Bigg Boss 17 premiere highlights: Salman Khan introduces 17 new contestants, kicks off new season

Bigg Boss 17 premiere highlights: As Salman Khan returns to host the new season, here are all the updates from the reality show's launch on Colors.

Bigg Boss 17 premiere live updates: Isha Malviya and Abhishek Kumar with Salman Khan.

Bigg Boss 17 premiere highlights: Salman Khan is back to host the new season of the popular reality show and has promised it will be not the same for everyone. He has said the contestants will be more explosive than a bomb this season which will require them to use their dil, dimaag aur dum (heart, brain and strength). Some never-heard-before rules are also expected to be introduced this year. The show has not one but three houses this year. Know all interesting updates about the grand premiere of the show here....Read More

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• 16 Oct 2023, 12:09:52 AM IST

  Isha levels serious accusations against Abhishek

  Isha Malviya and Abhishek Kumar had a long argument about their relationship where she even said that she once physically hurt her. She said she would never go back to a man who raised hands against her.

  As Abhishek raised his voice trying to defend himself, Salman Khan told him to calm down. He, however, also told Isha that she should have the common sense not to disclose such things on national television and that he has every right to defend himself.

• 15 Oct 2023, 11:54:16 PM IST

  Bigg Boss 17: Abhishek Kumar and Isha Malviya enter the house

  Udaariyaan couple Abhishek Kumar and Isha Malviya have entered the show. While he says that they were a couple, Isha says they were never together.

• 15 Oct 2023, 11:38:55 PM IST

  Bigg Boss 17 live updates: Rinku Dhawan and Arun Mashettey enter the house

  

  Rinku and Arun with Salman Khan.

  Television actor Rinku Dhawan and gamer Arun Mashettey have entered the house. They were shown glimpses of other contestants and asked if they feel threatened by them.

• 15 Oct 2023, 11:26:00 PM IST

  Bigg Boss 17: Sunny's wife beats him up

  Sunny's wife bids him goodbye in a unique style. He asks her to take care of his parents but she asks him to leave Khanzaadi's hand first.

• 15 Oct 2023, 11:24:11 PM IST

  Sunny Arya is told to wear handcuffs with one of the two women

  Sunny is told to choose among Soniya and Khanzaadi and he goes on to wear handcuffs with Khanzaadi. Soon, his wife comes on stage to give him a thrashing. He slaps himself as a punishment and even his wife beats him up.

• 15 Oct 2023, 11:21:17 PM IST

  Sunny Arya dances with Soniya Bansal

  

  Sunny Arya asked Soniya for a dance and the two danced to Yaara O Yaara.

• 15 Oct 2023, 11:19:44 PM IST

  Sunny Arya is also a contestant

  Bigg Boss introduces Sunny Arya as Tehelka Bhai. A glimpse of his pranks with common people is shown on the show.

• 15 Oct 2023, 11:16:55 PM IST

  Khanzaadi enters Bigg Boss 17

  

  Khanzaadi arrives on stage and introduces herself as a free bird who chose her own name. Firoza Khan is her other name. She introduces Salman to Assam.

• 15 Oct 2023, 11:14:55 PM IST

  Soniya talks about finding love on Bigg Boss 17

  Bigg Boss introduces Soniya Bansal as sundar, susheel and ready to mingle and she agrees.

• 15 Oct 2023, 11:13:07 PM IST

  Soniya Bansal joins the show

  

  Salman introduces actor and model Soniya Bansal on Bigg Boss 17 and reveals hers is a last-minute entry.

• 15 Oct 2023, 11:09:17 PM IST

  Salman makes Ankita and Vikki make 7 promises

  Salman makes Ankita say that she will let Vikki get eliminated in her place, do her share of household chores, get her share of scolding and more. Salman makes Vikki say that Ankita will not sit on any chair in the house as Vikki will make her sit on his head.

• 15 Oct 2023, 11:06:03 PM IST

  Salman teases Ankita for her massive luggage

  Ankita explained how she will change her clothes three times a day as she has got an opportunity to return to the small screen after a long time. Salman also revealed Ankita is carrying matching lipsticks with her clothes and a silver glass as well.

• 15 Oct 2023, 11:04:37 PM IST

  Ankita and Vikki reveal each other's negative traits

  Ankita reveals Vikki gels with people very soon while Vikki reveals that Ankita stares at him when he is spending time with his friends.

• 15 Oct 2023, 10:46:55 PM IST

  Ankita Lokhande and husband Vikki Jain are here

  Ankita Lokhande and husband Vikki Jain dance to romantic songs on stage as they arrive to join the show as contestants.

• 15 Oct 2023, 10:45:53 PM IST

  Jigna and Sana choose house no 2 - Dimag

  Jigna and Sana had entered the show together and decided to enter the second house - Dimag.

• 15 Oct 2023, 10:41:07 PM IST

  Jigna and Munawar connect in Gujarati

  Munawar talks about watching Scoop which was based on Jigna Vora's case. She talks about watching his shows.

• 15 Oct 2023, 10:35:59 PM IST

  Mannara and Munawar called to confession room

  

  Bigg Boss calls Mannara and Munawar to confession room. He asks Munawar why he is not trusting Mannara. He is yet to decide which section of the Bigg Boss house he wants to go.

• 15 Oct 2023, 10:32:41 PM IST

  Aishwarya and Neil finally decide to enter 1st house - Dil

  Aishwarya decided to live in the Dil house and Neil agreed to go by her decision and live with her in that section.

• 15 Oct 2023, 10:30:18 PM IST

  Jigna talks to her son on video call

  Jigna talked to her son before entering the Bigg Boss 17 house. He said she can win the show just like she has won in life.

• 15 Oct 2023, 10:26:32 PM IST

  Jigna says getting bail was like a second life, Salman agrees

  

  Jigna says she has lived in jail with 40 women and knows how to live with people peacefully. She connected with Salman while talking about getting bail in her case.

• 15 Oct 2023, 10:24:41 PM IST

  Jigna Vora said she came on Bigg Boss because of her son

  Jigna Vora talks about her 9-month-long jail term. She reveals that she has come on the show for the sake of her son who wanted her to participate.

• 15 Oct 2023, 10:22:21 PM IST

  Jigna Vora enters show

  Former crime reporter Jigna Vora also entered the show and met Sana Raees Khan on Bigg Boss 17 stage.

• 15 Oct 2023, 10:21:10 PM IST

  Criminal lawyer Sana Raees Khan is the new contestant

  

  Criminal lawyer Sana Raees Khan has been introduced as the new contestant. She arrived in a simple black pantsuit.

• 15 Oct 2023, 10:13:33 PM IST

  Anurag Dobhal shoots his last vlog before entering house

  Anurag Dobhal shared his last blog with Salman Khan before he went on to enter the Bigg Boss 17 house.

• 15 Oct 2023, 10:06:02 PM IST

  Anurag Dobhal enters show

  Biker Anurag Dobhal entered the show and introduced himself as Babu Bhaiya.

• 15 Oct 2023, 10:04:36 PM IST

  All contestants want the dreamy first house - Dil

  All the contestants including Munawar, Neil, Aishwarya and Navid showed their inclination to live in the first house - Dil.

• 15 Oct 2023, 10:02:17 PM IST

  Navid Sole chats with Munawar

  Navid Sole revealed he does TV in the UK and is also a pharmacist. He struggled to talk with other contestants in Hindi.

• 15 Oct 2023, 09:58:34 PM IST

  Navid Sole eats pani puris as Aishwarya sings

  Aishwarya sang Salman's song Jag Ghoomeya as Navid Sole had one pani puri after another.

• 15 Oct 2023, 09:56:56 PM IST

  Salman tries to teach Navid Sole some Hindi

  Navid Sole got some Hindi classes from Salman Khan. The former then had a conversation with Aishwarya on Bigg Boss stage and also had pani puris. He said, “its not that spicy,” but expressed his wish to rush to the washroom.

• 15 Oct 2023, 09:55:10 PM IST

  Neil Bhatt, Aishwarya Sharma were twinning in white

  

  Neil Bhatt and Aishwarya Sharma have been married for two years and were joined by Navid Sole on Bigg Boss stage.

• 15 Oct 2023, 09:51:52 PM IST

  Navid Sole arrives as 5th contestant

  

  Navid Sole introduces himself as half Italian and half Persian. He said he was a proud 29-year-old ….

• 15 Oct 2023, 09:49:12 PM IST

  Bigg Boss called Neil Bhatt ‘patnivrata’

  Bigg Boss said Aishwarya Sharma had all that was needed to participate on the show while Neil had no such qualities. Salman told Neil that people like him don't reach finale.

• 15 Oct 2023, 09:46:59 PM IST

  Munawar speaks about Mannara behind her back

  After Mannara left for her room, Munawar called her Priyanka Chopra's “door ki rishtedar” and added that he felt that she somewhat felt embarrassed about it.

