.
20. Web site: 16 September 2018 . Meet Bigg Boss 12 contestant Nirmal Singh . The Indian Express.
21. Web site: 1 October 2018 . Bigg Boss 12, Weekend Ka Vaar, day 14 highlights: Nirmal Singh evicted but Romil stays back . Hindustan Times.
22. Web site: 1 October 2018 . Bigg Boss 12 evicted contestant Nirmal Singh: I will miss Anup, Srishty and Sreesanth a lot . The Indian Express.
23. Web site: 29 August 2018 . Ridhima Pandit, Devoleena Bhattacharjee & Neha Pendse to participate in 'Bigg Boss 12'? . ABP Live.
24. Web site: 17 September 2018 . Bigg Boss 12: No one knows anything about me, I am a clean slate, says Neha Pendse | Exclusive . India Today.
25. Web site: 18 September 2018 . Nehha Pendse: Saying yes to Bigg Boss 12 was difficult as I am a very image conscious person . The Indian Express.
26. Web site: 15 October 2018 . Nehha Pendse gets evicted from Salman Khan's Bigg Boss 12 . The Indian Express.
27. Web site: 16 October 2018 . Bigg Boss 12 evicted contestant Nehha Pendse: Dipika Kakar's leadership quality went against me . The Indian Express.
28. Web site: 8 September 2018 . Bigg Boss 12: Anup Jalota to enter Salman Khan's show . The Indian Express.
29. Web site: 8 October 2018 . Bigg Boss 12: No eviction again, Anup Jalota sent to secret room . The Indian Express.
30. Web site: 29 October 2018 . Bigg Boss 12: Anup Jalota Evicted Says, There's No 'Love Story' With Jasleen Matharu . News18.
31. News: Bigg Boss 12: Who is Jasleen Matharu? See pics, videos of Anup Jalota's girlfriend who has social media abuzz. 17 September 2018. Hindustan Times.
32. Web site: 8 December 2018 . Bigg Boss 12: Jasleen Matharu and Megha Dhade get evicted from Salman Khan's show . The Indian Express.
33. Web site: 1 August 2018 . Bigg Boss 12: Ishqbaaz actress Srishty Rode confirmed for the show? . India Today.
34. Web site: 17 September 2018 . Meet Bigg Boss 12 contestant Srishty Rode . The Indian Express.
35. Web site: 24 November 2018 . Bigg Boss 12 Eviction: Srishty Rode gets eliminated from Salman Khan's show! . ABP Live.
36. Web site: 17 September 2018 . Meet Bigg Boss 12 contestant Somi Khan . The Indian Express.
37. Web site: 24 December 2018 . Somi Khan gets evicted from Bigg Boss 12 . The Indian Express.
38. Web site: 24 December 2018 . Bigg Boss 12: Somi Khan evicted, accepts link-up with Deepak Thakur helped boost her popularity . Hindustan Times.
39. Web site: 28 October 2018 . Meet Bigg Boss 12 contestant Saba Khan . The Indian Express.
40. Web site: 29 October 2018 . Bigg Boss 12 evicted contestant Saba Khan: Dipika Kakar and Sreesanth are quite fake . The Indian Express.
41. Web site: 16 September 2018 . Bigg Boss 12 Contestants Jodi: Deepak Thakur and Urvashi Vani . DNA India.
42. Web site: Bigg Boss 12 grand finale: Deepak Thakur quits after taking Rs 20 lakh. Dipika, Sreesanth in top 2. 30 December 2018.
43. Web site: 25 September 2018 . Roadies Xtreme's Kriti Verma: All you need to know about the Bigg Boss 12 commoner contestant . Times Of India.
44. Web site: 30 September 2018 . 'Bigg Boss 12' FIRST evicted jodi Kriti Verma & Roshmi Banik had experience of a lifetime in the Bigg Boss house! . ABP Live.
45. Web site: 7 September 2018 . Former Cricketer Sreesanth To Be A Part Of Bigg Boss 12 . Missmalini.
46. Web site: 17 September 2018 . Who is Surbhi Rana? . The Indian Express.
47. Web site: 1 October 2018 . Bigg Boss 12 wild card entry Surbhi Rana: Dipika Kakar thinks she has already won the show . Times Of India.
48. Web site: 27 December 2018 . 'Bigg Boss 12': Surbhi Rana gets eliminated in mid-week eviction before the grand finale? . ABP Live.
49. Web site: 23 October 2018 . Meet Bigg Boss 12 wild card contestant Megha Dhade . The Indian Express.
50. Web site: 24 October 2018 . I hope whatever happened to me in BB Marathi doesn't repeat here: Bigg Boss 12's wildcard entrant Megha Dhade . Times Of India.
51. Web site: 9 December 2018 . Bigg Boss 12: Evicted contestant Megha Dhade says people want to see how low Rohit, Deepak can go . Hindustan Times.
52. Web site: 23 October 2018 . Meet Bigg Boss 12 wild card contestant Megha Dhade . The Indian Express.
53. Web site: Meet Bigg Boss 12 wild card contestant Rohit Suchanti . The Indian Express. 23 October 2018.
54. Web site: 22 October 2018 . Bigg Boss 12 wild card contestant Rohit Suchanti: I promise to make the boring season finally entertaining . The Indian Express.
55. Web site: 17 December 2018 . Bigg Boss 12 evicted contestant Rohit Suchanti: My fights with Sreesanth and Dipika were never for cameras . The Indian Express.