Who’s under House arrest?

Bigg Boss 4 goes on air on October 3. If tip-offs are to be believed, the ones confirmed on the show are actor Sara Khan, bar dancer Tarannum, bad man Shakti Kapoor...

Bigg Boss 4 goes on air on October 3 at 9 pm. Contestants are readying to enter the House in Lonavla. If tip-offs are to be believed, TV actor Sara Khan, India’s richest bar dancer Tarannum, bad man Shakti Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor protégé Shweta Tiwari, petty thief Davinder Singh aka Bunty could be among the inmates. Speculations also revolve around Bollywood actors Shiney Ahuja, Ashmit Patel, Chunky Pandey and Nigar Z Khan and Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson.



Controversial Pakistani TV star Veena Mallik and ‘tainted’ bowler Asif’s ex girlfriend could also make her way in, along with Liza Ray who’s been fighting cancer since the last couple of months. Another TV actor, Manish Goyal, 1970s phenomenon Rajesh Khanna, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan lookalike Sneha Ullal and singer Shaan are also being pitched as likely contenders.

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Wait, there are more names… Maine Pyar Kiya actor Bhagyashree, TV star Simone Singh and veteran vamp Aruna Irani... Rahul Mahajan’s wife Dimpy, Bhojpuri superstar Manoj Tiwari, Balika Vadhu’s child bride Avika Gor, Mohd Azharuddin’s wife Sangeeta Bijlani, Kites Mexican star Barbara Mori and comedian Sudesh, our source insists, are not on board: "Avika wasn’t even approached and Barbara wanted Rs 4 crore."



A source from Colors, the channel that will air the show for the third consecutive season, on the condition of anonymity, says, "Avika’s underage for such a show and Barbara wasn’t approached either. Actor Zeenat Aman, Katrina Kaif’s sister Isabelle Kaif, TV stars Ronit Roy and Ram Kapoor have refused to be on the show. Talks are still on and the list will be locked only towards the weekend."

Back on episode one
Actors Rakhi Sawant, Ravi Kishen, Kashmira Shah, Tanaaz and Bakhtiyaar Irani, Sambhavna Seth, Payal Rothagi and Monica Bedi will be back on Bigg Boss, but not as contestants. The ex-Housemates will be performing during the first episode that introduces this season’s Housemates. They will sharing tips and tricks with the contestants that could help them survive the 84-day house arrest.

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Sawant and Kissen will perform to the Dabangg chartbuster, Munni badnaam hui… and the Iranis will jive on Aag ka dariya, dharti hila de… and Love me love me… Rohatgi will swing sexily to Raat baaki, baat baaki… while Bedi will groove to Duniya mein logon ko… Seth’s pick is Billo Rani.. while Shah will match steps to Tu saala kaam se gaya…