Bigg Boss OTT (Hindi Digital series) season 2

Bigg Boss OTT 2 also known as Bigg Boss: Over-The-Top Season 2 , is the second season of the Indian reality digital series Bigg Boss OTT which itself is the spin-off version of Bigg Boss. It premiered on 17 June 2023 on JioCinema with Salman Khan as the host for the first time of OTT version. The Grand Finale of the show took place on 14 August 2023 where Elvish Yadav emerged as the winner and Abhishek Malhan emerged as the runner-up. This was one of the most successful seasons of Bigg Boss (OTT+TV combined).

Production
Teaser

On 26 May 2023, JioCinema released a promotional video featuring host Salman Khan and promising an entertaining new season. The show's tagline is #IssBaarJantaHaiAsliBoss.

Broadcast

Viewers will have access to 24x7 camera footage, in addition to the usual hour-long episode.

House

The House is located in Film City, Mumbai. The house design theme, 'Recycled,' features an eye structure in the garden area made of plastic water bottles and another eye in the kitchen made of used wooden spoons. Empty egg trays are also placed on a wall in the kitchen area. The theme #StayTogether was unveiled a few days before the premiere, along with the promo, and JioCinema revealed the first glimpse of the house on 15 June 2023.

For the first time, the house now has a "Vimal Zone" and a "Namkeen Zone".

Eye logo

The Eye logo for this season features a mix of light and dark colours filling the pupil and lens, including dark blue, sky blue, and dark green.

Housemates
The housemates are listed in the order of entry into the house:

Original Entrants

 * Falaq Naaz — TV actress. She is known for her role as Jhanvi in the Colors TV show Sasural Simar Ka.
 * Jiya Shankar – TV actress. She is known for Ved, Kaatelal & Sons, Meri Hanikarak Biwi and Pishachini.
 * Abhishek Malhan– YouTuber, also known as Fukra Insaan.
 * Cyrus Broacha – Comedian and TV anchor. He has acted in few films like Jalwa, Roy and Fruit and Nut
 * Manisha Rani — Social media influencer. She is a dancer and an entertainer. She is known for her appearance on the TV serial Gudiya Hamari Sabhi Pe Bhari.
 * Jad Hadid – International model. He is known for his catwalk on Ramp. He has acted in few films like Shootout at Wadala, Veere Di Wedding, Half Girlfriend and Laila Majnu.
 * Avinash Sachdev – TV actor. He is known for Choti Bahu, Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?, Ek Baar Phir. His ex-girlfriend Palak Purswani also entered the house.
 * Bebika Dhurve - Dentist, TV actress, astrologist and feminist. She is known for her roles in Bhagya Lakshmi.
 * Aaliya Siddiqui – Theatre actress. She is mostly known as the wife of famous actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
 * Puneet Kumar – Social media sensation, also known as Puneet Superstar. He is famous for his various memes all over social media.
 * Pooja Bhatt — Film actress, director and producer. Her biggest solo hit and her big screen debut came with the musical Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin. She is best known as the half-sister of Alia Bhatt and the daughter of veteran Indian filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt.
 * Akanksha Puri – Film actress. She is known for films like Lodde, Calendar Girls. She is the winner of the Reality show Swayamvar – Mika Di Vohti.
 * Palak Purswani — TV actress, model and fashion designer. She is known for playing the role of Shweta in Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke and for Meri Hanikarak Biwi with housemate Jiya Shankar.

Wild-Card Entrants

 * Elvish Yadav – YouTuber.
 * Aashika Bhatia – Actress and social media influencer. She is known for her appearances in Hindi serials such as Meera and Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi. She also appeared in the film Prem Ratan Dhan Payo.

Bigg Boss Currency
In this season, contestants on Bigg Boss used a currency called 'Bigg Boss Currency' to pay for their needs, with different amounts based on their ranking determined by viewer votes. The currency theme ended on Day 9.

Nominations table
 Color keys
 * indicates the House Captain.
 * indicates the Nominees for house captaincy.
 * indicates that the Housemate was safe prior to nominations.
 * indicates that the Housemate was directly nominated for eviction before the regular nominations process.
 * indicates the winner.
 * indicates the first runner-up.
 * indicates the second runner-up.
 * indicates the third runner-up.
 * indicates the fourth runner-up.
 * indicates that the contestant has re-entered the house.
 * indicates that the contestant walked out of the show.
 * indicates that the contestant was ejected from the house.
 * indicates that the contestant was evicted.

Nomination notes
 * : On Launch Day, Akanksha and Palak were not chosen by the panellists to enter the house. They joined the house on Day 2.
 * : On Day 1, Puneet was nominated by Bigg Boss for misusing Bigg Boss property and misbehaving with fellow housemates. The housemates voted to evict him from the house.
 * : On Day 2, Akanksha and Palak faced the public vote for a few hours. Public votes saved Akanksha, and Palak was given a chance to stay only if she collected 30,000 BB Currency from other housemates. She was successful and remained in the house.
 * : In these Nominations, housemates had the option to nominate either one housemate, two housemate, or three housemates with BB Currency prices of 2000, 2500, and 3000, respectively.
 * : On Day 8, Akanksha chose to free herself from jail by giving up the chance to nominate in the next nominations.
 * : In these Nominations, Bigg Boss presented a housemate, and the housemates had to press the buzzer if they wanted to nominate that housemate. Housemates did not have any limit on nominations.
 * : Akanksha, Abhishek, and Jiya were nominated by Bigg Boss as a punishment for discussing nominations.
 * : Jad was elected by the housemates as the Captain. Abhishek completed a secret task given by Bigg Boss and became the new House Captain.
 * : Jad was directly nominated by Salman for breaching the rules of the show.
 * : Cyrus voluntarily exited the show due to a family emergency.
 * : Elvish Yadav and Aashika Bhatia entered the show as wild card entrants on Day 26 and selected Manisha as Captain for Week 5.