Bigg Boss is a reality TV programme broadcast in India. It follows the Big Brother format, which was first developed by Endemol in the Netherlands.

Bigg Boss is a reality show where celebrity contestants stay in a single house for about three months, with no connection to the outside world. They are overseen by a mysterious person known as 'Bigg Boss', whose only presence in the house is through his voice.

A Bigg Boss House is built for every season. The house was earlier located in the tourist place of Lonavala, Pune district of Maharashtra, however the house for the fifth season is located in Karjat. The house is well-furnished and decorated. It has all kinds of modern amenities, but just one or two bedrooms and four toilet bath rooms. There is a garden, pool, activity area and gym in the House. There is also a Confession Room, where the housemates may be called in by Bigg Boss for any kind of conversation, and for the nomination process.

The House has no TV connection, no phones, no Internet connection, clocks, pen or paper.

Gauhar Khan (born 23 August 1980, Pune, Maharashtra) is an Indian model, VJ and actress, most known for her prominent role in Ranbir Kapoor starrer, Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009). She is the sister of television actress Nigaar Z Khan. In 2010, she joined the cast of the first-ever Bollywood musical, Zangoora: The Gypsy Prince at Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon, where she plays the female lead opposite Hussain Kuwajerwala, along with Kashmira Irani.

Gauhar Khan was born in Pune, Maharashtra. She is the sister of Indian television actress, Nigaar Z. Khan. She completed her schooling from Mount Carmel Convent High School Lullanagar, Pune.

Gauhar has stated that she is a believing Muslim and stated "My belief in my religion teaches me that there is one God and one God alone. I also believe at some point in my life, everything that Islam teaches or expects their people to do, I’ll be able to do.

Gauhar Khan has acted in a couple of television as Ford Ikon and Tanishq jewellery. She has also modeled for Manish Malhotra.

Ajaz Khan is an Indian actor and Model who appears in serials and Bollywood films. He has been cast to appear in Rakta Charitra&Allah Ke Banday.

Pratyusha Banerjee (Bengali: প্রত্যুষা বানের্জী), born on 1991 in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India, she is an Indian television actress.

An only child, she was born and raised in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.

Since 2010, Banerjee is appearing as the protagonist, Anandi, on the television series Balika Vadhu, first aired on the Colors channel. She won the role to appear as an older Anandi because of a five-year leap in the program's storyline, through an SMS poll.

Ranbir Kapoor (born 28 September 1982) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies.

Making his acting debut in the 2007 film Saawariya, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Kapoor earned positive notice for his performance in Wake Up Sid (2009). He later appeared in the romantic comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009) and the political thriller Raajneeti (2010), with the later being his biggest commercial success to date. In 2011, Kapoor starred and earned critical acclaim for his performance in Rockstar for which he received the Best Actor and Best Actor (Critics) awards at the Filmfare ceremony.

Ranbir Kapoor, the son of actors Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh, was born into a family of Punjabi origin; his sister is Riddhima Kapoor Sahni. He is the grandson of actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor, great grandson of Prithviraj Kapoor, nephew of actors Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor, grand-nephew of actors Shashi Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, and first-cousin of actresses Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. Kapoor studied at Bombay Scottish School in Mahim, Mumbai and went on to pursue method acting at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York.