• 15 Oct 2023, 09:45:15 PM IST

  Neil Bhatt and Aishwarya Sharma enter show

  Neil Bhatt and Aishwarya Sharma danced to What Jhumka while twinning in white as they arrived on the show.

• 15 Oct 2023, 09:41:51 PM IST

  Manuwar asks Mannara if she is related to Priyanka Chopra

  Mannara explains Munawar that she is indeed Priyanka's cousin (her late dad was her mama). The two go on to check out the house.

• 15 Oct 2023, 09:31:15 PM IST

  Munawar Faruqui is 2nd contestant

  

  Munawar Faruqui is the second contestant to enter the Bigg Boss house. He joked he was offered to host the show last season but he later said ki tere jaise 36 aaege, contestant banne ko bulaya hai.

• 15 Oct 2023, 09:26:32 PM IST

  Mannara gets to choose her favourite house

  Mannara was allowed to choose among the three houses on Bigg Boss and she went on to enter the ‘Dil’ house. She has been given the responsibility of making other contestants understand the code and conduct of the Bigg Boss house.

• 15 Oct 2023, 09:23:43 PM IST

  Mannara savours golgappas

  Salman treated Mannara to golgappas before she entered the house.

• 15 Oct 2023, 09:17:52 PM IST

  Mannara dances to Priyanka's song with Salman

  Mannara and Salman danced to Priyanka and Salman's song Lal Dupatta on Bigg Boss stage.

• 15 Oct 2023, 09:16:28 PM IST

  What Mannara Chopra wants in the house

  Mannara Chopra said she wants nail service, salon and a weekly outing with her friends during her time in Bigg Boss 17 house.

• 15 Oct 2023, 09:10:42 PM IST

  Mannara Chopra is first contestant

  

  Mannara Chopra, Priyanka Chopra's cousin, arrived in a red saree and danced to Saami Saami before entering the house.

• 15 Oct 2023, 09:06:44 PM IST

  Salman dances to his hit songs

  Salman danced to his several hit songs as he arrived in black casuals with a bright red jacket but changed to a black once after his dance performance.

• 15 Oct 2023, 09:05:20 PM IST

  Bigg Boss has three houses this time

  Bigg Boss 17 will have three houses, one representing dil (love), second representing dimag (brain) and third being all about dum (strength).

• 15 Oct 2023, 09:03:16 PM IST

  Bigg Boss 17 premiere begins

  Bigg Boss 17 opened with a voiceover talking about all the accusations the makers had to face. But Bigg Boss added that it will continue to be bias and even practice favouritism because its his area.

• 15 Oct 2023, 08:58:13 PM IST

  Aly Goni cheers for Ankita and Vicky

  

  Aly Goni is supporting more than one contestant on Bigg Boss 17.

• 15 Oct 2023, 08:43:57 PM IST

  Abhishek Kumar joins X ahead of Bigg Boss 17, shares new Instagram reel as well

  Day before the Bigg Boss 17 premiere, actor Abhishek Kumar joined X and asked his fans to follow him. He also shared a new Instagram reel and talked about his courage to deal with problems.

• 15 Oct 2023, 08:34:25 PM IST

  Aly Goni bats for Munawar Faruqui

  

  Aly Goni not just confirmed Munawar Faruqui's participation on Bigg Boss 17 but also showed his support for him on X.

• 15 Oct 2023, 08:25:15 PM IST

  Rinku Dhawan seems to have confirmed her Bigg Boss 17 appearance

  

  Rinku Dhawan, known for her shows like Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and many others, has just shared a post saying “some exciting news coming soon” on Instagram with Colors among the hashtags. She is on the tentative list of Bigg Boss 17 participants.

• 15 Oct 2023, 08:12:49 PM IST

  Couples on Bigg Boss 17

  

  Neil Bhatt and Aishwarya Sharma are expected to be the second couple on Bigg Boss 17. Ankita Lokhande and husband Vicky Jain are also on the list.

• 15 Oct 2023, 07:48:47 PM IST

  Gori Nagori of Bigg Boss 16 fame joins AAP

  

  In other news, Bigg Boss 16 contestant and dancer Gori Nagori from Nagaur joined the Aam Aadmi Party today. "We want Nagaur to get recognition which it is lacking, so I have joined the Aam Aadmi Party. I feel that AAP has the potential to bring a change which is much needed. The party has worked very well in various sectors including health, education and electricity in Delhi and Punjab. It should also get a chance in Rajasthan," she told ANI.