Bigg Boss 18 also known as Bigg Boss: Time Ka Tandav is the eighteenth season of the Indian Hindi-language reality show Bigg Boss.It premiered on 6 October 2024 on Colors TV and JioCinema. Salman Khan is hosting the show for the fifteenth time.
Production
Promotions
Nia Sharma was announced as the first confirmed contestant during the Khatron Ke Khiladi 14 finale on 29 September 2024.However, she later revealed that she would not be participating in the show.
From 3 October to 5 October, promotional clips featuring Shilpa Shirodkar, Shehzada Dhami, Chaahat Pandey, Vivian Dsena, Alice Kaushik, Gunratan Sadavarte and Eisha Singh were released.
On 6 October 2024, the grand premiere promo showcasing Avinash Mishra was released. Additionally, a promo featuring Hrithik Roshan introducing Arfeen Khan and Sara Arfeen Khan were also released the same day.
Broadcast
Bigg Boss 18 episodes aired on weekdays at 10 PM, while on PM. Each episode included Tandav Ka Overtime, which meant that the standard hour-long episode was extended with additional content to cover the events of the day.Since Week 4, Weekend Ka Vaar episodes were aired on Friday and Saturday instead of regular weekend where Friday was named Shukravaar Ka Vaar, Saturday was named Shanivaar Ka Vaar and evictions happened on Saturday.Like the previous two seasons, a special segment titled Haaye Daiya with Ravi Bhaiyya Garda Udaa Denge aired on Sundays, hosted by Season 1 finalist Ravi Kishan. During the weekend episodes of Week 5, host Salman Khan was absent. In his place, Ekta Kapoor hosted the Friday episode, while Rohit Shetty took over for Saturday. From Week 6, the weekend episodes again aired on Saturday and Sunday, while a special segment titled Haaye Daiya with Ravi Bhaiyya Garda Udaa Denge was featured on Friday.
Theme
The theme for this season is "Time Ka Tandav". This season Bigg Boss will play with time, he will see the contestants past, present and future.
Morning anthem
Like the last two seasons, this season also has a morning anthem titled Bigg Boss, Bigg Boss Happy, Happy Morning Hain instead of the usual wake-up songs.
Eye logo
The color scheme of the eye combines blue, gold, and white. The design prominently includes a stylized eye at the center, which has a striking blue color with detailed textures, resembling an iris and pupil. Surrounding the eye is a circular clock motif, with gold outlines and clock markings, suggesting a theme of time or vigilance.
Release
The teaser was released on 16 September 2024 voiced by Salman Khan, announcing the arrival and theme of this season.On 22 September 2024, Colors TV released a new promo featuring Khan, marking his return to the show after absence in the OTT version while announcing the premiere date for the new season.
House
The house of this season had a "timeless cave and fort-like" theme. The house was located in Film City, Mumbai for the sixth time. The house had seven sections: living area, kitchen area, dining and sitting area, bedroom area, garden area, jail and confession room. A large Trojan horse structure is at the house's entrance. BB jail of the house resembled a cave, with white walls, small beds and a telephone located inside the house next to the bedroom. The swimming area has rocky surroundings and the bathroom was designed like a Turkish hammam. As in the two previous seasons, the house's entrance and exit were through a tunnel instead of the main door. This season there were 107 cameras
Housemates status
| Sr | Housemate | Day entered | Day exited | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aditi | Day 44 | Day 55 | |
| 2 | Avinash | Day 1 | Day 11 | Evicted By Housemates |
| Day 11 | ||||
| 3 | Chaahat | Day 1 | ||
| 4 | Chum | Day 1 | ||
| 5 | Digvijay | Day 29 | ||
| 6 | Edin | Day 44 | ||
| 7 | Eisha | Day 1 | Time God | |
| 8 | Karanveer | Day 1 | ||
| 9 | Kashish | Day 1 | ||
| 10 | Rajat | Day 1 | ||
| 11 | Sara | Day 1 | ||
| 12 | Shilpa | Day 1 | ||
| 13 | Shrutika | Day 1 | ||
| 14 | Tajinder | Day 1 | ||
| 15 | Vivian | Day 44 | ||
| 16 | Yamini | Day 44 | ||
| 17 | Alice | Day 1 | Day 49 | Evicted |
| 18 | Arfeen | Day 1 | Day 34 | Evicted |
| 19 | Shehzada | Day 1 | Day 27 | Evicted |
| 20 | Nyrraa | Day 1 | Day 21 | Evicted |
| 21 | Muskan | Day 1 | Day 20 | Evicted By Housemates |
| 22 | Hema | Day 1 | Day 14 | Evicted |
| 23 | Gunratan | Day 1 | Day 10 | Walked |
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