Bigg Boss 17
“Dil, Dimaag aur Dum Ka Game”
15 Oct 2023 → 28 Jan 2024 · 106 episodes · Colors TV & JioCinema
The season at a glance
- Aired
- 15 Oct 2023 – 28 Jan 2024
- Episodes
- 106
- Housemates
- 21 (4 wild cards)
- Host
- Salman Khan
- House
- Film City, Mumbai
- Days
- 106
- Prize
- ₹50 lakh
- Walked · ejected
- 0 · 1
- Network
- Colors TV & JioCinema
The story of Bigg Boss 17
Bigg Boss 17 began on 15 October 2023, shown on Colors TV and JioCinema, with Salman Khan hosting from Film City, Mumbai. The tagline was Dil, Dimaag aur Dum Ka Game, and the housemates were spread across three houses, for the heart, the mind and strength. Twenty-one housemates took part for a ₹50 lakh prize, and the season ran for 106 days over 106 episodes before its finale on 28 January 2024.
The cast mixed actors with online names. Munawar Faruqui was a stand-up comedian, content creator and rapper, Ankita Lokhande, Mannara Chopra, Rinku Dhawan and Aishwarya Sharma were actresses, Neil Bhatt and Abhishek Kumar were actors, and Vicky Jain was a businessman described as the husband of Ankita Lokhande. Arun Srikanth Mashettey was a YouTube gamer, Anurag Dobhal a travel vlogger known as The UK07 Rider, Sunny Arya a comedian and content creator, and Jigna Vora a former crime reporter. Navid Sole was a British reality television personality and Sana Raees Khan a lawyer.
Soniya Bansal was evicted by housemates on day 13, the day two wild cards arrived: Samarth Jurel and Manasvi Mamgai. Manasvi Mamgai was gone by day 20. Navid Sole was evicted by housemates on day 37, Jigna Vora left on day 41, Sunny Arya was ejected on day 48, and Sana Raees Khan went on day 55. Aoora Park, a singer and composer from South Korea, came in as a wild card on day 55. Firoza Khan, also known as Khanzaadi, was evicted on day 62, and Ayesha Khan joined as a wild card on day 64.
Aishwarya Sharma was evicted by the captain on day 70. Ayesha Khan walked out on day 77 and was back the next day. Neil Bhatt and Rinku Dhawan left on day 77, Anurag Dobhal was evicted by housemates on day 79, and Aoora Park left on day 84. Abhishek Kumar was ejected on day 84 and brought back the same day. Samarth Jurel was evicted on day 90, Ayesha Khan and Isha Malviya on day 98 and Vicky Jain on day 101.
Five housemates stayed until day 105. Munawar Faruqui won, Abhishek Kumar was first runner-up, Mannara Chopra second runner-up, Ankita Lokhande third runner-up and Arun Srikanth Mashettey fourth runner-up.
By Simar, TrendingPunjabi news desk, from the season’s results.
Who lasted how long
Every housemate’s time in the house, day 1 to day 106, drawn to scale. Gaps are time out of the house before a return.
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Abhishek KumarRunner-up104 days
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Arun Srikanth MashetteyFinalist104 days
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Vicky JainEvicted100 days
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Anurag DobhalEvicted By Housemates78 days
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Samarth JurelEvictedWild card77 days
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Neil BhattEvicted76 days
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Rinku DhawanEvicted76 days
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Firoza Khan, also known as KhanzaadiEvicted61 days
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Jigna VoraEvicted40 days
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Navid SoleEvicted By Housemates36 days
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Aoora ParkEvictedWild card29 days
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Manasvi MamgaiEvictedWild card7 days
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Sunny AryaEjected47 days
Most followed from this season
- Munawar Faruqui@munawar.faruqui13.8Mfollowers
- Ayesha Khan@ayeshaakhan_official6.6Mfollowers
- Soniya Bansal@soniyaofficial1236.2Mfollowers
- Ankita Lokhande@lokhandeankita5.4Mfollowers
- Mannara Chopra@memannara4.3Mfollowers
Every housemate ranked by Instagram followers, counted every day.
Seen them before?
Housemates from this season who were on other seasons or other shows.
Quick answers
- Who won Bigg Boss 17?
- Munawar Faruqui won Bigg Boss 17, with Abhishek Kumar runner-up. The prize was ₹50 lakh.
- When did Bigg Boss 17 air?
- Bigg Boss 17 premiered on 15 October 2023 and its finale was on 28 January 2024 on Colors TV & JioCinema. It ran 106 episodes.
- Who hosted Bigg Boss 17?
- Salman Khan hosted Bigg Boss 17.
- Where was the house in Bigg Boss 17?
- The house was in Film City, Mumbai.
- How many housemates were in Bigg Boss 17?
- 21 housemates took part, 4 of them wild cards.