Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere highlights: Ranvir Shorey confesses he's participating because he isn't getting work

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: As all the contestants enter the house, unpack, and change, the lights are turned off. Some of them retire for the day while the others continue to stay up and chat. Anil Kapoor concludes the show by saying goodbye.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: Poulomi Polo Das performed on Nora Fatehi's Garmi from Remo D'Souza's 2020 dance film Street Dancer 3D. Anil then tried to matchmake Poulomi and Naezy, but both of them claim that they see each other as siblings instead.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: Rapper Naezy enters the house as the 15th contestant. He performs on the stage before training Anil Kapoor how to rap. Anil confesses it was very tough to rap for his 2020 Netflix India film Ak vs Ak, directed by Vikramaditya Motwane.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: A number of viewers took to X to say that they miss Salman Khan as the host. However, many also claimed that Anil Kapoor makes for a good change.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: Haryanvi boxer Neeraj Goyat is welcomed by Anil Kapoor as the 14th contestant. He says he wants to prove that boxers like him can be as entertaining as they can be intimidating. He adds he doesn't like people who do buttering.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: YouTuber Armaan Malik enters the house, wearing a red kurta, with his two wives Payal and Kritika, who twin in mauve and white salwar suits. When Anil asked, they narrated how Armaan came to marry both of them. They revealed that Payal and Kritika were friends before they married Armaan.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: Influencer and model Sana Sultan Khan enters the house as the 10th contestant. She performs on Pallo Latke and then impresses Anil Kapoor with her Urdu and shayari. Anil then informs her that she's the undercover agent of fans inside the house.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: After arguing with him over the bed, Shivani asks Ranvir what he does for a living. When he tells her he's an actor, she asks how his work is going on now. He replies, “Agar achha chal raha toh yahan toh nahi hote.” He then calls himself a “buddha,” too old to learn content creation now. He then asks Shivani to visit him and teach him how to create content. She then clarifies that she was joking about taking the bed away from him.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: Celebrity tarot card reader Munisha Khatwani was introduced as the ninth contestant. She didn't only read out the tarot cards for Sai Ketan Rao, but also Anil Kapoor. She said Anil takes time to trust people, but once he does, he goes all out.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: Actor Sai Ketan Rao entered the house as the 8th contestant. He performed on the stage before talking to Anil Kapoor. He suddenly broke down talking about how he has to act in front of his friends. Sai also called himself a green flag for the girls in the house. Sai is best known for his performance in TV shows Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali and Chashni, and Telugu film Most Eligible Bachelor.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: This time, there are two kind of beds in the house – single and double. While Chandrika and Ranvir already reserved their single beds, Shivani has been trying to convince Ranvir to surrender his bed to her. When Deepak Chaurasia enters the house, Love Kataria asks Ranvir to give up his bed for the journalist as he has a leg injury. Ranvir responds, “Let him decide.”

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: Anil Kapoor moderates a clash of journalists on the stage as he invites popular novelist and columnist Shobhaa De to interrogate Deepak Chaurasia. He confesses that he's been reading Shobhaa's columns since his childhood. He also says that he's been researching on the show by watching over 50 episodes of Bigg Boss OTT 2 since the past four days.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: Shivani Kumari was busy touring the house when Sana interrupted her and asked her to mingle with the other contestants. Later, when alone, Shivani called Sana and Chandrika “shehri ladkiyan” (city girls) and wondered how long she can survive in the house with them.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: Anil introduces veteran journalist Deepak Chaurasia, who enters the stage on a wheelchair. He compliments Anil on his looks and says he looks as young as he did in Woh 7 Din (1983) and his early Telugu films. Deepak then interrogates content creators Love Kataria and Vishal Pandey about politics and love life. Anil then reveals that Deepak Chaurasia is the seventh contestant this season.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: Love Kataria aka ‘Corrupt YouTuber’ was welcomed by Anil Kapoor as the sixth contestant. He shared the stage with Vishal Pandey as Anil pitted the content creators against each other. Interestingly, Love Kataria is also a close friend of Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: Social media sensation Vishal Pandey, with an Instagram following of 9 million followers, has been welcomed by Anil Kapoor as the fifth contestant.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: Actor and model Sana Makbul Khan has entered the house as the fourth participant. She's acted in TV soaps like Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? and Vish. She also participated in the Colors adventure reality show, Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11. She's also appeared in a couple of Tamil and Telugu movies.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: Chandrika Dixit aka Vada Pav Girl confessed she doesn't know who Ranvir Shorey is. For the uninitiated, Ranvir has worked extensively in Bollywood films, most noticeably in Khosla Ka Ghosla, Singh Is Kinng, and Ek Tha Tiger.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: Shivani Kumari, who made a name for herself as an influencer from Uttar Pradesh, was welcomed by Anil Kapoor as the third contestant this season.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: Those watching the launch live could spot a masked person sitting among the studio audience. Is that a contestant who will enter the show later?

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: Actor Ranvir Shorey, best known for his memorable roles in Khosla Ka Ghosla, Singh Is Kinng, and Ek Tha Tiger, has been officially introduced as the second contestant. He was previously married to fellow actor Konkona Sen Sharma and they co-parent an eight-year son, Haroon.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: This season, contestants will be allowed to carry their cellphones inside the house. However, this luxury comes with a caveat. Any information from the outside will be conveyed only to one contestant – a “janta ka spy”, a “ghar ka bhedi.”

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: Chandrika Dixit, aka Viral Vada pav girl, is all set to participate in Bigg Bos OTT 3. She was officially introduced as the first contestant by host Anil Kapoor. Chandrika Dixit is a social media sensation and became a popular figure through her videos of selling Mumbai's iconic street food, vada pav in Delhi. Her energetic way of interaction drew a lot of consumers and other online content creators.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: When asked at the press conference of the new season how it's like to replace his No Entry co-star Salman Khan as the host, Anil replied, “No one can replace Salman Khan.” He was quick to add that no one can replace Anil Kapoor also. He also said that Salman talked to him and is very happy that Anil is now venturing into non-fiction.

Bigg Boss OTT 3 premiere live updates: Anil Kapoor debuts as a host for Bigg Boss OTT in the third season of the reality show. It's almost time to know all about the contestants of this season. Stay tuned!