69-518: Fame Gurukul is an Indian reality show on Sony Entertainment Television which premiered on 27 June 2005. The program was produced by the same production house of Indian Idol . The concept of the show was to select a pair of India's best singers/performers. It is based on the Spanish Operación Triunfo and international Star Academy format of Endemol , better known in English under
138-469: A survivalist element to the show, increasing the potential for social tension. Nearly all later series provide a modern house for the contest with a Jacuzzi, sauna, VIP suite, loft , and other luxuries. The format has become an international TV franchise. While each country or region has its own variation, the common theme is that the contestants are confined to the house and have their every action recorded by cameras and microphones and that no contact with
207-417: A chance to join the house again, and in the thirteenth season , with six potential housemates competing for two places in the main house. A dividing wall from the ninth season was reused in the fourteenth Brazilian season , when mothers and aunts of the housemates entered for International Women's Day and stayed in the house for 6 days, though they could not be seen by the housemates. Every season brings back
276-521: A continuous feed from multiple cameras on the Web in most countries. These websites were successful, even after some national series began charging for access to the video stream. In some countries, Internet broadcasting was supplemented by updates via email, WAP and SMS. The house is shown live on satellite television, although in some countries there is a 10–15 minutes delay to allow libelous or unacceptable content (such as references to people not participating in
345-489: A larger number of contestants with weekly evictions. Most versions of Big Brother follow the weekly eviction format, broadcast over approximately three months for 16 contestants. The contestants are required to do housework and are assigned tasks by the producers of the show (who communicate with the housemates via the omnipresent authority figure known to them only as "Big Brother"). The tasks are designed to test their teamwork abilities and community spirit. In some countries,
414-577: A penalty. A similar punishment used on Big Brother Africa was called the Molotov Cocktail, Dagger or Fuse. The fifteenth American season allowed viewers to vote for a house guest to be made M.V.P., who then secretly nominates a third houseguest for eviction (in addition to the two selected by the Head of Household). In a further twist introduced part-way through the MVP twist, the viewers themselves decided who
483-1228: A place in the luxurious half. The Dutch version continued this concept to the end of its fourth season . Other versions later followed and introduced a similar concept, of which some have their own twists: Africa (in 2010 , 2011 , 2012 and 2013 ), Albania (in 2010 ), Australia (in 2003 and 2013 ), Balkan States (in VIP 2010 and 2011 ), Brazil ( 2009 –present), Canada ( 2013 –present), Denmark (in 2003 ), Finland (in 2009 and 2014 ), France (in 2009 , 2011 – 2017 ), Germany (in 2003 , 2004–05 , 2005–06 , 2008 , 2008–09 and since Celebrity 2014 ), Greece (in 2003 ), India (in 2012 and 2013 ), Israel (in 2009 ), Italy (in 2006 and 2007 ), Norway (in 2003 ), Philippines (in 2009 , Teen 2010 and 2011 ), Poland (in 2002 ), Portugal (in VIP 2013 and 2016 ), Slovakia (in 2005 ), Slovenia (in 2008 , 2015 and 2016 ), Scandinavia (in 2005 ), South Africa (in 2014 ), Spain (in VIP 2004 , 2008 , 2009–10 and 2010 ), United Kingdom (in 2002 , Celebrity 2007 , 2008 , Celebrity 2013 and 2016 ), United States ( 2009 –present) and Tamil Nadu, India ( 2023–24 ) In 2011–12,
552-419: A purple colour. In 2022, it changed its logo to match that of SonyLIV . Sony SAB is an Indian Hindi -language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Culver Max Entertainment . The channel was launched on 23 April 1999 and was formerly known as SAB TV . Sony Pal (stylised as Sony पल ) (Hindi for Moment) is an Indian pay television channel that was launched on 1 September 2014. It
621-457: A refused order resulted in the nomination for eviction. If nobody picked up the call, the whole house would be nominated for eviction. Since Big Brother 2 , the British series has opened with a twist. This has included having potential Housemates being voted upon by the public for one to enter the house ( Big Brother 2 & Big Brother 13 ); public voting for least-favourite housemates, with
690-458: A secret room in the house, the Revenge Room. Severi and Lind-Hansen could see who nominated them for eviction and were given the opportunity to wreak havoc upon the house and those who nominated them by constructing extravagant tasks for the housemates to complete and for making mess in the house when they were not looking. Severi and Lind-Hansen returned to the house in a live special on Day 10. In
759-588: A secret room. In the adult edition of the tenth Philippine season , two housemates, and later three more, were fake evicted after failing in two different Ligtask challenges and temporarily stayed in the task room until the end of their weekly task. The concept of the fake-eviction was incorporated into the Australian series for the first time in the sixth Australian season , when housemates Camilla Severi and Anna Lind-Hansen were both fake-evicted in Day 8 and were moved into
