Bigg Boss 9 to premiere on October 11

The wait is over! The ninth season of India’s most controversial reality show Bigg Boss has a premiere date now - October 11. And Salman Khan will be back as the host for the fifth time.

The wait is over! The ninth season of India’s most controversial reality show Bigg Boss has a premiere date now - October 11.

Salman Khan will be back as the host for the fifth time. This time Bigg Boss will have a concept of Double Trouble, details of which are not out yet. “The moment you’ve been waiting for! #BB9 Premieres 11th Oct, Sun 9PM! @BeingSalmanKhan,” read the tweet from the channel’s official Twitter account. The official announcement of the contestants is yet to take place.

The 49-year-old Bajrangi Bhaijaan star, who had been hosting the show from past five seasons, quit after the last instalment was extended into a limited series called Bigg Boss Halla Bol. Filmmaker Farah Khan filled in for the extended version.

An Indian version of international reality show Bigg Brother, the series sees a number of celebrity contestants living in a house under the surveillance of 24-hour multi-cameras.