Bigg Boss OTT 3 also known as Bigg Boss: Over-the-Top Season 3, is the third and final season of the Indian reality digital series Bigg Boss OTT, the spin-off version of Bigg Boss. It premiered on 21 June 2024 on JioCinema Premium. Anil Kapoor hosted the show for first time by replacing Salman Khan. The Grand Finale of the show took place on 2 August 2024 where Sana Makbul emerged as the winner and Naezy Sheikh as the runner-up.
Production Teaser On May 22, 2024, JioCinema released a teaser on social media. On May 31, 2024, JioCinema released a new teaser presenting Anil Kapoor as the host of season.
Poster The poster of show start date was released on June 6, 2024 with host Anil Kapoor featuring in it.
Broadcast In a change from the previous season, viewers will have access to 24x7 camera footage only if they have a subscription to JioCinema Premium. An hour-long episode will also be broadcast daily which would be available for non premium viewers.
House The house design for this season is designed by Omung Kumar, featuring a fantasy theme. A glimpse of the house was revealed by JioCinema on June 20, 2024, a day before the Grand Premiere.
Eye logo The Eye logo for this season features a mix of light and dark colors filling the pupil and lens, including golden, light yellow, and dark yellow, with a bright orange core representing the pupil. Indian culture symbols are embedded around the pupil, and the entire logo has been symbolically lit up with fire, creating a visual resemblance to the sun.
Trophy
The trophy was revealed on 31st July which had a miniature of a person sitting on throne royally with its face covered or masked.
Housemates status Sr Housemate Day Entered Day Exited Status 1Sana M Day 1 Day 42 2 Naezy Day 1 Day 42 3 Ranveer Day 1 Day 422nd Runner-up 4Sai Day 1 Day 42 3rd Runner-up 5Kritika Day 1 Day 42 4th Runner-up 6 Armaan Day 1 Day 39 7 Lovekesh Day 1 Day 39 8 Vishal Day 1 Day 36 9 Shivani Day 1 Day 36 10 Sana S Day 1 Day 31 11 Adnan Day 26 Day 31 12 Deepak Day 1 Day 28 13 Chandrika Day 1 Day 23 14 Munisha Day 1 Day 16 15 Poulomi Day 1 Day 12 16 Payal Day 1 Day 9 17 Neeraj Day 1 Day 5
Housemates The list of contestants in the order of entering the house:
Original entrants Chandrika Dixit Gera – Vada pav street vendor & content creator. Ranvir Shorey – Actor and former VJ. He is known for acting in films like Pyaar Ke Side Effects, Aaja Nachle and Ugly Aur Pagli. Shivani Kumari – Influencer and village-lifestyle content creator. Sana Makbul – Model and actress who mainly works in Hindi television. She is best known for portraying Lavanya Kashyap in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon, Dr. Aliya in Vish and participating in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11. Vishal Pandey – Social media influencer, model and content creator. Lovekesh Kataria – Content creator. Deepak Chaurasia – Journalist and Hindi-language news anchor. Sai Ketan Rao – Actor. He is known for acting in Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali and Imlie Munisha Khatwani – Celebrity tarot card reader. Sana Sultaan Khan – Model and social media personality. She has appeared in several music videos. Armaan Malik – Content creator. He made headlines due to polygamy and announcing the pregnancy of both his wives at the same time. Payal Malik – Content creator. She is Armaan Malik's first wife. Kritika Malik – Content creator. She is Armaan Malik's second wife. Neeraj Goyat – Professional boxer and proficient in mixed martial arts. He won the title of "India's Most Promising Boxer" in 2008. Naved Shaikh – Rapper. The musical-drama film Gully Boy is partially inspired from his life. Poulomi Das – Model and television actress. She is best known for portraying Baby in Suhani Si Ek Ladki, Purnima in Kartik Purnima and Swarna in Naagin 6.
Wild-card entrants Adnaan Shaikh – Influencer and content creator.
Twists Phones For the first time in the seventeen-year history of Bigg Boss, housemates are allowed to use phones during this season. Bigg Boss provided each housemate with a smartphone where they can receive messages from Bigg Boss and communicate with other housemates when permitted. However, only the "Baaharwala" has access to feedback from the outside world.
Baaharwala On the premiere day, Anil Kapoor introduced the "Baaharwala" twist, where one housemate would be designated as the "Baaharwala". This person would receive information and feedback from the outside world until being fired by Bigg Boss. The "Baaharwala” would possess special powers and be immune from evictions, even if they were nominated.
