Bigg Boss (Hindi season 3)
Bigg Boss 3 is the third season of the Indian reality TV programme Bigg Boss. It began airing on 4 October 2009 on Colors with Amitabh Bachchan as the host and aired for 84 days concluding on 26 December 2009. Vindu Dara Singh won the show while Pravesh Rana was declared the first runner-up and Poonam Dhillon was declared the second runner-up. Vindu was awarded with a prize money of INR 10 million. He was also announced the most stylish and bold contestant and won a Chevrolet Cruze. This season, the house was located the city of Lonavla in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Amitabh Bachchan came every Fridays and Saturdays.
Housemates Status
Housemates | Entered | Exited | Result |
Vindu | Day 1 | Day 84 | |
Pravesh | Day 33 | Day 84 | |
Poonam | Day 1 | Day 84 | |
Bhaktiyaar | Day 1 | Day 79 | |
Aditi | Day 1 | Day 76 | |
Claudia | Day 1 | Day 69 | |
Raju | Day 1 | Day 62 | |
Rohit | Day 1 | Day 55 | |
Vinod | Day 33 | Day 48 | |
Shamita | Day 1 | Day 42 | |
Tanaz | Day 1 | Day 41 | |
Ismail | Day 1 | Day 34 | |
Sherlyn | Day 1 | Day 27 | |
Kamal | Day 1 | Day 19 | |
Jaya | Day 1 | Day 7 |
Housemates
The participants in the order of appearance and entered in house are:Original entrants
- Ismail Darbar – Singer, music director. He is known for directing the songs for the hit film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam starring Aishwarya Rai, Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan. Later he also produced the music of the films Devdas and '.
- Sherlyn Chopra – Model, actress and Playboy playmate. She is a Bollywood actress who appeared in films like ' and Raqeeb in an item song. She also was crowned Miss Andhra in 1999.
- Kamal Rashid Khan – Director. He got fame from movie 'Desh-Drohi'. He was a Bhojpuri Actor.He is known for his controversial statements on celebrities.
- Poonam Dhillon – TV and film actress. She is a veteran Bollywood actress who appeared in many yesteryear films like Kabhi Ajnabi The, Qayamat and Main Aur Mera Haathi. She appeared in the hit Zee TV show Kittie Party.
- Bakhtiyaar Irani – Television actor. He is known for his role of Shiv in Lo Ho Gayi Pooja Iss Ghar Ki along with Sana Saeed. He also participated in Nach Baliye with Tanaaz.
- Tanaaz Irani – Actress, model. She is the wife of co contestant Bhakhtiyaar. She has appeared in many shows like Baa Bahoo Aur Baby and Nach Baliye. She also was seen in films like Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai and Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon and 36 China Town.
- Vindu Dara Singh – Actor, son of wrestler and actor Dara Singh. He is an actor who has been in films like Partner and Kambakkht Ishq. He is married to model Dina Umarova and earlier was married to actress Farah Naaz.
- Aditi Gowitrikar – Actress, model, doctor. She is known for participating and becoming Miss World 2001 and also is a former Gladrag Champion who completed her MBBS doctor by education. She has appeared in films like Paheli and shows like .
- Jaya Sawant – Rakhi Sawant's mother.
- Shamita Shetty – Film actress, model and Shilpa Shetty's sister. She is known for her role in Mohabbatein as Ishika. She later appeared in films like Saathiya in song Choli Pe Choli, Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai in song Sharara Sharara and Cash.
- Claudia Ciesla – Model and Bollywood actress. She is actress from Germany who has appeared in films like Karma. She later became popular for appearing in the song Balma in film Khiladi 786 after her appearance on Bigg Boss.
- Rohit Verma – Fashion designer. He had decided to participate in Big Boss Season 3 which will help to be more popular among the common people of India. He also was seen in the film Fashion along with Diandra Soares.
- Raju Srivastav – Comedian. He is a popular comedian who has appeared in shows like The Great Indian Laughter Challenge and Comedy Circus. He also appeared in films like Baazigar, Tezaab and Maine Pyaar Kiya''.
Wild card entrants
- Vinod Kambli – Cricketer.
- Pravesh Rana – Model.
Guests in house
- Akshay Kumar entered the house in the second week for the promotion of his film Blue. He came in the activity area and watched the dance performances of female housemates on the song "Chiggy Wiggy".
- Bhakhtiyar's son Zeus Irani entered the Big Boss House in week 7. He was there to spent some time with Bhakhtiyaar on latter's birthday
- Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Sameera Reddy and rest of the De Dana Dan team entered the Big Boss House on 54th Day and spent time with the housemates. Akshay Kumar carried letters from the housemates to their families.
