Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) season 17

Bigg Boss 17 also known as Bigg Boss: Dil, Dimaag aur Dum Ka Game was the seventeenth season of the Indian-Hindi language reality television show Bigg Boss. It premiered on 15 October 2023 on Colors TV and JioCinema. Salman Khan hosted the show for the fourteenth time. The grand finale aired on 28 January 2024, where Munawar Faruqui emerged as the winner and Abhishek Kumar was the runner-up. This season is an average season as the show wasn't getting much TRP hence decided not to extend the show till February.

Broadcast
A new segment - Just Chill with Arbaaz & Sohail aired on Sunday hosted by Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan. Like BB16's segment Bigg Bulletin with Shekhar Suman, in this segment, the hosts interacted with the contestants on the events that have transpired in the particular week. They would also roast the contestants, play games with them and pull off fun gags. Weekend Ka Vaar aired on Fridays and Saturdays similar to Season 16. In Week 1 and 4, Weekend Ka Vaar was aired on Saturday and Sunday. Since Week 10, Weekend Ka Vaar aired on Saturdays and Sundays while the Just Chill segment was merged into Weekend Ka Vaar. In Week 13, Weekend Ka Vaar was aired on Sunday and Monday. For Week 7 and 13, Karan Johar hosted Weekend Ka Vaar in the absence of Salman Khan.

For first time ever in Bigg Boss' History, Grand Finale was aired on TV for 6 hours, 35 minutes and 36 seconds (ad-breaks included) where it started at 6 pm till 12:35 am midnight.

Morning anthem
Like BB16, there was a Bigg Boss Anthem in the morning instead of the usual wake-up songs.

Concept
The concept of Bigg Boss 17 is "Dil, Dimaag, and Dum". The show's contestants are divided into three groups: "Dil" (Heart), "Dimaag" (Mind), and "Dum" (Strength). The contestants can choose to use any of the three approaches. Bigg Boss will participate in the game, forming alliances and showing favouritism.

Eye Logo
The eye logo this season marked remarkable exceptions from the previous ones. It has a new orange colour palette, with many doors and windows releasing fire, and a blazing orange core acting as the pupil.

House
The streets of Europe inspired the theme of the house of this season. This house was referred as "Bigg Boss ka Muhallah" (trans. Bigg Boss’s Neighbourhood) with the three bedrooms as three different houses aka Makaans. There was no common dining area this season, instead, dining areas were incorporated into the respective three bedrooms. The Confession Room was designed in a Greek-Gothic style. The house had 110 cameras this season, the highest among all the seasons. Like BB16, the entrance and exit from house were through tunnel instead of main door.

Release
On 15 September 2023, ColorsTV released a promo video on YouTube and social media, featuring Salman Khan highlighting the three new themes for this season. Dil (Heart; love), Dimaag (Mind; wit) and Dum (Power; fierceness). Then on 23 September 2023, ColorsTV released three videos, each giving glimpses of the three new concepts with Salman Khan announcing the premiere date.

Trophy
Trophy of BB17 was designed in a way which was replica of house and words BB were installed in middle of trophy as mirror to each other. Trophy was designed by Art Director Omung Kumar B.

Housemates
The list of contestants in the order of entering the house:

