Bigg Boss 5, also known as Bigg Boss 5: Double Waat or Bigg Boss: Five-five, five-five, five-five!, is the fifth season of the Indian reality TV show Bigg Boss, which aired on Colors TV from 2 October 2011 to 7 January 2012 with Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan as the hosts.
During the launch on 2 October, fourteen hand-picked housemates entered the house located in Karjat, a town, about halfway between Mumbai and Pune in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Four additional wild card entries were made during the second, third, fourth and the end of sixth week, taking the number of contestants to 18. Three guest entries, who stayed in the house for a couple of days, took the total number of inhabitants to 21. The housemates, considered strangers for each other, spent 98 days (14 weeks) locked out together under the supervision of 55 cameras installed around the house.
The series was won by actress Juhi Parmar on 7 January 2012.
Opening The opening episode was aired on 2 October 2011 presented by Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan. The extravagant introductory episode to the season 5 showcased different features of the Bigg Boss house and introduced each of the participant. This season also had majority female contestants. It also featured Bollywood actors Ajay Devgn for the promo of their upcoming film Rascals and Samir Soni for promoting his new serial Parichay on Colors.
Housemates status
Sr Housemate Status 1 Juhi Day 1 Day 98 2 Mahek Day 1 Day 70 Day 84 Day 98 3 Sidharth Day 14 Day 98 4 Akashdeep Day 14 Day 98 5 Amar Day 7 Day 984th runner-up 6 Sunny Day 43 Day 91 7 Shonali Day 1 Day 84 8 Pooja M Day 1 Day 80 Day 85 Day 95 9 Shraddha Day 1 Day 63 10 Pooja B Day 1 Day 56 11 Vida Day 1 Day 49 12 Laxmi Day 1 Day 42 13 Mandeep Day 1 Day 35 14 Shakti Day 1 Day 28 15 Raageshwari Day 1 Day 21 16 Gulabo Day 1 Day 14 17 Sonika Day 1 Day 8 18 Nihita Day 1 Day 7
Housemates The participants in the order of appearance and entry into the house are:
Original entrants Shakti Kapoor – Film actor. He is known for acting in films like Do Waqt Ki Roti, Satte Pe Satta, Musafir and Chup Chup Ke. In 2007, he participated in the dance reality show Nach Baliye 3 with his wife Shivangi Kolhapure. Pooja Bedi – Film actress. She is the daughter of actor Kabir Bedi who is known for appearing in films like Vishkanya, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar and Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee. She has participated in reality shows like Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, Nach Baliye and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi. Shonali Nagrani – Film actress and model. She is known for acting in films like Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Dil Bole Hadippa!. In 2009, she participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi. Shonali had also took part in Femina Miss India where she emerged as the winner for the 2003 contest and runner-up for the international contest. She later presented IPL for four consecutive years. Nihita Biswas – Interpreter. Nihita is the wife of serial killer Charles Sobhraj. She claimed they got married inside the jail where Charles was convicted. Nihita’s mother – Shakuntala Thapa is Sobhraj’s criminal lawyer. Shraddha Sharma – Television actress. She is known for acting in television shows like Suno Har Dil Kuch Kehta Hai and Saarrthi. She was in the news for her relationship with actor Raja Chaudhary and was the reason for the latter's divorce with Shweta Tiwari. Mandeep Bevli – News presenter. She is an anchor with Headlines Today, specializing mostly in entertainment related news. Her firecracker wit and personality make her memorable to all she meets. Raageshwari Loomba – Singer. She is well known for singing songs like Duniya, Kudi E' Punjab Di and Kal Ki Na Fiqar. She has acted in films like Main Khiladi Tu Anari and Zid. Raageshwari is also a VJ who has presented many MTV shows like Baar Baar Dekho Tum and Ek Do Teen. Vida Samadzai – Model. Vida is from Afghanistan known for being the first Afghan woman to participate in an international beauty pageant Miss Earth 2003 since 1974. Her participation in the Miss Earth beauty pageant in 2003 was condemned by the Afghan Supreme Court, saying such a display of the female body goes against Islamic law and Afghan culture. In particular, traditionalists objected to her appearance in a red bikini during the pageant's press presentation. Mahek Chahal – Film actress and model. She is known for appearing in item numbers for films like Chameli, Jai Veeru and Yamla Pagla Deewana. She also acted in films like Nayee Padosan, Wanted and Main Aurr Mrs Khanna. Sonika Kaliraman – Wrestler. Kaliraman is a professional wrestler and daughter of legendary wrestler Padma Shree, Arjuna Award winner Master Chandgi Ram. She is the first woman Bharat Kesari title-holder and 10 times National Wrestling Champion. Pooja Misrra – VJ, model and actress. Pooja is known for presenting B4U's talk show Jab We Met and participating in Big Switch. Pooja also made her Bollywood debut with Mera Dil Leke Dekho where she did an item number. Gulabo Sapera – Dancer. A well-known singer-dancer from Rajasthan, she is famous for her folk style. She broke age-old traditions when took her culture on-stage at the age of 12, which was heavily promoted by the Late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Laxmi Tripathi – LGBT activist. She is a well known transgender activist who is also a dancer and activist. She holds the distinction of being the only Hijra in the UN’s Civil Society Task Force on HIV/AIDS. She also works for the community through her campaign group Astitva. Juhi Parmar – Television actress. She is known for playing the lead as Kumkum in Star Plus popular show Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan. In 2009, she participated in Pati Patni Aur Woh with her husband Sachin Shroff.
Wild card entrants Amar Upadhyay – Actor and model. He is known for acting in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as Mihir. He later acted in films like LOC Kargil, Dharam Veer and 13B. Sidharth Bhardwaj – VJ, model and actor. He is known for participating in MTV Splitsvilla 2 and emerged as the winner in 2009. He later presented many shows like MTV Stripped and MTV Roadies. Akashdeep Saigal – Model and actor. He is known for playing Ansh / Eklavya in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Ranbir in Kuchh Is Tara. He participated in reality shows like Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, Fear Factor India, Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao and Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout. Sunny Leone – Former pornstar and film actress. She was named Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2003 and was a contract star for Vivid Entertainment. Named by Maxim as one of the 12 top porn stars in 2010, she has also played roles in independent mainstream films and television shows.
Guest entrants Swami Agnivesh - Social worker and Arya Samaj scholar. He was best known for his work against bonded labour through the Bonded Labour Liberation Front, which he founded in 1981. Agnivesh also founded and became president of the World Council of Arya Samaj, which he described as an associate of the original Arya Samaj, and served as the chairperson of the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery from 2001 to 2004. He died on 11 September 2020. He entered the house on Day 38 to Day 41. Andrew Symonds – Cricketer. Symonds is a right-handed middle order batsman and alternates between medium pace and off-spin bowling. Since mid-2008, he spent most of the time out of the team, due to disciplinary reasons, including alcohol. In June 2009 he was sent home from the 2009 World Twenty20, his third suspension, expulsion or exclusion from selection in the space of a year. His central contract was then withdrawn, and many cricket analysts have speculated that the Australian administrators will no longer tolerate him, and that Symonds may announce his retirement. He entered on Day 67 to Day 78. He died in a car crash on 14 May 2022. Yamamotoyama Ryūta
Guest appearances Week Day Guest(s) Purpose of Visit Ref(s) Premiere Day 1 Ajay Devgn & Lisa Haydon To promote their film Rascals. Samir Soni To promote his show Parichay. 1 Day 6 Zayed Khan & Dia Mirza To promote their film Love Breakups Zindagi 2 Day 13 Saqib Saleem & Saba Azad To promote their film Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge 3 Day 20 Arjun Rampal & Kareena Kapoor To promote their film Ra.One 4 Day 27 Ranbir Kapoor To promote his film Rockstar 5 Day 34 Dipika Kakar, Tina Datta, Nandish Sandhu, Shashank Vyas, Shubhangi Atre & Aditya Redij Special appearances from Colors shows 6 Day 41 Rashami Desai Special appearance 7 Day 48 Akshay Kumar & John Abraham To promote their film Desi Boyz 8 Day 55 Emraan Hashmi, Tusshar Kapoor & Vidya Balan To promote their film The Dirty Picture 9 Day 60 Mahesh Bhatt Special appearance Day 62 Ranveer Singh & Anushka Sharma To promote their film Ladies vs Ricky Bahl 10 Day 69 Avika Gor Special appearance 11 Day 71 Anuradha Sharma To support her son Sidharth Bhardwaj Sachin Shroff To support his wife Juhi Parmar Hetal Upadhyay To support her husband Amar Upadhyay Madhu Bhatia To support her brother Akashdeep Saigal Shiraz Bhattacharya To support his girlfriend Shonali Nagrani 12 Day 83 Malhar Pandya, Aditya Redij, Shoaib Ibrahim, Rashami Desai, Dipika Kakar & Ajay Chaudhary Special appearances 13 Day 90 Neil Nitin Mukesh & Sonam Kapoor To promote their film Players Bappi Lahiri & Charu Semwal Special appearances Bharti Singh & Vijay Ishwarlal Pawar Shweta Tiwari 14 Day 97 Karan Johar & Imran Khan To promote their film Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu Malaika Arora Special appearances Dolly Bindra Rakhi Sawant Danish Khan To support girlfriend Mahek Chahal
Weekly summary Week 1 Task Pahiya Ghumao Kismat Chamkao: Each Bigg Boss contestant had to take care of a bicycle and ensure that the wheels constantly keep spinning. Happenings Day 2 : Captain Shakti Kapoor was dressed as Formula One driver and the female contestants were dressed in special pit girl costumes. Nihita who is trying to gel with the contestants tries to strike a conversation with Shakti. While Shakti is on the treadmill Nihita keeps blabbering to him on illogical topics. Shakti keeps his calm and listens to her but finally when Nihita goes back in the house, he is relieved at the sight. Nihita Biswas and Shraddha Sharma have a cat fight over household chores.