Bigg Boss Bangla 3, also known as Bigg Boss: Durgo Joy Shohoj Noy, is the third season of the Indian Bengali-language reality television series Bigg Boss Bangla. It premiered on 30 August 2026 on Star Jalsha and started streaming digitally on JioHotstar. Hosted by Sourav Ganguly, the season marks as the return of the franchise after 10 years.
Production Development and theme The tagline of the season is Durgo Joy Shohoj Noy. The House followed a Retro theme with colorful retro vibe and pop art elements.
Release and promotions On 11 March 2026, Endemol Shine India and Star Jalsha officially announced the renewal of the show at the Eden Gardens with Sourav Ganguly as the new host. The first promo was released across social media in August with a glimpse of five contestants in another promo.
Eye logo The eye had humanoid feature this season, with red and golden accents in the iris. The lens depicted the eye as a mechanical one while the iris had golden tick marks. Additionally, the eye had bold golden eyeliners with subtle tick marks on it indicating eyelashes.
Broadcast Unike the previous seasons, the show will further follow a digital release strategy, with daily episodes streaming on JioHotstar.
Housemates status SL Housemates Status01AnushkaDay 2802BharatDay 103DurnibarDay 104JeetuDay 1405JhilamDay 106MonamiDay 107NandiniDay 108NiranjanDay 109RajveerDay 710SonamoniDay 111SrijlaDay 1Day 23Day 2712TanushreeDay 113Dipendu Day 1Day 38 14SohiniDay 1Day 2815SayakDay 1Day 2116AlexandraDay 1Day 2017JoyitaDay 1Day 1418AnindyaDay 1Day 6
Housemates The following housemates entered the house in order:
Original entrants Monami Ghosh - Film and television actress. She is most famous for her roles in the soap operas Binni Dhaner Khoi, Punyi Pukur and Irabotir Chupkotha. Bharat Kaul - Actor. He is known for his antagonist roles in films and soap operas. Durnibar Saha - Singer. Sohini Paul - Actress. She is the daughter of Tapas Paul. Niranjan Mondal aka Laughtersane - Content creator and actor. Nandini Dutta - Actress. Dipendu Biswas - Former footballer and former member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Tanushree Roy Das - Entrepreneur known for her saree business. Anindya Sengupta - Actor. He is known for his roles in X=Prem and Bibi Payra. Sayak Chakraborty - Actor and influencer. He is best known for his roles in the television shows Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanya and Karunamoyee Rani Rashmoni. Joyita Chatterjee - Actress. She has appeared in shows like London Dreams, Baal Veer and Class of 2020. Alexandra Taylor - British actress of Irish descent. She has appeared in Ogo Bideshini, Bagha Jatin, Babu Shona, Annapurna. Srijla Guha - Actress. She is most known for her role as Priyadarshini aka Pihu in Mon Phagun. Jhilam Gupta - Content creator. Sonamoni Saha - Television actress. She is best known for the daily television shows Debi Chowdhurani and Mohor.
Wild card entrants Rajveer Dey - Actor, model and reality television personality known for MTV Roadies 19. Jeetu Kamal - Actor. He is most known for his roles in soap operas Raage Anuraage and Chirodini Tumi Je Amar. Anushka Ghosh - Model and reality television personality known for MTV Splitsvilla 16.
Twists Dugout On Day 1, a new area Dugout was introduced inside the house. Housemates were chosen on different occasions via different methods to be sent to Dugout from the main house. On Day 8, the area was closed.
Day 4 Day 7 Day 8 Captain's vote Housemates' vote budget task Closed Alexandra Main House Bharat Main House Dipendu Dugout Durnibar Dugout Main House Jhilam Dugout Joyita Dugout Monami Main House Dugout Nandini Main House Niranjan Main House Rajveer Sayak Main House Sohini Main House Dugout Main House Sonamoni Main House Srijla Main House Tanushree Dugout Anindya Main House Dugout
Hero Xoommate The concept of Hero Xoommate of the week was introduced in Week 3. The Captain would choose a contestant for the title every week based on specific criteria, who would receive a gift hamper.
Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Captain Bharat Sohini Sonamoni Tanushree Tanushree Xoommate Not Introduced Jeetu Sonamoni Bharat Criteria Energy & Eloquence Balance & Confidence Style & Flare
Bigg Bomb On Day 21, the first Bigg Boss Game Changer was introduced chosen among commoners via JioHotstar poll. The Game Changer of the week had the power to drop a Bigg Bomb on a contestant every weekend. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Game Changer None Ariyan Charavarty Mukherjee Dr. Shaoli Dutta Roy Bombed Jhilam Nandini Sonamoni Bomb Cleaning breakfast for week 4 Cooking breakfast without help for Week 5 water to Rajveer for Week 6
Weekly summary Week 1 Entrances During the grand premier, host Sourav Ganguly introduced 15 contestants. Monami, Bharat, Sohini, Durnibar, Sohini, Niranjan, Nandini, Dipendu, Tanushree, Anindya, Sayak, Joyita, Alexandra, Srijla and Sonamoni entered the house in order. On Day 7, Rajveer Dey entered the House as the first wild card contestant. Nominations On Day 2, safe housemates were asked to vote for two contestants to send to dugout. On Day 4, housemates from the main house and the dugout were asked to vote for the two most deserving and the least deserving members respectively. House Captain Bharat Kaul Captaincy On Day 1, the housemates were asked to choose the captain by mutual decision. The contenders for the captaincy were Bharat, Monami, Nandini, Tanushree, Sayak, Srijla and Sonamoni. Housemate Voted for Alexandra Bharat Anindya Monami Bharat Monami Dipendu Monami Durnibar Tanushree Jhilam Srijla Joyita Bharat Monami Bharat Niranjan Bharat Sayak Nandini Sohini Srijla Sonamoni Bharat Srijla Tanushree Tanushree Sayak Tasks On Day 1, Bharat was asked to send contestants to dugout whom he thinks as the least capable ones. He chose Durnibar, Dipendu, Tanushree and Jhilam. Luxury Budget Task: On Day 3 and Day 4, the housemates from the dugout were to perform in the luxury budget task under the supervision of the main house's contestants in different rounds. The most contributing players had a chance to get back to the main house. Gopi vs Makhanchor Task: On the occasion of Janmashtami, the boys and the girls were divided into two groups, Gopis and Makhanchors, led by Sonamoni and Anindya. The Gopis were to make sweets and fill up the cups with butter in two stalls, while the Makhanchors would be giving the Gopis bangles and trying to steal their sweets. Additionally, a stick was provided in order to break the hanging pot in the end for victory. Whoever has the stick in the end would win the task. Results Luxury Budget Task: Durnibar and Sohini returned to the main House, while Monami and Anindya were sent to dugout. Gopi vs Makhanchor Task: Gopis won the task against Makhanchors. Exit On Day 6, Anindya walked out of the House after he was given a choice. Week 2 Entrances On Day 14, Jeetu Kamal entered the house as the second wild card contestant. Nominations Alexandra, Bharat, Dipendu, Durnibar, Joyita and Srijla were nominated for the second week eviction. House Captain Sohini Paul Captaincy Captaincy Task I: The garden area was turned into a village named Haloombari. The housemates were given particular roles to play in the village with Rajveer (not eligible for captaincy) being the chief and Bharat,Nandini & Tanushree being the tigers. Every time the roaring sound came, Rajveer would have to give the key to a member who would unlock a tiger and the tiger would kill that member, removing them from the captaincy. The most killing tiger would become a contender himself/herself at the end of the task. Round Tiger Killed Unlocked by 01 Nandini Durnibar Srijla 02 Bharat Joyita Joyita 03 Nandini Monami Srijla 04 Bharat Sayak Joyita 05 Nandini Dipendu Joyita 06 Tanushree Sonamoni Joyita 07 Tanushree Jhilam Niranjan Joyita At