Original entrants

 * Mannara Chopra – Actress. She is the paternal cousin of Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra. She is best known for the films Zid, Thikka and Rogue.
 * Munawar Faruqui – Stand-up comedian, YouTuber and rapper. He is the winner of Lock Upp 1.
 * Aishwarya Sharma – Actress. She is best known for her role as Patralekha "Pakhi" Mohitepatil in Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin. She later participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13.
 * Neil Bhatt – Actor. He is best known for his role as DCP Virat Chavan in Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin and IPS Zakir Siddiqui in Diya Aur Baati Hum.
 * Navid Sole – Pharmacist and British reality television personality. He participated in the UK reality series The Apprentice 16 in 2022.
 * Anurag Dobhal – YouTuber, also known as The UK07 Rider. He is a motovlogger.
 * Sana Raees Khan – Lawyer. She is known for involving in the Sheena Bora murder case.
 * Jigna Vora – Former crime reporter. She was falsely accused in journalist Jyotirmoy Dey's murder under MCOCA.
 * Ankita Lokhande – Actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Archana Deshmukh in Pavitra Rishta and participating in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4. She has also acted in Hindi films like Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi and Baaghi 3.
 * Vicky Jain – Businessman and husband of actress Ankita Lokhande. He is the winner of reality show Smart Jodi.
 * Soniya Bansal – Actress and model. She is known for playing Tara in the 2019 film Naughty Gang.
 * Firoza Khan, also known as Khanzaadi – Rapper and model. She is known for being a contestant on MTV Hustle 2.
 * Sunny Arya – YouTuber, also known as Tehelka Prank.
 * Rinku Dhawan – Actress. She is best known for her role as Chhaya Agarwal in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and Amrit Kaur Gill in Choti Sarrdaarni.
 * Arun Srikanth Mashettey – YouTuber, goes by the name Achanak Bayanak Gaming.
 * Abhishek Kumar – Actor.  He is best known for his role as Amrik Singh Virk in Udaariyaan and Adhiraj Raichand in Bekaboo.
 * Isha Malviya – Actress, model and beauty pageant winner. She is best known for her dual role of Jasmine Sandhu and Harleen Ahluwalia in Udaariyaan.

Wild card entrants

 * Manasvi Mamgai – Actress, model and social activist. She is best known for her role as Marina Fonseca in Action Jackson.
 * Samarth Jurel – Actor and reality show alumni. He is best known for participating in MTV Splitsvilla 14 and for his role as Harsh Tiwari in Maitree and Nikhil Kapoor in Udaariyaan.
 * Park Min-jun, also known as Aoora – Singer and composer from South Korea. He is known for being a member of the South Korean boy band Double-A.
 * Ayesha Khan – Actress, social media influencer and model. She is best known for her role as Maya Fernandez in Mukhachitram and Birba in Baalveer Returns.

Guest entrants

 * Orhan Awatramani (also known as Orry) – Internet sensation. He was inside the house from Days 41–43.

Bedroom "Makaan" allotment
The 3 bedrooms are depicted as 3 different houses resembling Dil, Dimaag and Dum. The bedrooms are:


 * Dil Bedroom (Makaan No. 1): With a separate bathroom and washing area, the room's beautiful combination of white and pink creates an ideal atmosphere for couples to connect. The Therapy Room is a new feature included in this room for the season.
 * Dimaag Bedroom (Makaan No. 2): Red dominates the room's design, accompanied by larger-than-life chess pieces that fit the theme. The Archive Room, where selected housemates can access house footage, is a new addition. Also, the members of this bedroom would be responsible for the conduct of duties in the house. From Week 9 to Week 13, the bedroom became the Captain's exclusive bedroom.
 * Dum Bedroom (Makaan No. 3): The room is adorned with gothic artwork, featuring mostly black. It isn’t quite comforting, challenging the tolerance and confidence of a housemate. The dining area is exclusive, and a black miniature castle in the room houses the "Answering Machine" telephone.



Nominations table



 * indicates the House Captain.
 * indicates that the Housemate was directly nominated for eviction prior to the regular nominations process.
 * indicates that the Housemate was granted immunity from nominations.
 * indicates that housemate was evicted from the house.
 * indicates that housemate was ejected from the house.
 * indicates that housemate walked out from the house.
 * indicates that housemate was evicted by other housemates votes.
 * indicates the winner.
 * indicates the first runner up.
 * indicates the second runner up.
 * indicates the third runner up.
 * indicates the fourth runner up.

