# Bigg Boss Marathi

Bigg Boss (or colloquially Bigg Boss Marathi) is the Marathi-language version of the reality television programme Bigg Boss, based on Big Brother, which airs on Colors Marathi. Mahesh Manjrekar hosted the show for four seasons and the fifth season was hosted by Ritesh Deshmukh. The third season was to be launched in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season eventually started on 19 September 2021.

## Overview
### Concept

Bigg Boss Marathi is a reality show based on the Hindi show Bigg Boss, which itself is based on the original Dutch Big Brother format developed by John de Mol Jr. A number of contestants (known as "housemates") live in a purpose-built house and are isolated from the rest of the world. Each week, housemates nominate two of their fellow housemates for eviction, and the housemates who receive the most nominations would face a public vote. Eventually, one housemate would leave after being "evicted" from the House. In the final week, there will be five housemates remaining, and the public will vote for who they wanted to win. Unlike other versions of Big Brother, the Marathi version uses celebrities as housemates, not members of the general public.

### House

See Below.

### Rules

They are not supposed to tamper with any of the electronic equipment or any other thing in the House. They cannot leave the House premises at any time except when permitted to. They cannot discuss the nomination process with anyone. They cannot sleep in the day time. Also, they need to wear mic all the time and speak in only Marathi language. Sometimes, the housemates may be nominated for other reasons, such as nomination by a person who has achieved special privileges (via tasks or other things), for breaking rules or something else. If something is very serious, a contestant may be evicted directly. All the rules have never been told to the audience, the most prominent ones are clearly seen. The inmates are not permitted to talk in any other language than Marathi language.

### Nomination

Nomination is a mandatory activity, usually taking place on first day of the week in which all housemates need to take part unless directed by Bigg Boss. Each housemate nominates two other housemates for eviction. Housemates getting maximum nomination votes will be nominated for eviction from the house in that week and undergoes public vote (through Jio Cinema) for retention. On the weekend episode, usually one contestant with lowest public votes will be evicted from the house. A housemate may also be directly nominated for eviction by that week's captain of the house or for other reasons by the Bigg Boss. Housemates who are awarded 'immunity' can not be nominated by other contestants. Immunity is automatically given to the week's captain and can be earned by contestants through winning specific tasks or achieving secret tasks given by Bigg Boss. Sometimes, the captain can make a contestant immune from nomination upon Bigg Boss' direction. The housemates are not allowed to discuss about the nominations or the nomination process with each other.

### Captaincy

The captaincy concept was introduced in the second season. A captain is selected for every week by the Bigg Boss through specific tasks or elected by the housemates. A captain will have additional privileges in the form of immunity from nomination for that particular week, exemption from participating in the task activities and a separate bedroom with facilities more than that of other contestants. The captain will be exempted from nomination procedure for his/her captaincy week and will have power to either nominate a housemate directly or make a housemate immune from nomination or rescue a nominated housemate, depending on Bigg Boss' decisions. Captain's main duty is to supervise the weekly task and make sure the conditions and stipulations are met and task is performed well to procure the 'luxury budget' for the next week. Captains should also keep an eye on house rules and may punish a housemate for violating the rules.

### Broadcast

Bigg Boss Marathi is aired on Colors Marathi and JioCinema. Everyday's episodes contain the main happenings of the previous day. Every weekend episode mainly focuses on an interview of the evicted contestant by the host.

### Eviction

Contestants are nominated every week by their housemates. Viewers cast their vote in favour of the contestants they would like to save from eviction. The contestant with the fewest votes is evicted from the house.

### Events

| Day | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Event | Nominations | Weekly task | Weekly task | Luxury budget task | Captaincy task | Interview | Eviction |

## Series details

| Series | Host | House Location | House Theme | Episodes | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired | Originally aired | Days | Housemates | Prize Money | Winner | Runner-up |
| Series | Host | House Location | House Theme | Episodes | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Network | Days | Housemates | Prize Money | Winner | Runner-up |
| 1 | Mahesh Manjrekar | Lonavala | Traditional | 99 | 99 | 15 April 2018 (2018-04-15) | 22 July 2018 (2018-07-22) | Colors Marathi | 98 | 18 | ₹75 lakh (US$88,000) | Megha Dhade | Pushkar Jog |
| 2 | Mahesh Manjrekar | Film City, Mumbai | Royal Mansion | 99 | 99 | 26 May 2019 (2019-05-26) | 1 September 2019 (2019-09-01) | Colors Marathi | 98 | 17 | ₹75 lakh (US$88,000) | Shiv Thakare | Neha Shitole |
| 3 | Mahesh Manjrekar | Film City, Mumbai | Cultural | 99 | 99 | 19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) | 26 December 2021 (2021-12-26) | Colors Marathi | 98 | 17 | ₹40 lakh (US$47,000) | Vishal Nikam | Jay Dudhane |
| 4 | Mahesh Manjrekar | Film City, Mumbai | Chawl | 99 | 99 | 2 October 2022 (2022-10-02) | 8 January 2023 (2023-01-08) | Colors Marathi | 98 | 19 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Akshay Kelkar | Apurva Nemlekar |
| 5 | Riteish Deshmukh | Film City, Mumbai | Maze | 71 | 71 | 28 July 2024 (2024-07-28) | 6 October 2024 (2024-10-06) | Colors Marathi | 70 | 17 | ₹25 lakh (US$29,000) | Suraj Chavan | Abhijeet Sawant |