+ Week No. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6Baaharwala/ Baaharwala Gang Sana S SaiLovekeshAdnaan, Ranvir and Vishal Ranvir and Sana M Baaharwala theme ended
Weekly summary Week 1EntrancesOn the Grand Premiere, Chandrika, Ranvir, Shivani, Sana M, Vishal, Lovekesh, Deepak, Sai, Munisha, Sana S, Armaan, Payal, Kritika, Neeraj, Naezy and Poulomi entered the house as the original housemates. TwistsOn the Grand Premiere, host Anil Kapoor announced that Sana S would be the inaugural "Baaharwala" granting her access to outside information from the audience and immunity from nominations along with special powers in nominations. On Day 6, Sana S was fired as Baaharwala and Sai was chosen as the next Baaharwala. Head of House TaskNone Head of HouseBaaharwalaSana Sultan KhanSai Ketan Rao Nominations Photo Lab On Day 3, each housemate was required to nominate two other housemates for eviction by tearing their respective black and white photos in the Photo Lab, which was set up in the Activity Area. After the housemates cast their votes, the nominated housemates were Deepak, Ranvir, Sai, and Sana S. However, Bigg Boss introduced a twist by only accepting the nominees chosen by the "Baaharwala"—Neeraj and Shivani—ultimately placing them in the final nomination list. Neeraj and Shivani were nominated for first-week, mid-week eviction.Nominations Ki Aawaaz On Day 6, each housemate was required to nominate two other housemates for eviction by saying names to tree near store room by crossing pool after which name would be echoed in house. Bigg Boss granted Bahaarwala contestant Sana Sultaan the power to revoke the nomination rights of three contestants prior to the nomination process. Sana chose to remove the nomination rights of Armaan, Payal, and Chandrika, preventing them from participating in that week's nomination process. Armaan, Deepak, Lovekesh, Sai, Sana S and Shivani were nominated for first-week, weekend eviction.TasksAaj Ka Mudda with Deepak Chaurasia On Day 2, a debate took place among six housemates. The topic of discussion was centered around the contributions and participation of Armaan, Lovekesh, and Neeraj in the show. Ranvir, Sai, and Sana S were assigned the role of questioning the involvement of these three housemates in the house's matters, essentially acting as the "prosecuting" side in this debate format.The defendants, Armaan, Lovekesh, and Neeraj, answered questions and countered the arguments brought forth by the "prosecuting" side. The remaining housemates formed the audience and were permitted to question each speaker as well. Deepak moderated the debate. Winners - Armaan, Lovekesh and Neeraj Failed - Ranvir, Sai and Sana S Ration task - rankings On Day 4, Bigg Boss assigned a task to the housemates to earn ration for the house by determining rankings from 1 to 16 based on each contestant's contribution to the show. However, as the housemates were unable to provide logical reasons for each ranking and appeared to be in a hurry, Bigg Boss decided to cancel the task midway. Additionally, Bigg Boss pointed out that the rankings suggested by the housemates did not align with the rankings determined by the live audience. Task Cancelled BB Pet Care On Day 5, a task was announced for assigning house duties, turning housemates into caretakers of pets. Housemates would earn points during the task, which could be used to purchase favorable house duties. In each round, three housemates would assume the role of caretakers, and a manager would assess their performance, awarding points that could be exchanged for house duty assignments. At the conclusion of the task, the names displayed on the board next to each duty would be considered final for the week.
Round Caretakers Manager1 LovekeshSana MPoulomi Ranvir2 KritikaShivaniChandrika Armaan3 DeepakSaiNaezy Lovekesh4 RanvirMunishaSana S Vishal5 PayalVishalArmaan SaiBB Duty Board Duties Housemate(s) Cooking75,000 Breakfast PoulomiLovekeshSana MSaiLunch NaezyVishalDinner ChandrikaNaezyVishalCleaning50,000 Bathroom RanvirArmaan Bedroom SaiMunisha Kitchen SaiRanvirPayal Garden LovekeshSana SUtensils25,000 Breakfast PoulomiLovekeshLunch Sana MDeepakVishalDinner KritikaMunishaSana SChopping15,000 Breakfast Sana MRanvirVishalLunch Sana MDeepakVishalDinner ShivaniKritikaArmaan Magical well On Day 7, a magical well was placed in the activity area, offering housemates the opportunity to make a wish that could potentially be granted. To be eligible, the wishes had to be feasible within the confines of the house. Whenever a frog situated in the well made a sound, the activity area would be accessible, allowing one housemate to enter at a time. In order to make a wish, the housemates needed to sacrifice a personal item belonging to another contestant in the well. The number of wishes each housemate could make was directly proportional to the number of personal items they were willing to sacrifice. Wishes were only made by Armaan, Lovekesh, Ranvir, Shivani and Vishal. Curse Ka Kasht On Day 9, all housemates were individually called to the confession room, where they were asked to declare to whom they wanted to give a curse that would cause them pain. Curse of Ranvir was granted which was to take away all hair grooming products of Vishal until Bigg Boss gives again.Punishments On Days 1 and 2, the housemates consumed all the ration provided by Bigg Boss that was intended to last for a week. In response to this miscalculation, Bigg Boss provided additional fruits on Day 3 to ensure sufficient supplies for the remainder of the week. On Day 4, as a result of the housemates' unsuccessful attempt at the rankings task, Bigg Boss provided an additional supply of ration to the housemates, ensuring they had adequate resources for the following seven days. On Day 7, following the completion of the Magical Well task, Bigg Boss requested that five housemates nominate two housemates who would be subject to punishment. Ranvir and Shivani were ultimately chosen for the penalty, which involved holding their ears and continuously circling the well desk in the living area while saying, "Mere Pyaare Ghar Waalo, Mujhe Maaf Kardo" (Translation: "My dear housemates, please forgive me"). The punishment continued until Bigg Boss announced it to be over. However, as the punishments were not fully carried out, Bigg Boss refrained from fulfilling any wishes made by the housemates during the task.Exits On Day 5, Neeraj Goyat was evicted after facing the public vote. On Day 9, Payal Malik was evicted after facing the public vote. Week 2 Head of House TaskNone Head of HouseBaaharwalaLovekesh Kataria Nominations Nominations Ke Shikaar On Day 10, the housemates had to nominate in pairs with another housemate. They were given two options, and they had to save one and nominate the other for the midweek eviction process. They had 10 minutes to decide, and if they could not reach a decision, the pair would be nominated themselves. Chandrika, Munisha, Naezy, Poulomi, Shivani and Vishal were nominated for second-week, mid-week eviction. Jaadui Gufa