Bigg Boss (Hindi season 2)
Bigg Boss 2 is the second season of the Indian reality TV programme "Bigg Boss". It began airing on 21 August 2008 on Colors TV. The housemates, considered strangers to each other, spent 98 days locked up together under one roof under the 24×7 supervision of 32 cameras fitted around the Bigg Boss house. On the second day of the show, the British guest on exchange in the house, Jade Goody, walked out of the "Bigg Boss" house due to the revelation that she had developed cancer. On Day 30 of the show, an additional  entry to the house was made in the form of Diana Hayden, who was the fifteenth contestant of the reality game show. The show topped the rating charts in its last week due to a voluntary exit by a popular housemate, Rahul Mahajan. The season lasted for 98 continuous days in total, ending with the finale on 22 November 2008. Ashutosh Kaushik emerged as the winner with an award of Rs. 1 crore. Raja Chaudhary was the runner-up of the show. Rahul Mahajan won the Aveo UVA car as he was selected as the "Bada Dilwala" of the show . Housemates Rahul Mahajan and Sambhavana Sheth returned to compete in "Bigg Boss Halla Bol". They became the third and fourth housemates to be evicted, on Day 21 and 24 respectively. Mahahjan again returned as a challenger in "Bigg Boss 14". Production. The show is based on the "Big Brother" format developed by John de Mol. A number of contestants (known as "housemates") lived in a purpose-built house and were isolated from the rest of the world. Each week, housemates nominated two of their peers for eviction, and the housemates who received the most nominations would face a public vote . Of these, one would eventually leave, having been "evicted" from the House. However, there were exceptions to this process as dictated by "Bigg Boss". In the final week, there were three housemates remaining, and the public voted for who they wanted to win. Tasks were set by "Bigg Boss" each week. The housemates were allowed to gamble on task outcomes and were rewarded with extra money to order more supplies if they won. Housemates. Original Entrants. The participants in the order of appearance and entrance in the house are: