Bigg Boss 15 Premiere: Ranveer Singh Joins Salman Khan to Promote His New Show
Salman Khan returns as host for the 12th time this season. Ranveer Singh joins him on Sunday at the premiere.
Salman Khan on stage with Ranveer Singh, during the Bigg Boss 15 premiere.
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Popular reality show Bigg Boss returns for its 15th season with Salman Khan as host. This year’s Bigg Boss has a jungle theme- the contestants will have to pass through wilderness to get into the main Bigg Boss house.
The main house also went through a design change matching the jungle theme. The pool, for instance, is now a pond with flowers and plants, and there are creepers all around.
Former Bigg Boss OTT contestants Shamita Shetty, Pratik Sehajpal, and Nishant Bhat will be back for this edition to take another shot at the winning trophy.
Salman Khan introduced contestants Umar Riaz, Karan Kundrra, Afsana Khan, Akasa Singh, and Jay Bhanushali among others during the Bigg Boss 15 premiere night. The premiere will continue on Sunday and Ranveer Singh will join Salman to introduce his upcoming show The Big Picture.
The BB OTT contestants will also be introduced tomorrow.
Salman Khan Introduces the Bigg Boss 'Jungle' House With Power-Packed Performances
Bigg Boss 15 host Salman Khan, who returns as host for the 12th time, took the audience into the Bigg Boss house after two power-packed performances to his songs 'Jungle Hai Aadhi Raat Hai', and 'Swag Se Swagat'.
Salman Khan Welcomes 'First Praani' Jay Bhanushali
Actor and TV host Jay Bhanushali becomes the first contestant to enter the Bigg Boss 15 house. He marvels the house including the ornamental cheetah heads on the walls, and proceeds to choose his bed. Being the first contestants has its perks!
Salman walks him through the house and leads him to the living area. He hands Bhanushali the key to the house, and gives him a new, jungle-themed bed.
If Nobody Bothers Me, I Won’t Bother Them: Jay Bhanushali
Bhanushali tells Salman that he is very 'aggressive', but he won't bother anyone if they don't mess with him. Salman also introduces the 'Vishwa Sun-Tree', who will 'listen to everything' in the house.
The Rest of the Bigg Boss Contestants Get a Masquerade Introduction
Salman announces that he will introduce all the other contestants together. All the contestants are fully vaccinated and had been quarantining. While all the contestants entered the stage in a group performance, they all had animal masks on.
Actor Vishal Kotian Thanks Salman Khan for ‘Educating Him for 2 Years'
TV actor Vishal Kotian recalls his childhood memories of paying his school fees by selling tickets Salman Khan's movies. He reveals that he sold a ticket for Salman's 1995 release Veergati.
Kotian recounts how he faced challenges to fulfil his dreams of becoming an actor, adding that he secured a MBA in Finance.
Bigg Boss 15: Contestant Vishal Kotian Faces the 'Awesome Mirror'
Salman leads Vishal Kotian, famous for his role as Birbal in the show Akbar aka Birbal, to the 'Awesome Mirror' which tells each contestant which animal they resemble. The mirror dubs Kotian as an 'elephant'.
Reacting to the tag, Kotian says in Hindi, "The elephant is the forest's most powerful animal, but he never misuses his strength."
Tejasswi Prakash Is the Second Contestant, What Did the ‘Awesome Mirror’ Dub Her?
Actor Tejasswi Prakash makes a fabulous entry to Aastha Gill and Badshah's song 'Paani Paani'. She is dejected to learn that the tag of her favourite animal, the elephant, has already gone to Kotian.
The mirror matches Tejasswi to a 'parrot'. Tejasswi, Kotian, and Salman entertain the audience with their hilarious banter.
Tejasswi Prakash and Vishal Kotian Face-off in a Taste Test for Supplies
Salman Khan informs Kotian and Prakash that only one of them will get the Bigg Boss 15 'survival kit'. The two contestants must compete in a taste test to win the kit, and Tejasswi wins.
The Swaragini - Jodein Rishton Ke Sur actor gets the first pick of the survival supplies.
Vishal Kotian Becomes the First to Enter the Bigg Boss 15 Jungle Maze
After Tejasswi Prakash enters the house with her supplies, and Jay Bhanushali takes her on a tour of the house. While the two meet, Vishal Kotian is sent into the jungle maze of Bigg Boss 15 where he navigates twist-and-turns, and various obstacles.
Vidhi 'Panda' Pandya and Simba 'Lion' Nagpal Enter the Bigg Boss House
Former Splitsvilla contestant Simba Nagpal makes a roaring entry into the Bigg Boss house after Udaan actor Vidhi Pandhya.
Nagpal tells Salman that he will become the 'king of the jungle', and describes himself as a 'calm and composed person'.
Coming to their animal personas, Vidhi is dubbed a 'panda' while Simba gets the 'lion', true to his name. Vidhi Pandya and Simba Nagpal perform a Bollywood-style skit with Salman Khan.
Bigg Boss 15: Asim Riaz and Brother Umar Riaz Joins Salman Khan on Stage
Umar Riaz, a doctor by profession, joins Salman Khan on the Bigg Boss 15 stage. "Education was a way to become something, but once I gained a certain stature, I decided to follow my passion. Bigg Boss gave my brother (Asim Riaz) a chance and I've gotten the chance now," Umar Riaz said.
I’m Not Asim 2.0, We’re Very Different: Umar Riaz on Bigg Boss 15 Premiere
Umar Riaz, who is the older brother of Bigg Boss 13 runner-up Asim Riaz told Salman Khan that he is different from his brother, while appreciating Bigg Boss for giving him and his brother Asim a chance.
"Asim and I are different. Asim had decided to follow his passion and I decided to study instead. I knew my family wouldn't be able to sustain so once I made a place for myself. I'm not Asim 2.0, Umar Riaz will be different," Umar Riaz said.
Bigg Boss 15: Asim Riaz and Salman Khan's Banter Leaves Umar Riaz in Splits
Bigg Boss 13 runner-up Asim Riaz joins host Salman Khan and his brother Umar Riaz on the Bigg Boss stage. While Salman Khan teases and mimics Asim Riaz, the latter gives his brother Umar tips for the show.
Watch their interaction here:
Bigg Boss 15 Premiere: Umar Riaz, Ieshaan Sehgaal, Donal Bisht Get their Animal Avatars
Both Umar Riaz and Ieshaan Sehgaal get the 'powerful bull' as their animal avatars. Salman then brings the eighth contestant, Donal Bisht, on stage.
Instead of Bisht going to the 'Awesome Mirror', Salman asks Umar and Ieshaan what animal Bisht should be matched with. Umar dubs Donal Bisht a 'pigeon' while Ieshaan calls her a 'butterfly'.
Umar Riaz and Ieshaan Sehgaal Battle Leads to the First Bigg Boss 15 Fight
Salman Khan announces that Umar Riaz and Ieshaan Sehgaal will have to convince Donal Bisht that they're better than the other. While Donal judges that Umar is more mature than Ieshaan, she declares the latter the winner.
The duo advance to the second stage: the physical 'dangal'. Umar knocks down Ieshaan twice in a row, winning 2 points, but ends up giving away points by slipping on his own.
Once Ieshaan Sehgaal accuses Umar Riaz of hitting his face, the duo gets into a squabble, in perfect Bigg Boss fashion. Donal declares Ieshaan the winner.
Bigg Boss 15: Donal Bisht and Ieshaan Sehgaal Take a Mysterious Detour
Umar Riaz enters the Bigg Boss house and the other contestants prank him by pretending like they're trapped behind the glass door. Umar scrambles around Vishwa Sun-Tree to 'rescue' his fellow contestants.
On the other hand, Donal Bisht and Ieshaan Sehgaal are escorted to a campsite on a jeep.
Bigg Boss 15 LIVE: Akasa Singh and Salman Khan Groove to 'Aithey Aa'
'Naagin' singer Akasa Singh meets Salman Khan on stage and at her request, Akasa and Salman Khan perform the hook step of the song 'Aithey Aa'.
The song was originally picturised on Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. The 'Awesome Mirror' gave Akasa the 'cat' tag.
Who Wins Karan Kundrra and Akasa Singh's Twister Match on Bigg Boss 15 Premiere?
Once Karan Kundrra made his fabulous entry to 'High Rated Gabru', Salman Khan asked him to give reactions to some terms. While he said that 'anger' is bad but justified, he reacts to the word 'love' by saying, "Whenever I've been in love, its led to sadness, but what's the point of life without love?"
Karan Kundrra got the tag of a 'wolf'. Karan and Akasa compete in a game of 'Twister'. The latter wins and enters the Bigg Boss 15 house.
Bigg Boss 15 Premiere: Singer Afsana Khan Performs Her Song 'Titliaan'
Despite rumours that she had opted out of the show, Afsana Khan makes her entry on Bigg Boss 15 stage, in a performance of her song 'Titliaan'.
She tells Salman Khan that she fell very sick recently and says she might have a tough time living without her fiancé. The 'Awesome Mirror' reveals Afsana's animal avatar as a monkey.
Bigg Boss 15 Premiere: Miesha Iyer, Sahil Shroff, and Afsana Khan Make Entertaining Entries
Salman Khan welcomes the next three Bigg Boss 15 contestants, Afsana Khan, Miesha Iyer and Sahil Shroff. Salman asks all three what their 'junglee qualities' are.
Afsana Khan says her 'out of control gussa (anger)' is her 'junglee' quality while Miesha informs that she will deliver the 'unexpected', adding, "Sometimes even I don't know how I will react."
Model Sahil Shroff tells Salman Khan, "I check the entire landscape first. I see everything with my peripheral view and attack when I can."
Bigg Boss 15: Ranveer Singh Joins Salman Khan on Stage, Premiere to Continue on Sunday
Actor Ranveer Singh joins Salman Khan on stage, with a chair in hand. Salman Khan teases him, “Inki pata nahi kya aadat hai, har jagah ghus jaate hain. (I don't know why he has this habit of getting in everywhere.)" Ranveer Singh bursts into laughter.
The show will continue on Sunday, and Ranveer will introduce his upcoming show The Big Picture.
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