- After being ejected for his behaviour, Kamal Rashid Khan re-entered the house as a guest for three more weeks without letting the housemates know that he was actually a guest, not a wild card entry.
Weekly Summary
Week 1
- Day 5: Vindu and Bhakhtyar's fight almost came to blows over spilled milk in the Gym area. Vindu took offense when Bhakhtyar asked him to clean the spillage, assuming that Vindu created the mess.
- Kamal shouted at Poonam, Kamal felt she was referring to him when she said 'some' people are shameless and turn up at the table to eat without helping in the kitchen.
- Kamal went on a hunger strike claiming that he would not eat or drink until Claudia says "I Love You" to him. After a day Big Boss set off the alarm in the middle of night when Kamal was trying to have food secretly.
- Kamal and Bhakhtyar were sent to jail, as they were found without their mikes for several hours.
- Day 18: Kamal hit Rohit Verma with a bottle which hits Shamita instead and went on to fight with Raju Srivastav for supporting Rohit. Kamal used highly offensive language, swearing at Raju and Rohit. Kamal was ejected from the house after all the fellow contestants started revolting against him for physical fights.
Week 4
- Day 22: Rohit was not allowed to speak. Shamita was asked to interpret Rohit's actions and convey the message in Hindi language only, failing which both would be jailed. They will have to continue until Big boss orders them to stop.
- Day 31: After watching the first part of the short film 'Agar, Magar, Lekin', Big Boss declared it to be a flop. Housemates were given a second chance to prepare a better film with good story, music and typical Hindi film masala.
- Day 32: Aditi was sent to jail by Shamita on account of speaking in English. Second short film 'Milke Judaa Na Hon' prepared by the housemates was appreciated by Big Boss and was thus declared a Superhit.
- Day 35: Pravesh and Claudia were sent to jail by Bigg Boss as they were found talking in English for a long time.
- Day 36: Bigg Boss declared that Shamita did not justify the role of 'Mahanideshak' and with the consent of housemates Raju was chosen as the new 'Mahanideshak'.
- Day 43: Bigg Boss banned Vindu, Rohit and Raju from nomination on basis of planning and plotting. For the first time Six housemates are nominated for eviction.
- Day 44: Vindu, Raju and Rohit were punished for discussing nominations and plotting against other housemates.
- Day 46: Claudia and Pravesh were ordered by Bigg Boss not to speak each other as they were caught talking in English multiple times. Kamal re-enters the Bigg Boss house on wild card entry this week. Bakhtiyar is badmouthing Claudia. Bakhtiyar cries.
- Day 52: On the basis of Dr. Poonam's analysis, Aditi's and Claudia's roles of patient and nurse respectively, were interchanged. Big Boss showed Rohit's video this time capturing his nicer side. Bakhtiyar keeps repeating that he is wanting Vindu and Raju out of the show.
- Day 57 Bhaktiyaar is safe from being nominated. Raju nominated Bhaktiyar to be safe but Bhaktiyar nominated against Raju. Kamal being a guest does not have the right to nominate or get nominated.
- Poonam, Raju, Aditi, Bakhtiyaar and Pravesh are sent to jail for rules that were broken by housemates while they were the prime ministers of the house. Housemates break rules to ensure that all go to jail one by one and so that its fair to everyone.
- Day 62: Kamal has a sudden bout of depression and suffers high blood pressure
- Day 67: Kamal Khan left the house.
- Day 68: Claudia is evicted from the house and Vindu Dara Singh has been sent to a secret room in the house where he can watch the other contestants.
- Day 71: Bakhtyaar is already nominated as he got a hand-grenade from Vindu; Vindu, Aditi, and Poonam are also nominated for this week
- Day 77: Aditi is evicted from the house.
- Day 78: Baktiyaar left the house in the final week when Big Boss offered any one contestant to take 1 million rupees and leave the show if he is insecure about his victory. Baktiyaar accepted the offer and took the money and left the house. Now the three finalists are Poonam Dhillon, Pravesh Rana and Vindu Dara Singh. The hand grenade, given by Aditi to Bakhtiyar, is transferred to Pravesh.
- Day 79: Pravesh tries to excite Vindu by asking him that why is he acting fake, and throws all the food in the swimming pool.
- Day 81: Pravesh has taken an oath for not drinking water and eating food as a penance for throwing food in the pool.
- Day 84: Vindu wins the car and wins the final of Bigg Boss-Season 3.
Nominations table