| Presenter: | Mahesh Manjrekar (S1-S4) Riteish Deshmukh (S5) |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Marathi |
| Num Seasons: | 5 |
| Num Episodes: | 396 |
| Runtime: | 90–120 minutes |
| Company: | Endemol Shine Group |
| Last Aired: | present |
| Network: | Colors Marathi |
| Voices: | Ratnakar Tardalkar |
| Based On: | Bigg Boss |
Bigg Boss (or colloquially Bigg Boss Marathi) is the Marathi-language version of the reality television programme Bigg Boss, based on Big Brother, which airs on Colors Marathi. Mahesh Manjrekar hosted the show for four seasons and the fifth season was hosted by Riteish Deshmukh. The third season was planned to launch in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] However, the season started on 19 September 2021.[2]
Bigg Boss Marathi is a reality show based on the Hindi show Bigg Boss, which itself is based on the original Dutch Big Brother format developed by John de Mol Jr. A number of contestants (known as "housemates") live in a purpose-built house and are isolated from the rest of the world. Each week, housemates nominate two of their fellow housemates for eviction, and the housemates who receives the most nominations would face a public vote. Eventually, one housemate would leave after being "evicted" from the House. In the final week, there will be five housemates remaining, and the public will vote for who they wanted to win. Unlike other versions of Big Brother, the Marathi version uses celebrities as housemates, not members of the general public.
The house is well-furnished and decorated. It has a range of modern amenities, but just two bedrooms, living area, kitchen, store room, smoking room, and four toilet bath rooms. There is a garden, pool, activity area and gym in the House. There is also a Confession Room, where the housemates may be called in by Bigg Boss for any kind of conversation, and for the nomination process. The House has no TV connection, no telephones, and no Internet connection. The set has been built on the place of Big Boss Hindi version. There are 100 cctv cameras which keep eye on contestants.
They are not supposed to tamper with any of the electronic equipment or any other thing in the House. They cannot leave the House premises at any time except when permitted to. They cannot discuss the nomination process with anyone. They cannot sleep in the day time. Also, they need to wear mic all the time and speak in only Marathi language. Sometimes, the housemates may be nominated for other reasons, such as nomination by a person who has achieved special privileges (via tasks or other things), for breaking rules or something else. If something is very serious, a contestant may be evicted directly. All the rules have never been told to the audience, the most prominent ones are clearly seen. The inmates are not permitted to talk in any other language than Marathi language.
Nomination is a mandatory activity, usually taking place on first day of the week in which all housemates need to take part unless directed by Bigg Boss. Each housemate nominates two other housemates for eviction. Housemates getting maximum nomination votes will be nominated for eviction from the house in that week and undergoes public vote (through Jio Cinema) for retention. On the weekend episode, usually one contestant with lowest public votes will be evicted from the house. A housemate may also be directly nominated for eviction by that week's captain of the house or for other reasons by the Bigg Boss. Housemates who are awarded 'immunity' can not be nominated by other contestants. Immunity is automatically given to the week's captain and can be earned by contestants through winning specific tasks or achieving secret tasks given by Bigg Boss. Sometimes, the captain can make a contestant immune from nomination upon Bigg Boss' direction. The housemates are not allowed to discuss about the nominations or the nomination process with each other.
The captaincy concept was introduced in the second season. A captain is selected for every week by the Bigg Boss through specific tasks or elected by the housemates. A captain will have additional privileges in the form of immunity from nomination for that particular week, exemption from participating in the task activities and a separate bedroom with facilities more than that of other contestants. The captain will be exempted from nomination procedure for his/her captaincy week and will have power to either nominate a housemate directly or make a housemate immune from nomination or rescue a nominated housemate, depending on Bigg Boss' decisions. Captain's main duty is to supervise the weekly task and make sure the conditions and stipulations are met and task is performed well to procure the 'luxury budget' for the next week. Captains should also keep an eye on house rules and may punish a housemate for violating the rules.
Bigg Boss Marathi is aired on Colors Marathi and JioCinema App. Everyday's episodes contain the main happenings of the previous day. Every weekend episode mainly focuses on an interview of the evicted contestant by the host.
Contestants are nominated every week by their housemates. Viewers cast their vote in favour of the contestants they would like to save from eviction. The contestant with the fewest votes is evicted from the house.
| Clique | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film Star | Digambar Naik | Surekha Kudachi | Tejaswini Lonari | Varsha Usgaonkar | |||||||
| Bhushan Kadu | Akshay Waghmare | Megha Ghadge | Nikki Tamboli | ||||||||
| Avishkar Darwhekar | Aroh Velankar | Pandharinath Kamble | |||||||||
| Rajesh Shringarpure | Abhijeet Kelkar | Neetha Shetty | — | Yogita Chavan | |||||||
| Resham Tipnis | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Vidyadhar Joshi | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Maithily Jawkar | — | — | — | ||||||||
| — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Sushant Shelar | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Vinit Bhonde | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Nandkishor Choughule | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Television Star | Usha Nadkarni | Yashashri Masurkar | Yogita Chavan | ||||||||
| Jui Gadkari | Gayatri Datar | Amruta Deshmukh | Vaibhav Chavan | ||||||||
| Rutuja Dharmadhikari | Maadhav Deochake | Sneha Wagh | Nikhil Damle | ||||||||
| Rupali Bhosale | Janhavi Killekar | ||||||||||
| — | Mira Jagannath | Nikhil Rajeshirke | — | ||||||||
| — | — | Sonali Patil | — | ||||||||
| — | — | Adish Vaidya | — | ||||||||
| — | — | — | Ruchira Jadhav | — | |||||||
| — | — | — | Prasad Jawade | — | |||||||
| — | — | — | Snehlata Vasaikar | — | |||||||
| Singer | Tyagraj Khadilkar | Vaishali Mhade | — | Abhijeet Sawant | |||||||
| — | — | Santosh Choudhari | — | Aarya Jadhao | |||||||
| Journalist | Anil Thatte | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Comedian | Aarti Solanki | — | — | — | Pandharinath Kamble | ||||||
| International Star | — | — | — | — | Irina Rudakova | ||||||
| Dancer | Surekha Punekar | — | Vikas Sawant | — | |||||||
| — | Heena Panchal | — | — | ||||||||
| Chef | — | Parag Kanhare | — | — | — | ||||||
| Political Personality | — | Abhijeet Bichukale | Trupti Desai | — | — | ||||||
| Seasoned Model | — | — | — | Rohit Shinde | Irina Rudakova | ||||||
| Reality Show Alumni | — | Samruddhi Jadhav | Arbaz Patel | Aarya Jadhao | — | — | Yogesh Jadhav | — | |||
| You Tube Sensation | — | — | — | — | Ankita Prabhu Walawalkar | ||||||
| — | — | — | — | Dhananjay Powar | |||||||
| — | — | — | — | Ghanashyam Darvade | |||||||
| — | — | — | — | Suraj Chavan | |||||||
| — | — | — | — | - | |||||||
| Motivational Speaker | — | — | Shivlila Patil | — | Purushottam Dada Patil | ||||||
| Non - Celebrity | — | — | — | Trishul Marathe | — | ||||||
| Winner | |||||||||||
| Runner up | |||||||||||
See main article: Bigg Boss Marathi season 1.
See main article: Bigg Boss Marathi season 2.
See main article: Bigg Boss Marathi season 3.
See main article: Bigg Boss Marathi season 4.
See main article: Bigg Boss Marathi season 5.