## Housemate pattern

| Clique | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 |
| Film Star | Megha Dhade | Digambar Naik | Surekha Kudachi | Tejaswini Lonari | Varsha Usgaonkar |
| Film Star | Bhushan Kadu | Kishori Shahane | Akshay Waghmare | Megha Ghadge | Nikki Tamboli |
| Film Star | Pushkar Jog | Aroh Velankar | Avishkar Darwhekar | Aroh Velankar | Pandharinath Kamble |
| Film Star | Rajesh Shringarpure | Abhijeet Kelkar | Neetha Shetty | — | Yogita Chavan |
| Film Star | Resham Tipnis | Neha Shitole | — | — | — |
| Film Star | Sai Lokur | Vidyadhar Joshi | — | — | — |
| Film Star | Smita Gondkar | Maithily Jawkar | — | — | — |
| Film Star | Sharmishtha Raut | — | — | — | — |
| Film Star | Sushant Shelar | — | — | — | — |
| Film Star | Vinit Bhonde | — | — | — | — |
| Film Star | Nandkishor Choughule | — | — | — | — |
| Television Star | Usha Nadkarni | Veena Jagtap | Vikas Patil | Yashashri Masurkar | Yogita Chavan |
| Television Star | Jui Gadkari | Shivani Surve | Gayatri Datar | Amruta Deshmukh | Vaibhav Chavan |
| Television Star | Rutuja Dharmadhikari | Maadhav Deochake | Sneha Wagh | Apurva Nemlekar | Nikhil Damle |
| Television Star | Aastad Kale | Rupali Bhosale | Vishal Nikam | Amruta Dhongade | Jahnavi Killekar |
| Television Star | — | Neha Shitole | Mira Jagannath | Nikhil Rajeshirke | — |
| Television Star | — | — | Sonali Patil | Kiran Mane | — |
| Television Star | — | — | Adish Vaidya | Akshay Kelkar | — |
| Television Star | — | — | — | Ruchira Jadhav | — |
| Television Star | — | — | — | Prasad Jawade | — |
| Television Star | — | — | — | Snehlata Vasaikar | — |
| Singer | Tyagraj Khadilkar | Vaishali Mhade | Utkarsh Shinde | — | Abhijeet Sawant |
| Singer | — | — | Santosh Choudhari | — | Aarya Jadhao |
| Journalist | Anil Thatte | — | — | — | — |
| Comedian | Aarti Solanki | — | — | — | Pandharinath Kamble |
| International Star | — | — | — | — | Irina Rudakova |
| Dancer | Pushkar Jog | Surekha Punekar | — | Vikas Sawant | — |
| Dancer | — | Heena Panchal | — | Rakhi Sawant | — |
| Chef | — | Parag Kanhare | — | — | — |
| Political Personality | — | Abhijeet Bichukale | Trupti Desai | — | — |
| Seasoned Model | — | — | — | Rohit Shinde | Irina Rudakova |
| Seasoned Model | — | — | — | Rohit Shinde | Sangram Chougule |
| Seasoned Model | — | — | — | — | Nikki Tamboli |
| Reality Show Alumni | — | Shiv Thakare | Meenal Shah | Samruddhi Jadhav | Arbaz Patel |
| Reality Show Alumni | — | — | Jay Dudhane | Yogesh Jadhav | Aarya Jadhao |
| You Tube Sensation | — | — | — | — | Ankita Prabhu Walawalkar |
| You Tube Sensation | — | — | — | — | Dhananjay Powar |
| You Tube Sensation | — | — | — | — | Ghanashyam Darvade |
| You Tube Sensation | — | — | — | — | Suraj Chavan |
| Motivational Speaker | — | — | Shivlila Patil | — | Purushottam Dada Patil |
| Non - Celebrity | — | — | — | Trishul Marathe | — |
| Winner | Megha Dhade | Shiv Thakare | Vishal Nikam | Akshay Kelkar | Suraj Chavan |
| Runner up | Pushkar Jog | Neha Shitole | Jay Dudhane | Apurva Nemlekar | Abhijeet Sawant |

## Controversies
### Season 1

* Resham Tipnis and Rajesh Shringarpure rumour relationship created controversy in the Bigg Boss House.
* On Day 8, The Khurchi Samrat Task divided the House into two groups leading to several controversies.
* In a captaincy task where contenders were Jui Gadkari and Pushkar Jog. A tie-breaker task followed, during which some contestants displayed aggressive behavior. In the heat of competition, Usha Nadkarni, Jui, and Anil Thatte were injured after falling, but the game continued. A major confrontation erupted between Sushant Shelar and Pushkar Jog, with the former resorting to inappropriate language. Despite efforts from Rajesh Shringarpure and Aastad Kale to calm the situation, tensions remained high. The show saw contestants engaging in loud arguments, with some physical altercations occurring during the task.