Nomination notes

 * On First Day First Show, Jigna & Sana were chosen as Captaincy Contenders. Both fought in Verbal Dangal but it resulted in Tie which resulted in no Captain for Week 1.
 * On Day 2, Housemates had to nominate one housemate for eviction from their Makaan (Bedroom).
 * On Day 9, the Nomination process was conducted in three phases respectively - 1. Dum Housemates had to nominate eight housemates from the house. 2. Dil Housemates had to save two housemates from eight nominated by Dum housemates. 3. Dimaag Housemates had to replace three nominated contestants with three safe contestants for eviction.
 * On Day 13, Sana and Soniya were declared as Bottom 2. Housemates excluding Sana, Soniya and Manasvi have to vote out one among them for eviction based on their impact in the house.
 * On Day 16, Housemates had to nominate two housemates for eviction and at last, Dimaag Housemates had a right to nominate one housemate from safe housemates by mutual decision.
 * On Day 23, Housemates had to nominate two housemates for eviction from their Makaan where Dil & Dum Makaan Housemates voted earlier respectively and at last, Dimaag Makaan Housemates had a right to identify who are nominated housemates where they identify correctly they will be safe along with nominating two safe housemates for eviction while if they don't they have to nominate two housemates from their Makaan for eviction by mutual decision.
 * On Day 26, Rinku won Race for Power and she got immuned from Week 5's Nominations.
 * On Day 30, Anurag was nominated by Bigg Boss for the rest of the season due to property damage.
 * On Day 32, Housemates had to nominate two housemates for eviction and at last, Dimaag Housemates had a right to nominate one housemate from safe housemates by mutual decision.
 * On Day 37, Dimaag Housemates had to nominate three housemates for eviction on the basis of housemates who are living on borrowed period or grace period and at last, as all of three housemates nominated were from Dum Makaan so safe housemates from Dum Makaan had to mutually decide to evict one while none was from Dil Makaan so they had no right to vote whereas Dimaag housemates had already nominated three.
 * On Day 38, Housemates had to decide whether they want to save or nominate a highlighted housemate out of all when they have right.
 * On Day 44, Nomination process was conducted in chain reaction where prior nominated Anurag would decide next housemate who would be directly nominated with him after which nominated contestant would get chance to nominate other housemate and this process would continue for six times. Khanzaadi was directly nominated by Bigg Boss due to violation of discussing nominations where she told housemates to nominate her.
 * On Day 48, Sunny was ejected as he physically handled Abhishek.
 * On Day 45, Anurag was replaced by Neil for being nominated for full season after decision by Dimaag Housemates.
 * On Day 51, Housemates had to nominate whichever housemate they want to and while one housemate would be nominated if that housemate has to face three or more housemates nominating him/her.
 * On Day 54, Arun won the immunity task and was immuned from Week 9's Nominations.
 * On Day 58, Housemates had to nominate two other housemates for eviction excluding Neil and Arun.
 * On Day 66, Housemates had to choose a representative who had to nominate two other housemates on their behalf for eviction excluding Neil and captain Munawar and at last, captain Munawar had the power to directly nominate one more housemate.
 * On Day 70, Captain Isha had option to chose eviction on basis of public votes or on basis of her decision which would be made on the grounds of account sheet of nominated contestants' rule breaks during season which was kept as a punishment given to housmemates by Bigg Boss in earlier week. Captain Isha had right for direct eviction if she chose second option.
 * On Day 72, Housemates had to nominate by getting chance to pick up a ringing phone in Makaan No. 3 where they had to compete to reach up to it. At last, Captain Isha had right to nominate two housemates for eviction.
 * On Day 77, Ayesha was taken out of house due to medical reasons.
 * On Day 78, Ayesha re-entered the house after getting medical treatment outside.
 * On Day 79, Current captain Aoora and ex captains Munawar and Isha had to nominate one housemate each for eviction. After nomination, other housemates had right for vote one housemate for direct eviction among nominated housemates on the basis of least deserving in house.
 * On Day 80, Nomination process was conducted in chain reaction where one housemate would nominate any other housemate then that nominated housemate would nominate any other housemate and the process goes on till it breaks.
 * On Day 83, Captain Ankita had right to decide on Abhishek's ejection as the latter physically hit Samarth on Day 81.
 * On Day 84, Abhishek re-entered the house after consultation of matter with housemates.
 * On Day 86, Housemate can be nominated if he/she gets three or more votes from other housemates after respected housemate name is taken by Captain Ankita.
 * On Days 94 and 95, Nominations were conducted in a task between two teams where whichever team wins would be safe from nominations and other team would be nominated.
 * On Day 97, a task was conducted in the house where live audience came to cheer for all the housemates on their performance and at the end of task whichever nominated housemate received least votes by live audience on the basis of their whole journey would get evicted.
 * On Day 98, host Salman Khan from stage announced that all housemates are nominated for the final eviction.
 * On Day 101, the five finalists were nominated for the final voting to decide the winner.
 * On Day 107, after the announcement of the top two finalists, voting lines were opened once again for 10 minutes to decide the winner.

Reception
The series grand premiere episode was reviewed by Times Now.