Bigg Boss 8, which merged into Bigg Boss Halla Bol!, was the eighth season of the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss, which premiered on TV channel Colors from 21 September 2014 and concluded on 3 January 2015 with five final contestants. Bigg Boss is the Indian edition of Big Brother. Salman Khan returned as the host of the series for the fifth time and Snapdeal was chosen to be the new presenting sponsor after the end of Colors' five-year deal with Vodafone India for the series.
After the finale of season with five champions, Bigg Boss Halla Bol! a spin-off was launched on 4 January. It merged with the regular series and continued in the same house. Five contestants from previous seasons entered the house to compete with five crowned regular entrants of the season finale. Farah Khan became the new host as Salman bid adieu due to his filming schedule of Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
Salman Khan remained the host of the series for the 4th time.
Broadcast
The series premiered in India on network Colors on 21 September 2014. The series was also broadcast in Pakistan on ARY Digital beginning 28 September 2014, and was additionally broadcast in the United Kingdom on Colors UK beginning 21 September 2014.
Production
House theme
The house for the eighth season was in Lonavala. It resembled the interior of an aircraft. After the first eviction the house was made available to the housemates. The physical layout of the house remained mostly unchanged from the previous series, however the house theme was changed to an Alpine chalet, with wood, fur and leather furnishings.
Secret society
On launch night, it was revealed that there was a place adjacent to the 'Plane crash' area known as 'The Secret Society.' Later, Deepshika, Pritam and Puneet were chosen by Bigg Boss to become cult celebrities who would live in the society in secret, away from the rest of the housemates, It was then announced that they would have the power to nominate housemates of their choice to face the first public vote and have immunity from nomination. On day 3, the secret society revealed itself to the viewers as per Bigg Boss' order and introduced themselves. On Day 5 Puneet was moved to plane crash area and later on Day 8 the other two secret society members Deepshika and Pritam joined him.
In the fifteenth week Bigg Boss announced that show had been extended for four weeks and unlike previous seasons crowned its five champions on 3 January concluding season 8 finale, where spin-off Bigg Boss Halla Bol launched and merged with the regular season.
The spin-off series officially launched on 4 January, with the five Halla Bol Challengers from previous seasons which includes Ajaz Khan, Sambhavna Seth, Mahek Chahal, Rahul Mahajan and Sana Khan. Sana Khan's entrance was disclosed later as a fifth challenger by production team. Before the official announcement only Ajaz Khan entered the house on Day 99. The new spin-off format of Champions and Challengers with ten contestants hosted by Farah Khan as contractually Salman Khan leaves the series after season finale.
Housemates status
Sr
Housemate
Day entered
Day exited
Status
1
Karishma
Day 1
Day 104
Champion
2
Dimpy
Day 47
Day 104
Champion
3
Ali
Day 24
Day 104
Champion
4
Gautam
Day 1
Day 104
Champion
5
Pritam
Day 1
Day 104
Champion
6
Puneet
Day 1
Day 44
Ejected
Day 46
Day 104
Evicted
7
Sonali
Day 1
Day 7
Evicted
Day 11
Day 104
Evicted
8
Upen
Day 1
Day 101
Evicted
9
Praneet
Day 1
Day 90
Evicted
10
Diandra
Day 1
Day 84
Evicted
11
Renee
Day 47
Day 70
Evicted
12
Nigaar
Day 50
Day 63
Evicted
13
Aarya
Day 1
Day 56
Evicted
14
Sushant
Day 1
Day 49
Evicted
15
Minissha
Day 1
Day 42
Evicted
16
Soni
Day 1
Day 35
Evicted
17
Natasa
Day 1
Day 28
Evicted
18
Deepshikha
Day 1
Day 21
Evicted
19
Sukirti
Day 1
Day 14
Evicted
20
Sargun
Day 1
Evicted
: Diandra re-entered the house as a guest on day 100.
Housemates
The participants in the order of appearance and entered in house are:
Nigaar Khan - Indian television actress mainly known for her portrayal of negative roles. She is known for acting in Kasamh Se.
Twists
Potential housemates
Housemates
Status
Sargun Mehta
Not Selected
Sukriti Kandpal
Selected
Housemates allotment
Housemate
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Day 1
Day 5
Day 7
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12
Aarya
Plane Crash
Main House
Plane crash theme ended
Deepshikha
Secret Society
Plane Crash
Main House
Diandra
Plane Crash
Main House
Gautam
Plane Crash
Main House
Karishma
Plane Crash
Main House
Minissha
Plane Crash
Main House
Natasa
Plane Crash
Main House
Praneet
Plane Crash
Main House
Pritam
Secret Society
Plane Crash
Main House
Puneet
Secret Society
Plane Crash
Main House
Soni
Plane Crash
Main House
Sonali
Plane Crash
Main House
Sushant
Plane Crash
Main House
Upen
Plane Crash
Main House
Sukirti
Plane Crash
Main House
^ : The house area allotment was chosen by Bigg Boss.
^ : Puneet was moved to the Plane Crash area as a result of the unanimous decision taken by all three members of the Secret Society as per Bigg Boss' order. They were to select the member who wasn't eligible for the society anymore.
^ : Deepshika and Pritam were moved to the 'Plane Crash' area following Sonali's eviction interview.
^ : As a result of winning the Hijack task Deepshika and her team were moved to the main house. Bigg Boss also later moved Praneet's team to the main house as a result of their impressive performance in the task.
^ : Sonali entered the main house via the confession room after the housemates were done nominating.
^ : Plane crash theme ended with all housemates inside the main house.
Nomination table
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
Week 15
Day 102
Day 104
Nominees for Captaincy
No Captain
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Gautam Upen
Diandra Pritam
Dimpy Gautam Praneet Pritam
Karishma Puneet Upen
Dimpy Karishma Pritam Praneet Renee Sonali
Karishma Pritam
Ali Diandra Dimpy Gautam Karishma Praneet Pritam Puneet Sonali Upen
