Bigg Boss: Halla Bol is the spin-off of the Indian reality television show Bigg Boss. It was a merger of Bigg Boss 8 similarly to the concept adopted by the Ultimate Big Brother. Five contestants from previous seasons enters the house to compete with five regular entrants of the season 8 finale.[1] Farah Khan hosted the new format of the show,[2] as Salman bid adieu to the show because of his filming schedule of Bajrangi Bhaijaan.[3][4]
The series was won by actor Gautam Gulati whilst actress Karishma Tanna emerged as the runner-up.[5]
Production
In the fifteenth week Bigg Boss announced that show has been extended for four weeks[6] and unlike previous seasons crowned its five champions on 3 January concluding season 8 finale, where spin-off Bigg Boss Halla Bol launched and merged with the regular season.[7] The spin-off series officially launched on 4 January,[8] with the five Halla Bol Challengers from previous seasons which includes Ajaz Khan, Sambhavna Seth, Mahek Chahal, Rahul Mahajan and Sana Khan. Sana's entrance was disclosed later as a fifth challenger by production team.[9] Before the official announcement only Ajaz entered the house on Day 99. The new spin-off format of Champions and Challengers with ten contestants hosted by Farah Khan as contractually Salman bids adieu from the series concluding season finale. Confirming her participation Farah said:
Ratings and viewership
The ratings held a record for an all-time low with the final only managing to score a TRP of 2.82 until Bigg Boss 15 finale aired grabbing a rating of only 1.9.[11] The official tabulators for the show being Ernst & Young allegedly had formed the final result based on a number of votes which was not only less than the previous seasons but also the evictions for the same series.[12] An additional statement released by the firm revealed that the percentage separating the final two contenders was lower than one whole unit indicating figurative comparison to a photo finish.[13]
Broadcast syndication
| Country | Network | Airing Date | Syndication Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 India | Colors | 21 September 2014 | Off-Network Syndication | [14] |
 United Kingdom | Colors UK | 21 September 2014 | International Syndication | [15] |
Events overview
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Week 1 - Week 4[16][17] | ||||||
| Nominations | luxury budget task | Highlights | Tabadla | Eviction and Interview | |||
Housemates status
| Sr | Housemate | Day entered | Day exited | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gautam | Day 1 | Day 133 | Winner |
| 2 | Karishma | Day 1 | Day 133 | 1st runner-up |
| 3 | Pritam | Day 1 | Day 133 | Walked, 2nd runner-up |
| 4 | Dimpy | Day 47 | Day 133 | 3rd runner-up |
| 5 | Ali | Day 24 | Day 133 | 4th runner-up |
| 6 | Sambhavana | Day 105 | Day 129 | Evicted |
| 7 | Rahul | Day 105 | Day 126 | Evicted |
| 8 | Mehak | Day 105 | Day 122 | Evicted |
| 9 | Sana | Day 105 | Day 119 | Evicted |
| 10 | Ajaz | Day 105 | Day 106 | Ejected |
Notes
- ^ Continuation of Bigg Boss 8
Housemates
Champions
- Karishma Tanna is a television actress.[18][19][20]
- Gautam Gulati is a television actor.[21][22]
- Pritam Singh RJ is a radio jockey.[23][24]
- Ali Quli Mirza is a singer[25]
- Dimpy Ganguly is the winner of Season 2 of India's rendition of The Bachelor.[26][27]
Challengers
Five challengers returned, as veterans for the title, from previous seasons. While two housemates were chosen from Season 2 and one from Season 5, 6 and 7 each. No inclusions were made from Season 1, 3 and 4.
- Ajaz Khan is an actor who finished in third place in season seven.
- Mahek Chahal is an actress and model who was a runner-up in the fifth season.
- Rahul Mahajan is an actor and the son of politician Pramod Mahajan. He quit the show in the second season.
- Sambhavna Seth is an actress and dancer and has appeared in Bhojpuri films. In the second season, she finished in tenth place.
- Sana Khan is an actress, model and dancer who participated in season six, finishing in third place.
Guest appearances
| Week(s) | Guest(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mahesh Bhatt, Ali Fazal and Gurmeet Choudhary | To promote their film Khamoshiyan.[28] |
| 3 | Mallika Sherawat | To promote her film Dirty Politics.[29] |
| 4 | Janardhan Baba (in-house guest only) | [citation needed] |
| Ajaz Khan (in-house guest only) | He was ejected in first week due to violent behaviour against Ali.[30] | |
| Finale | Malaika Arora Khan | [31] |
| Sonakshi Sinha | ||
| Siddharth Nigam and his team | To promote their upcoming TV series Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat[32] | |
| Rohit Shetty, Hussain Kuwajerwala, Sana Khan & Aashish Chaudhary | To promote their upcoming TV series Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 6)[32] | |
| Rajat Sharma | [32] |
Twists
Housemates allotment
| Housemate | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Day 4 | Day 11 | Day 12 | Day 19 | Day 25 | |
| [1] | [2] | [3] | [4] | [5] | [6] | |
| Gautam | Champion↔ | Challenger↓ | Champion↑ | |||
| Karishma | Champion↔ | Challenger↓ | Champion↑ | |||
| Pritam | Champion↔ | Challenger↓ | ||||
| Dimpy | Champion↔ | Challenger↓ | ||||
| Ali | Champion↔ | Challenger↓ | Champion↑ | |||
| Sambhavna | Challenger↔ | Champion↑ | Challenger↓ | |||
| Rahul | Challenger↔ | Champion↑ | ||||
| Mahek | Challenger↔ | Champion↑ | ||||
| Sana | Challenger↔ | Champion↑ | ||||
| Ajaz | Challenger↔ | |||||
- ^ Five contestants from previous seasons entered the house as the challengers against the five remaining finalists of Season 8.
