After 16 successful seasons, Bigg Boss is all set to be back with a fresh season to entertain the audience. The show premiered on October 15 with Salman Khan reprising his role as host. Bigg Boss season 17, hosted by Salman Khan, is currently one of the most anticipated reality shows, with fans eagerly waiting for it.
Every season, many well-known celebrities appear as contestants on this popular show. Only the toughest and smartest contestants survive all of the eliminations to become the winner. This season, well-known faces from the entertainment industry, right from popular TV actress Ankita Lokhande, to ex-crime reporter Jigna Vora among others, are sure to cause a stir in the controversial house.
Take a look at the list of Bigg Boss 16 contestants who are set to up the entertainment quotient.
Mannara Chopra
Hailing from Ambala, Mannara is the cousin of Bollywood divas Parineeti and Priyanka Chopra. Mannara’s mother, who is a jewellery designer by profession, is the sister of Parineeti and Priyanka’s fathers. While Mannara’s father is a lawyer, she also has a younger sister named Mitali. She has worked in several Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, and Kannada films. It was her last film Thiragabadara Saami which landed her in a controversy, when the film’s director AS Ravi Kumar Chowdary, kissed her during promotions.
Munawar Faruqui
Munawar Faruqui is an Indian stand-up comedian who gained wide spread fame and recognition in early 2021, when he was arrested for allegedly insulting Hindu deities during one of his stand up stage performances.
Aishwarya Sharma
Aishwarya was previously one of the contestants on Colors TV reality show, Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 13, hosted by Rohit Shetty. She has received attention for her performance in stunt-related tasks as well as for her frank and outspoken personality on the show. She will now prove her mettle in Bigg Boss 17 house.
Neil Bhatt
Neil Bhatt, known for his role in the popular TV show Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin.
Navid Sole
Navid Sole is a London based pharmacist. He has over 90K followers on Instagram.
Anurag Dobhal (motovlogger)
Anurag Dobhal is a popular travel vlogger and YouTuber who has captured the hearts of millions of viewers around the world with his thrilling bike journeys. Hailing from Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Anurag has a substantial fan base not only in India but also in countries like Nepal and Bhutan. He started his moto vlogging journey on YouTube in 2018. He gained fame when his journey to the Pakistan-Kartarpur corridor gained traction, marking a significant turning point in his life. Presently, he has more than 7 Million subscribers on his YouTube channel and 5.1 million subscribers on Instagram.
Sana Raees Khan (criminal lawyer)
Sana Raees Khan is a High Court and Supreme Court lawyer. Reportedly, she was roped in at the last moment after Manasvi Mamgai backed out.
Jigna Vora (ex crime reporter)
Jigna Vora is an ex crime reporter, who was falsely accused of murder of a senior crime reporter Jyotirmoy Dey and was charged under MCOCA. She spent 9 months in Jail and was out on bail in 2012 from Byculla Jail in Mumbai. She was acquitted after seven long years. A recent web series titled Scoop, has been released based on her story.
Ankita Lokhande
Ankita Lokhande is one of the leading names in the entertainment industry. She started her acting career with the daily soap Pavitra Rishta, which made her a household name. The actress has worked in several other shows, including Ek Thi Nayka, and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4, and was the winner of the reality show, Smart Jodi, with her husband Vicky Jain. Last year, the actress also completed 13 years in the industry. The actress has just two films to her credit. She made her Bollywood debut with Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi and later featured in Baaghi 3.
Vicky Jain
Vicky Jain is the husband of Ankita Lokhande. He is a businessman and tied the knot with Lokhande back in 2021.
Soniya Bansal
Soniya Bansal who is from Agra , started her career as model and made her Bollywood debut with Shakti Kapoor’s film ‘Game 100 Crore Ka’ other than that she has also done. South Indian film Dheera where she had an important character . Apart from this, Soniya has been part of several music videos for T-Series and Zee Music Company, among other labels one of those is Zindagi Do Roz Ki. She was also part of the Disney+ Hotstar series ‘Shoorveer’ where she played the role of Rimi Choudhary.
Khanzaadi (Feroza Khan)
Sunny Arya (Tehelka Bhai)
Sunny, born in 1989 in New Delhi, is a comedian renowned for sharing humorous videos on his YouTube channel, Tehelka Prank. Although he entered the entertainment industry in 2019, he quickly gained recognition. Besides creating funny and prank videos, the content creator is also known for his philanthropic endeavours, frequently reaching out to help the underprivileged.
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