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#1732892121825828-479: A separate prize of $ 100,000. However, in a reset twist, they opted to join the normal game alongside the other house guests. The seventh Argentine series incorporated a red button into the Confession Room, which would sound an alarm throughout the house. This button was to be used when a contestant wanted to leave the house voluntarily, and the contestant would be given five minutes to leave the house. A red button
897-400: A sociological and demographic perspective, Big Brother allows an analysis of how people react when forced into close confinement with people outside of their comfort zone (having different opinions or ideals, or from a different socioeconomic group). The viewer has the opportunity to see how a person reacts from the outside (through the constant recording of their actions) and the inside (in
966-450: A team to complete tasks (determined by public voting) for a cash reward; this continued for the entire season despite the eviction of a team member. The fourth Argentine series added a telephone in the living room. This telephone rang once a week for ten seconds, and the person to pick up the receiver was given an order or news from Big Brother (which typically no other housemate could hear). The order could be beneficial or detrimental, but
1035-541: Is also used in Secret Story series, however, in this case whoever presses the button will try to guess someone's secret. In Celebrity Hijack UK , evicted housemates were given the opportunity to choose if a "ninja" delivered good or bad gifts to the house. Later that year, the eighth Australian series introduced the Housemate Hand Grenade, where an evicted housemate decided which remaining housemate received
1104-445: Is an Indian Hindi -language general entertainment pay television channel that was launched in 1995 and is owned by Culver Max Entertainment , a division of Sony Pictures . This channel was launched on 8 October 1995 which started airing many dramatic and reality shows. It also started airing all Disney Channel shows and Disney movies until 2003. It also aired CID and Crime Patrol . In 2006, Sony made an adaptation of
1173-453: Is available exclusively on Sling TV . Big Brother (franchise) Big Brother is a reality competition television franchise created by John de Mol Jr. , first broadcast in the Netherlands in 1999 and subsequently syndicated internationally. The show features contestants called "housemates" or "HouseGuests" who live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from
1242-455: Is based on the successful reality show called 'Comic Relief Does Fame Academy' which was a spin-off on 'Fame Academy' produced by the format owner Gestmusic, part of the Endemol Group. They were now given various tasks to learn becoming singers and performers, while competing for the grand prize. The show promised unlimited drama and excitement while watching the never-before-seen footage of
1311-460: Is declared the winner. Some more recent editions have since included additional methods of voting, such as voting through social media and smartphone applications. Occasionally, non-standard votes occur, where two houseguests are evicted at once or no one is voted out. In the earlier series of Big Brother , there were 10 contestants with evictions every two weeks. However, the British version introduced
1380-544: The Make a Wish Foundation , a non-profit organization dedicated to granting the most cherished wishes of children living with life-threatening illnesses. After receiving close to 50 million votes, Celebrity Fame Gurukul took the popularity of the show to new heights. The television celebrities who were all non-singers now trained together and competed at the Gurukul - where discipline and their raw talent would be professionally tested by
1449-533: The September 11 attacks , and the COVID-19 pandemic . Contestants have regularly scheduled interactions with the show's host on eviction nights. Throughout each day, the program's producer, in the "Big Brother" voice, issues directives and commands to contestants. Some versions of the show allow private counselling sessions with a psychologist. These are allowed at any time and are often conducted by telephone from
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#17328921218251518-518: The eighteen Brazilian series , Gleici Damasceno was similarly fake evicted, put into a small private apartment, and returned after 72 hours with immunity from eviction and with the power to put someone to eviction. In the first Turkish series , there is a fake eviction in week 10. The Indian version Bigg Boss sees frequent fake evictions. In Bigg Boss Kannada season 4 , winner Pratham and co-contestant Malavika were kept in secret room after fake eviction for one week and they were both allowed in
1587-434: The fifth American season introduced twins who were tasked with secretly switching back and forth in the house; they were allowed to play the game as individual house guests after succeeding at the deception for four weeks. This twist was reused in the seventeenth American season without the deception element – the pair simply needed to survive five weeks without being evicted . HouseGuests who discovered this twist could use
1656-445: The fourth Bulgarian series , and an all-male premiere was used on Big Brother Africa 4 . The second Belgian season was used a similar twist in 2001, where eleven male housemates and one female housemate entered the house on launch night and the second female housemate entered the house on the third day. The fifth British series introduced fake evictions, where Big Brother misleads housemates that eviction has taken place, only for
1725-414: The seventh Argentine series added La Casa de al Lado ("The House Next Door"), a smaller, more luxurious house which served multiple functions. The first week it hosted 4 potential housemates, and the public voted for two of them to enter the main house. The second week, two pairs of twins competed in the same fashion, with only one pair allowed in. Later, the 3rd, 4th and 5th evicted contestants were given
1794-474: The tenth Australian season , Benjamin Zabel was fake evicted for 24 hours before being returned to the house with immunity from eviction for that week. In the eleventh Australian season Travis Lunardi was fake-evicted and received advice from Benjamin Zabel for 24 hours; Travis returned to the house after a 3-day absence with immunity from eviction for that week. In the thirteenth Brazilian series , Anamara Barreira
1863-505: The "Diary Room" (or "Confession Room") where housemates convey their private thoughts to the camera and reveal their nominees for eviction. The first version of Big Brother was broadcast in 1999 on Veronica in the Netherlands . In the first season of Big Brother , the house was very basic. Although essential amenities such as running water, furniture, and a limited ration of food were provided, luxury items were often forbidden. This added
1932-421: The "evicted" housemate to reenter the house sometime later. In the eighth British series , one housemate was evicted, interviewed and sent back into the house. In the fifth Philippine season , four housemates were fake-evicted and stayed in a place called bodega . In the second batch of the eight Philippine season , four housemates were fake-evicted due to losing their duel challenge and temporarily stayed in
2001-546: The American format, while the Australian series also used an American-styled format when the series was rebooted in 2020, with the winner being decided by Australia's vote among the Finalist. Other international versions have included aspects of the American format. In 2011, the British version controversially adopted the discussion of nominations before reversing this rule after a poll by Big Brother broadcaster Channel 5 . From
2070-632: The Bigg Boss house. Similarly, in Bigg Boss Kannada season 5 , firstly Jaya Srinivasan and Sameer Acharya were put into the secret room after fake eviction for one week and then Sameer Acharya was allowed into the house, but Jaya Srinivasan was evicted from the secret room itself. In the same season, the runner up Divakar was put into the secret room after fake eviction for one week. The fourteenth American season had four house guests from past seasons return to coach twelve new house guests, playing for
2139-729: The Diary Room. Due to the intelligibility of certain languages across several nations, it has been possible to make regional versions of Big Brother . All of these follow the normal Big Brother rules, except that contestants must come from each of the countries in the region where it airs: Big Brother Albania of Albania and Kosovo , Big Brother Angola e Moçambique of Angola and Mozambique , Big Brother Africa of Africa (includes Angola, Botswana , Ethiopia , Ghana , Kenya , Liberia , Malawi , Mozambique, Namibia , Nigeria , Rwanda , Sierra Leone , South Africa, Tanzania , Uganda , Zambia and Zimbabwe ), Big Brother: الرئيس of
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2208-738: The Diary or Confession Room). The Diary Room is where contestants can privately express their feelings about the game, strategy and the other contestants. The results range from violent or angry confrontations to genuine and tender connections (often including romantic interludes). In 2011, Brazilian sociologist Silvia Viana Rodrigues wrote a thesis at the University of São Paulo analyzing reality shows as spectacles that proliferate rituals of suffering. She analyzes such rituals in various cultural products from Hollywood and Brazilian television , with special attention to Big Brother Brasil . When investigating
2277-548: The Middle East (includes Bahrain , Egypt , Iraq , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Oman , Saudi Arabia , Somalia , Syria and Tunisia ), Gran Hermano del Pacífico of South America (includes Chile, Ecuador and Peru ), Big Brother of Scandinavia (includes Norway and Sweden) and Veliki brat of the Balkans (includes Serbia , Montenegro , Croatia , Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia ). The British version of
2346-451: The UK title Fame Academy . Fame Gurukul started out with 16 contestants living in a musical performance academy (Gurukul). Every week (normally) one contestant was voted out of the show, and so on until two remained in the end. The finalists received a Rs.1 crore music contract from Sony in addition to a Maruti Alto car each. Deepika Mehta Occasionally a celebrity judge was called on
2415-572: The United States and Canada. It is available on platforms such as Xumo , Sling TV , and TCL . Sony LIV is an Indian Hindi-language video-on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Culver Max Entertainment , a subsidiary of Sony. Launched on 22 January 2013, it was India's first video-on-demand service, and includes titles from sports to serials . Starting in 2021, Sony LIV has become available internationally in countries such as Jamaica, Canada, South Africa, and Trinidad and Tobago. It
2484-406: The United States has English- and Spanish-language versions of the show. The Pakistani television program Tamasha recently became a part of the franchise. Initially produced by ARY Digital , a Pakistani TV channel, the reality show's first season garnered significant success and audience engagement, with its different twists and tasks being the main concept of the show. During its second season,
2553-416: The behind-the-scenes action and drama of the highly diverse group of celebrities, their behaviour, quirks, egos, trials, tribulations, inter-personal relationship, competitive spirit and their struggle to survive at the Gurukul uncensored, unscripted and very candid. And, for the very first time ever, viewers got to watch the celebrities in their new 'avataar' - as singers. The proceeds of the show would go to
2622-539: The choice of staying on their way out and they competed for the public's vote to reenter the house. Months later, after one of the contestants left the house voluntarily, the House Next Door reopened for four contestants who wanted to reenter and had not been in such a playoff before. The House Next Door was also used in other occasions to accommodate contestants from the main house for limited periods of time, especially to have more privacy (which of course could be seen by
2691-472: The contestants are encouraged to strategize to advance in the game; in this format, the contestants themselves vote to evict each other and a Jury of Evicted contestants vote for the winner. Occasionally, individual game twists and format changes may allow for some viewer voting, usually to give a game advantage to the Housemates selected by the viewer vote. Big Brother Canada , introduced in 2013, also follows
2760-437: The famous show Big Brother , Bigg Boss . It also made an adaptation of American show Fear Factor , Fear Factor India but all these shows were moved to Colors TV . The channel also started international broadcasting, under the name Sony Television Entertainment Asia (SET Asia). The 'Asia' name was dropped effective from December 2016. In 2001, it changed its logo to a green colour. In November 2016, it changed its logo to
2829-418: The favourite was one of the winners, while Ruprekha Banerjee made up the pair with him. After the claimed success of Fame Gurukul, Sony Entertainment Television brought what they claimed to be "a bigger, better, more exciting and entertaining" version of Fame Gurukul named Celebrity Fame Gurukul where now was the turn of some popular personalities to compete by going "back to school". Celebrity Fame Gurukul
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2898-402: The glass house. Some editions also featured an all-white panic room, where contestants were held until one of them decided to quit the show. In the fourth English-Canadian season , two house guests were evicted and moved into a special suite where they were able to watch the remaining house guests. A week later, the houseguests were required to unanimously decide which of them to bring back into
2967-492: The house in exchange for a cash reward. It was repeated in the tenth American season for a week. The eleventh American season featured Pandora's Box, in which the winning head of household was tempted to open a box, with unintended consequences for the house. The twelfth American season featured a saboteur, who entered the house to wreak havoc with tasks suggested by viewers. The sixteenth American season featured "Team America", in which 3 houseguests were selected to work as
3036-453: The house. In 2004, the fifth British series introduced a villainous Big Brother with harsher punishments, such as taking away prize money, more difficult tasks and secret tricks. This concept has also been used in Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, South America, Scandinavia , Serbia, Spain, Thailand, Philippines and Mexico. In 2004,
3105-510: The housemate. Such characters include Marsha the Moose (from BB Canada ) and Surly the Fish (from BB Australia ). The third Belgian season introduced a mole. This housemate was given secret missions by Big Brother . The eighth American season introduced "America's Player", where a selected house guest must complete various tasks (determined by public vote) in secret for the duration of their stay in
3174-513: The housemates choosing between two nominees to evict ( Big Brother 3 ); first-night nominations ( Big Brother 4 & Big Brother 13 ); suitcase nominations ( Big Brother 5 ); Unlucky Housemate 13 ( Big Brother 6 ); Big Brother Hood ( Big Brother 7 ); an all-female house and a set of twins as contestants ( Big Brother 8 ); a couple entering as housemates, who must hide their relationship ( Big Brother 9 ); housemates having to earn housemate status ( Big Brother 10 , with an altered version of
3243-553: The housemates' isolation, some contestants are occasionally allowed to leave the house as part of tasks. Contestants are permitted to leave the house in an emergency. News from the outside world may occasionally be given as a reward. Additionally, news of extraordinary events from the outside world may be given to the Housemates if such information is considered important, such notable past examples include that of national election results, (along with Housemates being able participate in said elections, for countries with compulsory voting)
3312-432: The housemates' shopping budget or weekly allowance (to buy food and other essentials) depends on the outcome of assigned tasks. The term Big Brother originates from George Orwell 's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four , with its theme of continuous oppressive surveillance. The program also relies on other techniques, such as a stripped back-to-basic environment, evictions, weekly tasks and competitions set by Big Brother , and
3381-400: The last housemate becoming the Head of House ( Celebrity Big Brother 6 ). A common opening twist is to introduce only a cast of a single sex on the premiere of the show while having members of the opposite sex introduced over the next few days. The eighth British series first used this twist with an initial all-female house, adding a male housemate two days later. The same twist was used in
3450-431: The main house housemates past ( Big Brother 17 ); Jackie Stallone entering a house containing her son's ex-wife Brigitte Nielsen ( Celebrity Big Brother 3 ); a "fake celebrity" (a civilian contestant pretending to be a celebrity) in a celebrity edition ( Celebrity Big Brother 4 ); a visit from Jade Goody 's family ( Celebrity Big Brother 5 ) and unlocked bedrooms allowing housemates to immediately claim beds with
3519-551: The naturalization of torture , the "battle for survival" logic and the incorporation of Nazi language and elements are already part of contemporary social life, especially in the context of work under neoliberalism . The thesis was later published as a book. The show is notable for involving the Internet. Although the show typically broadcasts daily updates during the evening (sometimes criticized by viewers and former contestants for heavy editing by producers), viewers can also watch
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#17328921218253588-410: The openly eliminatory and cruel face of the game, Silvia Viana points out that such characteristics are liable to be entertainment with great and crucial public engagement because such processes of elimination, competition , exclusion, the affirmation of the war of all against all , of self-management and personal self-control through socio-emotional skills , entrepreneurship , the banality of evil ,
3657-462: The outside world is permitted. Most international versions of the show remain quite similar: their main format remains true to the original fly on the wall observational style with an emphasis on human relationships, to the extent that contestants are usually forbidden from discussing nominations or voting strategy. In 2001, the American version adopted a different format since the second season, where
3726-543: The outside world. The name is inspired by Big Brother from George Orwell 's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four , and the housemates are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones. Throughout the course of the competition, they are voted out (usually on a weekly basis) until only one remains and wins the cash prize. As of 5 August 2023 , there have been 508 seasons of Big Brother in over 63 franchise countries and regions. English-language editions of
3795-614: The outside world. This was an important issue for most earlier series of the show. In more-recent series, contestants are occasionally allowed to view televised events (usually as a reward for winning at a task). In most versions of the program, books and writing materials are also forbidden, although exceptions are sometimes made for religious materials such as the Bible, Tanakh or the Qur'an . Some versions ban all writing implements, even items that can be used to write (such as lipstick or eyeliner). Despite
3864-410: The program are often referred to by its initials BB . At regular intervals, the housemates privately nominate a number of their fellow housemates whom they wish to be evicted from the house. The housemates with the most nominations are then announced, and viewers are given the opportunity to vote via telephone for the nominee they wish to be evicted or saved from eviction. The last person remaining
3933-465: The program feature variations of the housemates competing in pairs: Secret missions are a common element of the show since their introduction during the sixth British series . During these missions, one or more housemates are set a task from Big Brother with the reward of luxuries for the household and/or a personal reward if the task is successful. Some versions of Big Brother have secret tasks presented by another character who lives in plain sight of
4002-447: The program who have not consented to have personal information broadcast) to be removed. Contestants occasionally develop sexual relationships; the level of sexual explicitness allowed to be shown in broadcast and Internet-feed varies according to the country's broadcasting standards. Big Brother contestants are isolated in the house, without access to television, radio, or the Internet. They are not permitted routine communication with