- ^ On the basis of their performance in the luxury budget task, Mahek was upgraded to the champion level while Gautam was downgraded to the challenger level. Both of them were selected by their respective teams as the best and worst performer respectively.
- ^ On the basis of their performance in the luxury budget task, Sambhavna was upgraded to the champion level while Dimpy was downgraded to the challenger level. Sambhavna chose herself for the best performer while the captain, Karishma chose Dimpy as the worst performer.
- ^ Challengers chose Tabadla as Luxury Budget over Food where Sana was upgraded as Champion and Karishma was downgraded as Challenger. Both of them were selected by Challengers.
- ^ Challengers win the task given by Bigg Boss. As a result, the challengers were upgraded as champions team and the champions were made the challengers.
- ^ Sambhavna gets eliminated from the house and the remaining housemates are declared as finalists.
Weekly summary
The main events in the house are summarized in the table below. A typical week begins with nominations, followed by the shopping task, and then the eviction of a Housemate during the Saturday episode. Evictions, tasks, and other events for a particular week are noted in order of sequence.
| Week 1 | Entrances |
|
|---|---|---|
| Nominations |
| |
| Tasks |
| |
| Result | Won – Champions | |
| Reward |
| |
| Exit |
| |
| Week 2 | ||
| Nominations |
| |
| Tasks |
| |
| Result | Won – Challengers | |
| Reward |
| |
| Exits |
|
Nominations table
- For previous details on the voting history, prior to the 'Halla Bol!' merger, see; Bigg Boss 8#Voting history from week 1 to week 15.
Week 16 Week 17 Week 18 Week 19 Day 120 Day 123 Day 127 Day 133 Nominees for
CaptaincyNo
CaptainKarishma
PritamPritam
Ali
SambhavnaNone No
CaptainHouse
CaptainKarishma Ali Pritam Captain's
NominationsRahul
Sambhavna
SanaRahul
DimpyGautam Karishma
DimpyChallengers Sambhavna
Rahul
Sana
Mahek
AjazGautam
Sambhavna
Mahek
RahulAli
Gautam
Mahek
RahulKarishma
Ali
Gautam
RahulPritam
Dimpy
SambhavnaPritam
Dimpy
SambhavnaNone Champions Gautam
Ali
Pritam
Karishma
DimpySana
Ali
Pritam
Karishma
DimpySambhavna
Pritam
Karishma
DimpyMahek
Sambhavna
Pritam
DimpyGautam
Karihsma
Ali
RahulGautam
Karishma
AliVote to: Evict Save Evict WIN Gautam Ajaz
Sambhavna
MahekNot
eligibleKarishma
DimpyKarishma Ali
SambhavnaNo
NominationsWinner
(Day 133)Karishma Sambhavna
Ajaz
SanaHouse
CaptainGautam
DimpyAli
(to evict)Ali
PritamNominated 1st runner-up
(Day 133)Pritam Sambhavna
Ajaz
MahekSambhavna
Sana
RahulKarishma
DimpyHouse
CaptainNo
NominationsWalked, 2nd runner-up
(Day 133)Dimpy Mahek
Ajaz
SambhavnaRahul
Sana
SambhavnaKarishma
PritamRahul Sambhavna
PritamNo
Nominations3rd runner-up
(Day 133)Ali Ajaz
Sambhavna
MahekRahul
Sana
SambhavnaHouse
CaptainGautam Gautam
KarishmaNo
Nominations4th runner-up
(Day 133)Sambhavna Not
eligibleNot
eligibleKarishma
PritamKarishma Gautam
DimpyEvicted
(Day 129)Rahul Not
eligibleNot
eligibleKarishma
PritamDimpy Evicted
(Day 126)Mahek Not
eligibleGautam
Sambhavna
SanaKarishma
SambhavnaEvicted
(Day 122)Sana Not
eligibleNot
eligibleMahek
(to evict)Evicted
(Day 119)Ajaz Ejected
(Day 106)Notes 1,2,3 3 4 5 6 7 Against
Public
VoteAjaz
Mahek
SambhavnaRahul
Sana
SambhavnaMahek
Karishma
Dimpy
PritamAli
Dimpy
Rahul
SambhavnaAli
Dimpy
Gautam
Karishma
Pritam
SambhavnaAli
Dimpy
Gautam
Karishma
PritamEjected Ajaz None Evicted Eviction
cancelledSana Mahek Rahul Sambhavna Ali Dimpy Pritam Karishma Gautam
- indicates that the Housemate was directly nominated for eviction prior to the regular nominations process.
- indicates that the Housemate was granted immunity from nominations.
- ^1: Ajaz entered the house before Season 8 finale on Day 99, but credited as a Halla Bol Challenger, his presence for seven days didn't affect any change.
- ^2: On Day 1, Housemates nominated face to face, with each Housemate nominating three people as opposed to the usual two. Following Ajaz's ejection, the eviction scheduled to take place on Day 7 was cancelled.
- ^3: Housemates with the 'Challenger' status were not eligible to vote. Housemates with the 'Champion' status were immune from nominations and held the right to vote.
- ^4: Mehek was nominated by Sana via her "Bigg Bomb" after her eviction.
- ^5: Pritam was given immunity from nominations for winning the luxury task. Karishma was given a special power to directly nominate a contestant for eviction, which she had earned by voluntarily walking out of the luxury budget task in order to get this power. She chose Ali.
- ^6: All contestants were asked to give two names for nominations but from the opposite team only.
- ^7: All 5 finalists were automatically placed in the nominations.
References
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