### Season 2

* During the Chor Bazaar Task, Shivani Surve tried to pull Veena Jagtap inside the jail. But, as she refused to come, both started fighting then Veena Jagtap kicked Shivani Surve.
* Shivani Surve had asked Bigg Boss to let her go home and threatened to file case against the makers if they don't do so. When Bigg Boss warned her for the same, she apologised to Bigg Boss.
* Abhijeet Bichukale was arrested from the house in connection with a cheque bouncing case.
* Parag Kanhere got into a physical fight with Neha Shitole. He ended up slapping her and physical altercation with Vaishali Mhade causing a ruckus in the House.

### Season 3

* Jay Dudhane and Utkarsh Shinde locked up Vikas Patil in the jail and did not allow him to come out as per the task. Vikas fought with them and questioned why they didn't want their own team member to win the captaincy. Vikas's friend Vishal Nikam went to help him out and opened the door of the jail by kicking.
* During one of the task, Sonali Patil and Mira Jagannath got into a physical fight. Mira informed Bigg Boss that she would hit Sonali if she continued to lock her in the task. Later, Bigg Boss had to ask both of them to stay away from each other.
* Jay Dudhane hid Adish Vaidya's pumpkin in the garden area. Jay held Adish and did not give him a chance to reach the winning line. Adish finding Jay's game unfair told Jay to be creative in task. This led to a heated argument between the two leading to them calling each other by inappropriate names. Adish also called out Jay for threatening him.

### Season 4

* Vikas Sawant and Rohit Shinde were seen getting embroiled in an argument regarding the Sugar and Ant task. While playing the task, the duo collided physically. Later, Rohit charged Vikas to beat him. The other members of the house stopped them and tried to resolve the quarrel between the two. Seeing the fight between them, Bigg Boss announced a punishment for them - putting both of them in jail.
* Rakhi Sawant was seen searching for her coffee as someone hid it inside the house. She threatened to create ruckus if she didn't find it. When Akshay Kelkar told her to do that, she started breaking utensils in the kitchen. She was also seen running towards Akshay Kelkar to attack him. Bigg Boss later nominated Rakhi as punishment for one week.
* Rakhi Sawant and Amruta Dhongade indulged in unwanted physical fight. It all started when Amruta Dh locked Rakhi Sawant in the washroom when she went to have a bath. Amruta opened Rakhi's door later and denied doing anything. As a revenge, Rakhi went to the washroom, filled a bucket full of water and flipped the same on Amruta Dh while the latter was getting ready on her bed. Amruta Dh and Rakhi later got into a physical fight while the rest of the housemates tried to solve the fight. Bigg Boss later told them that it was a last warning for them.

### Season 5

* Jahnavi Killekar and Varsha Usgaonkar got into a heated argument. During the confrontation, Jahnavi criticized Varsha's acting career and her awards, going so far as to say that the government would regret giving her those honors. This incident sparked a major controversy outside the Bigg Boss house.
* All the housemates were given a task involving a doll. Team B accused Nikki Tamboli of damaging their doll and misbehaving with them, specifically breaking the doll's leg. After Varsha Usgaonkar reported this to the makers, Nikki made a controversial remark about Varsha's motherhood, saying, “Have you seen their feelings? How can you understand a mother’s love?” This statement caused an uproar, leading to widespread backlash against Nikki.
* Jahnavi Killekar and Pandharinath Kamble had an argument where Jahnavi criticized him, claiming that he had been overacting throughout his entire career and was still doing so. This remark sparked a major controversy in the Marathi film industry.
* All the contestants were assigned the task of guarding a "magic diamond" to win the captaincy. During the task, Nikki Tamboli and Aarya Jadhao got into a heated argument that quickly turned physical. Aarya was guarding the diamond inside a room and blocked the door to keep Nikki out. Despite Nikki's attempts to convince her to let her in, Aarya refused. At this point, Arbaaz Patel stepped in to help Nikki forcibly opened the door, allowing her to enter. Following this, Nikki and Aarya began pushing each other at the doorway, while other housemates urged them to stop. The situation escalated further when Aarya slapped Nikki. Bigg Boss announced a punishment for Aarya by putting her in the jail, Later on the weekend she got ejected from the show for violating the show’s rules.