4071-548: The public). The ninth Brazilian season featured the "Bubble": a glass house in a shopping mall in Rio de Janeiro where four potential housemates lived for a week. Later in the season, a bubble was built inside the Big Brother house, with another two housemates living in it for a week until they were voted in and the glass house dismantled. The Glass House was reused in the eleventh season , featuring five evicted housemates competing for
4140-566: The show officially adopted the original format of Big Brother . As of 2023, it stands as the sole franchise of the Big Brother format in Pakistan , with the show being conducted exclusively in the Urdu language . In 2001, Big Brother 3 of the Netherlands introduced the "Rich and Poor" concept, in which the house is separated into a luxurious half and a poor half, and two teams of housemates compete for
4209-420: The show previously accepted Irish applicants, however the terms and conditions of ITV2's reboot state you must reside in the UK. On the other hand, some countries have multiple franchises based on language. Bigg Boss of India has the most regional-based versions Hindi , Marathi , Tamil , Bengali , Telugu , Kannada and Malayalam language versions; Canada has French- and English-language versions; and
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#17328921218254278-433: The show to comment on the performances and to inspire the singers . The following was a list of special judges who appeared on Fame Gurukul : On 20 October 2005, the final show of Fame Gurukul was broadcast in which the final three contestants - Qazi Touqeer , Rex D'Souza and Ruprekha Banerjee battled it for the top spots. After much waiting and various shows in between, the results were finally announced. Qazi Touqeer,
4347-547: The third nominee would be, with the HouseGuests still thinking one of their own is the MVP. Like many such twists, this was ended halfway into the season as the pool of contestants shrank. The sixteenth and seventeenth American seasons featured two Heads of Household every week and had four houseguests nominated for eviction. There was also a "Battle of the Block" competition where the two sets of nominees competed to save themselves;
4416-1070: The twins to their strategic advantage. This twin or triplet twist was used in several countries. Some made modifications to this twist; others have had twins in the house together without this element of secrecy. The following are the countries that have featured twins or triplets: Australia (in 2005 ), Germany (in 2005–06 ), Brazil (in 2006 and 2015 ), Bulgaria (in 2006 , 2012 and VIP 2017 ), United Kingdom (in 2007 , Celebrity 2011 , Celebrity 2012 , 2013 , 2015 , 2016 and Celebrity 2017 ), France (in 2007 , 2011 , 2013 , 2015 and 2016 ), Spain (in 2007 and 2013 ), Poland (in 2007 and 2019 ), India (in 2008 ), Africa (in 2009 ), Balkan Region (in 2009 and 2013 ), Philippines (in 2009 , Teen 2012 and 2014 ), Portugal (in 2010 and 2012 ), Israel (in 2011 ), Ukraine (in 2011 ), Argentina (in 2011 and 2016 ), Albania (in 2013 , 2017 , Celebrity 2021–22 and Celebrity 2022–23 ), Greece (in 2020 ) and Kosovo (in Celebrity 2022–23 ). Several versions of
4485-508: The twist appearing in Big Brother 21 ); a mole entering the house with an impossible task ( Big Brother 11 ); Pamela Anderson entering as a guest for 5 days ( Big Brother 12 ); a professional actor posing as a housemate and a mother and daughter as contestants ( Big Brother 14 ); one contestant gets a pass to the final ( Big Brother 15 ); first night eviction ( Big Brother 16 ); two houses with "the other house" featuring enemies from
4554-572: The well-known team of Ila Arun, Prasant Samadar, Padma Wadkar and Bosco-Caesar. The format once again allowed votes by the faculty, contestants as well as viewers who would ultimately decide the best singer and performer out of the nine television personalities, spiced up with entertaining musical performances, gripping drama and high emotions entertaining the viewers. Amit Sareen finished winner, with Vinod Singh as 1st runner-up and Tanaaz Currim as 2nd runner-up. Sony Entertainment Television Sony Entertainment Television (abbreviated as SET )
4623-523: The winning pair not only saved themselves but dethroned the Head of Household who nominated them, who was then vulnerable as a replacement nominee if a veto was used. It is also used in specific weeks in Brazil since Big Brother Brasil 16 where the HOH's have to choose which HoH will get R$ 10,000 and who is the one that will win immunity. In the American version, each season there are three cash prizes: $ 750,000 for
4692-432: Was fake evicted. She was removed and put into a small private apartment without the other housemates knowing she was still in the house. After 24 hours, she returned to the house as Head of Household and with immunity from eviction that week. In the sixteenth Brazilian series , Ana Paula Renault was similarly fake evicted, put into a small private apartment, and returned after 48 hours with immunity from eviction that week. In
4761-522: Was initially aimed at women with women-oriented Hindi-language programming, now focused on family-oriented programming. The channel is owned by Culver Max Entertainment . The channel is available on Dish Network and Sling TV in USA. Sony Kal is an Indian-based international television service owned by Culver Max Entertainment , itself owned by Sony . It was launched on 28 January 2022, and distributes Indian soap operas and other television programs in
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