Bigg Boss is undoubtedly one of the most controversial and entertaining TV reality show. From fights to romances, we get to see everything in the house. We have already seen 13 seasons of the show and now, soon the season 14 of Bigg Boss will start airing on Colors.
In most of the reality shows, we always remember the celeb who has won in the show. But with Bigg Boss, that’s not the case. Every season there’s one celeb who is not the winner but has got a lot of limelight.
So, before the 14th season of Bigg Boss starts let’s look at the list of celebs who grabbed the most limelight in the past 13 seasons…
We won’t be wrong if we say that the most entertaining season of Bigg Boss was the season one. It was something new for the audiences and everyone enjoyed watching. The winner of the season was Rahul Roy, but one person we remember the most from the show is Rakhi Sawant. The drama queen surely grabbed everyone’s attention.
After a controversial life outside, Rahul Mahajan decided to enter the Bigg Boss house in season two. Rahul and Monica Bedi’s closeness was the talk of the town and after being a part of Bigg Boss, Rahul surely got a lot of limelight.
Kamaal Rashid Khan famously known as KRK was a part of the show in season three. He got a lot of limelight because of his fight with designer Rohit Verma. KRK was ejected from the house because of his violent behaviour.
We can never forget the way Dolly Bindra shouted at Manoj Tiwari, ‘Baap pe mat jaana’. She had big fights with mostly all the contestants in the house including the winner of the season Shweta Tiwari.
Sunny Leone was a porn star when she entered the house of Bigg Boss in season five. It was surely quite shocking for the Indian viewers to watch a porn star on their TV sets. However, Sunny won everyone’s heart with her innocence.
From wearing colourful clothes to destroying Bigg Boss’ property in the house to his fights with other contestants, Imam Siddique is surely one of the most talked-about contestants in the history of Bigg Boss.
Television heartthrob Kushal Tandon entered the Bigg Boss house in season seven. The actor was known for his fights with Armaan Kohli and his romance with Gauahar Khan.
When Karishma Tanna entered the Bigg Boss house in season eight, everyone thought that she would be the winner of the show. While Gautam Gulati won the season, Tanna surely got a lot of limelight for her fights and romance (with Upen Patel) in the house.
Rimi Sen is one of the smartest contestants in the history of Bigg Boss. After entering the house, she started saying that she wants to go back but her fans were saving her. She hardly participated in any of the tasks but still survived for many weeks in the house.
Swami Om (Season 10)
What would you expect when a godman enters the house? Well, we all expect him to stay calm, but Swami Om was totally opposite. He had many fights in the house and made it to the headlines for being disrespectful towards the other contestants in the house.
Shilpa Shinde won the show, but we have to say that Hina Khan stole the show inside the house. From tasks to fights, she gave it all to become a winner.
Singer Anup Jalota known as Bhajan Samraat entered the house with Jasleen Matharu. The two behaved in the house as if they were couples and we also got to see some romantic moments between them. Well, the singer surely grabbed everyone’s attention in the show.
Last but not the least, we have Asim Riaz on the list. Till now, a lot of people believe that Asim should have won the last season as he was the most deserving contestant. The model surely stole everyone’s heart.
So, Kajol and Twinkle Khanna’s show, Two Much, is already near its fourth episode. And people keep asking: why do we love watching stars sit on sofas so much? It’s not the gossip. Not really. We’re not paying for the gossip. We’re paying for the glimpse. For the little wobble in a voice, a tiny apology, a family story you recognise. It’s why Simi’s white sofa mattered once, why Karan’s sofa rattled the tabloids, and why Kapil’s stage made everyone feel at home. The chat show isn’t dead. It just keeps changing clothes.
Why Indian audiences can’t stop watching chat shows from Simi Garewal to Karan Johar Instagram/karanjohar/primevideoin/ Youtube Screengrab
Remember the woman in white?
Simi Garewal brought quiet and intimacy. Her Rendezvous with Simi Garewal was all white sets and soft lights, and it felt almost like a church for confessions. She never went full interrogation mode with her guests. Instead, she’d just slowly unravel them, almost like magic. Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha, they all sat on that legendary white sofa, dropping their guard and letting something real slip out, something you’d never stumble across anywhere else. The whole thing was gentle, personal, and almost revolutionary.
Simi Garewal and her iconic white sofa changed the face of Indian talk showsYoutube Screengrab/SimiGarewalOfficial
Then along came Karan Johar
Let’s be honest, Karan Johar changed the game completely. Koffee with Karan was the polar opposite. Where Simi was a whisper, Karan was a roar. His rapid-fire round was a headline machine. Suddenly, it stopped being about struggles or emotions but opinions, little rivalries, and that full-on, shiny Bollywood chaos. He almost spun the film industry into a full-blown high school drama, and honestly? We loved it up.
Kapil Sharma rewired the format again and took the chat show, threw it in a blender with a comedy sketch, and created a monster hit. His genius was in creating a world or what we call his crazy “Shantivan Society” and making the celebrities enter his universe. Suddenly, Shah Rukh Khan was being teased by a fictional, grumpy neighbour and Ranbir Kapoor was taunted by a fictional disappointed ex-girlfriend. Stars were suddenly part of the spectacle, all halos tossed aside. It was chaotic, yes, but delightfully so. The sort of chaos that still passed the family-TV test. For once, these impossibly glamorous faces felt like old friends lounging in your living room.
Kajol and Twinkle’s Amazon show Two Much feels like friends talking to people in their circle, and that matters. What’s wild is, these folks aren’t the stiff, traditional hosts, they’re insiders. The fun ones. The ones who know every secret because, let’s be honest, they were there when the drama started. On a platform like Amazon, they don’t have to play for TRPs or stick to a strict clock. They can just… talk.
People want to peep behind the curtain. Even with Instagram and Reels, there’s value in a longer, live-feeling exchange. It’s maybe the nuance, like an awkward pause, a memory that makes a star human, or a silly joke that lands. OTT gives space for that. Celebs turned hosts, like Twinkle and Kajol in Two Much or peers like Rana Daggubati in Telugu with The Rana Daggubati Show, can ask differently; they make room for stories that feel earned, not engineered.
How have streaming and regional shows changed the game?
Streaming freed chat shows from TRP pressure and ad breaks. You get episodes that breathe. Even regional versions likeThe Rana Daggubati Show, or long-running local weekend programmes, prove this isn’t a Mumbai-only appetite. Viewers want local language and local memories, the same star-curiosity in Kannada, Telugu, or Tamil. That widens the talent pool and the tone.
From White Sofas to OTT Screens How Indian Talk Shows Keep Capturing HeartsiStock
Are shock moments over?
Not really. But people are getting sick of obvious bait. Recent launches lean into warmth and inside jokes rather than feeding headlines. White set, gold couch, or a stage full of noise, it doesn’t matter. You just want to sit there, listen, get pulled into their stories, like a campfire you can’t leave. We watch, just curious, hoping maybe these stars are a little like us. Or maybe we’re hoping we can borrow a bit of their sparkle.
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