the end of the task, Alexandra, Nandini, Sohini,Srijla and Tanushree became the final contenders for captaincy. Captaincy Task II: Five contenders were given their boxes where they would have to collect balls falling in the form of hailstones. Other housemates could help the contenders collect the balls and a contender could give balls to another contender as well. Tasks Luxury Budget Task: Monami was given a secret task for the Luxury Budget. She would have to complete five missions to complete the task. Sr. Task1Showing emotional breakdown2Feeding a glass of turmeric milk3Applying makeup on Rajveer4Dancing for one minute with Jhilam5Pretending to lose something and blaming Durnibar6Writing opodartho (useless) on the washroom mirror Results Captaincy Task: On Day 12, Sohini won the task and became the second captain. Luxury Budget Task: Monami finished the task and housemates were given 3000 points as currency to buy luxury items for the House. Exits On Day 14,Joyita was evicted after facing public vote. Week 3 Nominations All the housemates except Sohini and Jeetu were nominated by Bigg Boss for eviction. Rajveer was saved from nomination by Jeetu. Bharat, Jhilam, Nandini, Sonamoni and Tanushree were safe from nomination after the task. House Captain Sohini Paul Sonamoni Saha Twist(s) Game Changer: On Day 21, commoner Ariyan Charavarty, the Game Changer of the week, dropped a Bigg Bomb on Jhilam assigning her for cleaning dishes after breakfast for week 4. Captaincy Captaincy Task I: The safe contestants were assigned as robbers while the nominated contestants were allotted as guards. The guards would protect the BB currency and the robbers would steal them. After the ending buzzer, the robbers with the least amount of BB currency would get eliminated. Robber Currency Bharat 15700 Sonamoni 25600 Nandini 17300 Tanushree 22600 Sohini 13000 Jhilam 10600 Jeetu 16400 Ranveer 0
Captaincy Task II: A crown was placed in the garden area for the three robbers to be stolen. Whoever possessed the crown till the end of the task would win the task and become the captain. Punishments All the contestants were directly nominated for eviction by Bigg Boss due to breaking multiple rules, except for Sohini for being the Captain and Jeetu being the newest wild card contestant. Tasks Nomination Task: All the contestants except for Jeetu, Sohini and Rajveer were handcuffed in pairs. Each pair was to come to a settlement to make one of them safe from the nomination. If they failed to do so, both contestants were to be nominated. Jeetu was assigned as the coordinator for the task. Pair Saved Sayak & Nandini Nandini Dipendu & Jhilam Jhilam Alexandra & Srijla Bharat & Durnibar Bharat Monami & Sonamoni Sonamoni Tanushree Luxury Budget Task: Housemates were divided into two groups - royal guards and commoners with Monami as their Queen. The guards and commoners would have to primarily please the Queen. In the activity area, both teams would compete against each other with the Queen as the judge. Overall, the winning team would win the task as well as access to the Luxury Budget. Activity Area Task Team Guards Team Commoners Winning team Sonamoni Sohini Guards Jeetu Rajveer Guards Sayak Jhilam Dipendu Niranjan Commoners Alexandra Sonamoni Nandini Srijla Commoners Durnibar Alexandra Jhilam Bharat Niranjan Sohini Guards SponsoredFortune Mustard Oil Task: Housemates were divided into two groups by Captain Sonamoni - Bharat, Jeetu, Monami, Nandini, Rajveer Sayak & Srijla in Team and Alexandra, Dipendu, Durnibar, Jhilam, Niranjan, Sohini & Tanushree in Team . The teams would have to collect fish of their color from the swimming pool. The team with more fish would win the task after the ending buzzer. Team Green caught 18 fish while team Pink caught 10. Team won the task and received hilsha fish and Fortune Mustard Oil.