Bigg Boss: From Kamal Haasan to Mahesh Manjrekar, celebs who host BB in regional languages
Bigg Boss curiosity is not just restricted to Hindi language but also available in other regional languages. As Hindi BB is hosted by Salman Khan in the same way other BBs are hosted by other regional celebs including Kamal Haasan, Sudeep Sanjeev, Mahesh Majrekar, Jr NTR, Mohanlal among others.
The most controversial show grabbed eyeballs since they kick-started, earlier only Hindi Bigg Boss was launched i.e in 2006 followed by Kannada and Bangla in 2013, Tamil and Telugu in 2017, Marathi and Malayalam in 2018. Bigg Boss is adapted by British reality TV show Big Brother owned by Endemol Shine Group. The show debuted in India through Sony Entertainment Television with Arshad Warsi as a host.
So, here we have brought to you the list of Bigg Boss hosts from other regional languages that might give a tough competition to Salman Khan.
Starting from birthday boy Kamal Haasan, he hosts Bigg Boss Tamil since season 1(2017). By now the show has successfully completed 3 seasons and the winners are Arav Nafeez, Riythvika and Mugen Rao respectively.
In 2013 Kannada Bigg Boss debuted through ETV Kannada in Bengaluru, however, from 3rd season the show shifted to Colors Kannada. Since start famous actor Sudeep Sanjeev hosted the show and by now has successfully completed 6 seasons while the 7th season is going-on.
In 2017 Bigg Boss Telugu debuted through Star Maa. So far the show has completed 3 seasons where the first season was hosted by Jr NTR followed by Nani in 2nd season. The 3rd season is hosted by two celebs Akkineni Nagarjuna and Ramya Krishnan.
In 2018 Bigg Boss Marathi debuted through Colors Marathi hosted by famous actor Mahesh Manjrekar. So far the show has completed two seasons successfully.
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Bigg Boss Malayalam debuted through Asianet in 2018 and so far has completed two seasons successfully. The show is hosted by famous actor Mohanlal.
Bigg Boss Bangla debuted through ETV Bangla in 2013, though the show has completed two seasons, however, didn't get an immense fan following like other regional Bigg Boss and now they have shut down the show after the last season that aired in 2016.
At the last Bigg Boss Hindi has completed 12 seasons so far and currently shooting for 13th season, hosted by Salman Khan. The show is currently hitting the headlines and all thanks to the contestants who are making the show more and more interesting.
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First published: 7 November 2019, 13:06 IST