Bigg Boss (Hindi season 2)

Bigg Boss

◄ ►  Season 2 (2008)

Housemates Name Entered Exited       Ashutosh Day 1 Day 98 Raja Day 1  Day 98    Zulfi Day 1  Day 98    Rahul Day 1  Day 93    Monica Day 1 Day 52  Day 20 Day 90    Diana Day 30  Day 83    Debojit Day 1  Day 69    Ahsaan Day 1  Day 62    Payal Day 1  Day 55    Sambhavana Day 66  Day 76    Elina Day 1  Day 34    Ketaki Day 1  Day 27    Rakhi Day 1  Day 13    Sanjay Day 1  Day 6    Jade Day 1  Day 2    Winner Runner-up Evicted Walked

Bigg Boss 2 was the 2008 second season of the Indian reality TV programme Bigg Boss. It began airing on 21 August 2008 on Colors. Shilpa Shetty replaced Arshad Warsi as host of the show.^[1] Fourteen handpicked housemates entered during the launch and were described as newsmakers rather than celebrities, though the majority of the contestants were associated with Bollywood or Indian TV channels and other realities shows.^[2] The housemates, considered strangers for each other, spent 98 days or nearly 14 weeks locked out together under one roof under the 24×7 supervision of 32 cameras fitted around the Bigg Boss house at Lonavala, a hill station about 100 km east of Mumbai.

On the second day of the show, the British guest on exchange in the house, Jade Goody, walked out of the Bigg Boss house due to the revelation that she had developed cancer.^[3] On Day 30 of the show, an additional entry to the house was made in the form of Diana Hayden, who was the fifteenth contestant of the reality game show.^[4] The show topped the rating charts in its last week due to a voluntary exit by a popular housemate, Rahul Mahajan.

The season lasted for 98 continuous days in total,^[2] ending with the finale on 22 November 2008. Ashutosh Kaushik emerged as the winner with an award of Rs. 1 crore. Raja Chaudhary was the runner-up of the show. Rahul Mahajan won the Aveo UVA car as he was selected as the Bada Dilwala of the show.

Housemates Rahul Mahajan and Sambhavana Sheth returned to compete in Bigg Boss Halla Bol. They became the third and fourth housemates to be evicted, on Day 21 and 24 respectively.

Shilpa Shetty became the new host for the series.

Housemates

• Ahsaan Qureshi^[5] is a stand-up comedian and finalist of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge Season 1. Ahsaan also acted in a Bollywood movie.^[6]
• Elina Wadiwala^[7] is an Indian Model and has done a small role in Mani Ratnam's film Guru
• Ashutosh Kaushik^[8] is a model and winner of MTV Roadies season 5, who comes from the small town of Saharanpur. He emerged as the winner of the show.
• Debojit Saha^[9] is a singer, and winner of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005.
• Diana Hayden^[10] is a model and former Miss World of 1997 who was also the runner up for Miss India. She was also seen in the movie AB-BAS with Shawar Ali.^[11]
• Jade Goody^[12] was a British television celebrity who appeared on Big Brother 3 in the UK in 2002, and Celebrity Big Brother in 2007, where an alleged bullying situation took place between her and Bigg Boss (Season 2) host Shilpa Shetty. On Day 2 of the show, Goody left the House after it was revealed she had cervical cancer. She died on 22 March 2009.^[3]
• Ketaki Dave^[13] is a TV actress who became popular with her role in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. She also worked in some Bollywood movies- most notable movie Kal Ho Na Ho as Saif Ali Khan's mother.^[14]
• Monica Bedi^[15] is a former starlet and the ex-girlfriend of underworld don Abu Salem. It is rumored that because of her connection with underworld- she got roles in movies like Jodi No. 1, Jaanam Samjha Karo and Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat. She also has a short role in Hadh Kar Di Aapne.^[16]
• Payal Rohatgi^[17] is an actress who has worked in movies including 36 China Town and Corporate, Dhol, Dil Kabaddi.^[18]
• Rahul Mahajan^[19] is the only son of politician Pramod Mahajan and former pilot.He has produced TV shows in Delhi. Rahul was reportedly admitted to a hospital for drugs overdose right after his father's death in May 2006. In a more recent controversy, his newly wedded wife Sweta claimed to the media that she was being abused by Rahul. In August, 2008, two weeks before his joining Bigg Boss (Season 2) they got divorced. Rahul made a voluntary exit in the last week of the show. He won a car on the last day and was named the Bada Dil Wala of the show.
• Raja Chaudhary^[20] is a Bhojpuri actor and the ex-husband of the actress Shweta Tiwari. He was the runner up of the show.
• Rakhi Tandon^[21] is a TV actress famous for her portrayal as Sweety in Hum Paanch. She also played a small role in the movie Golmaal Returns.
• Sambhavna Seth^[22] is an actress and item girl. She has also appeared in Bhojpuri films.^[23]
• Sanjay Nirupam^[24] is a politician and a member of the Congress (I) Party.
• Zulfi Syed^[25] is an actor and model hailing from southern state Karnataka. He starred in an Urdu movie which is released in Pakistan and India, Akbar Khan's Taj Mahal and the controversial movie "Deshdrohi". Zulfi also acted in other Bollywood movies in small roles.^[26] Zulfi is the second runner up of Bigg Boss season 2.

Guests

References

External links

• "Bigg Boss Season 8"

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