Bigg Boss 18
“Time Ka Tandav”
6 Oct 2024 → 19 Jan 2025 · 106 episodes · Colors TV & JioCinema
The season at a glance
- Aired
- 6 Oct 2024 – 19 Jan 2025
- Episodes
- 106
- Housemates
- 23 (5 wild cards)
- Host
- Salman Khan
- House
- Film City, Mumbai
- Days
- 107
- Prize
- ₹50 lakh
- Walked · ejected
- 1 · 0
- Network
- Colors TV & JioCinema
The story of Bigg Boss 18
Bigg Boss 18, with the tagline Time Ka Tandav, began on 6 October 2024 on Colors TV and JioCinema, hosted by Salman Khan from Film City, Mumbai. Time was the theme running through the season. Twenty-three housemates took part for a ₹50 lakh prize, and the show ran for 107 days over 106 episodes, with its finale on 19 January 2025.
Most of the cast came from television and film. Karan Veer Mehra was an actor known for Pavitra Rishta and Ragini MMS 2, and Vivian Dsena an actor known for Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani, Madhubala, Shakti and Sirf Tum. Chahat Pandey and Avinash Mishra were both known for the show Nath, Shilpa Shirodkar for Hindi films of the 1990s, and Shrutika Arjun for Tamil and Malayalam movies. Rajat Dalal was a fitness influencer and former weightlifter, Arfeen Khan a life coach and motivational speaker, Tajinder Bagga a politician and Gunratan Sadavarte a lawyer.
Gunratan Sadavarte was the first to leave, walking out on day 10. Alice Kaushik was evicted on day 14, Muskan Bamne by housemates on day 20 and Tajinder Bagga on day 21. Shehzada Dhami went on day 27 and Arfeen Khan on day 34. Two reality TV alumni, Kashish Kapoor and Digvijay Singh Rathee, entered as wild cards on day 28, and three more followed on day 44: Edin Rose, Yamini Malhotra and Aditi Mistry.
Hema Sharma was evicted on day 49 and Nyrraa Banerjee, by housemates, on day 56. The wild cards then went one by one: Aditi Mistry on day 70, Edin Rose and Yamini Malhotra together on day 78, Digvijay Singh Rathee on day 83 and Kashish Kapoor on day 91. Sara Khan was evicted by housemates on day 76. Shilpa Shirodkar went on day 96, Eisha Singh on day 98 and Shrutika Arjun on day 102.
Six housemates reached day 107. Karan Veer Mehra won and Vivian Dsena was first runner-up. Rajat Dalal finished second runner-up, Chahat Pandey third runner-up, Avinash Mishra fourth runner-up and Chum Darang, an actress and model, fifth 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 107, drawn to scale. Gaps are time out of the house before a return.
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Rajat DalalFinalist106 days
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Chahat PandeyFinalist106 days
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Avinash MishraFinalist106 days
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Chum DarangFinalist106 days
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Eisha SinghEvicted97 days
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Sara KhanEvicted By Housemates75 days
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Kashish KapoorEvictedWild card63 days
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Digvijay Singh RatheeEvictedWild card55 days
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Nyrraa BanerjeeEvicted By Housemates55 days
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Hema SharmaEvicted48 days
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Edin RoseEvictedWild card34 days
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Yamini MalhotraEvictedWild card34 days
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Arfeen KhanEvicted33 days
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Shehzada DhamiEvicted26 days
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Tajinder BaggaEvicted20 days
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Alice KaushikEvicted13 days
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Gunratan SadavarteWalked out9 days
Most followed from this season
- Aditi Mistry@aditimistry26073.8Mfollowers
- Shrutika Arjun@shrutika_arjun2Mfollowers
- Vivian Dsena@viviandsena1.6Mfollowers
- Muskan Bamne@muskanbamne1.1Mfollowers
- Karan Veer Mehra@karanveermehra966.9Kfollowers
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 18?
- Karan Veer Mehra won Bigg Boss 18, with Vivian Dsena runner-up. The prize was ₹50 lakh.
- When did Bigg Boss 18 air?
- Bigg Boss 18 premiered on 6 October 2024 and its finale was on 19 January 2025 on Colors TV & JioCinema. It ran 106 episodes.
- Who hosted Bigg Boss 18?
- Salman Khan hosted Bigg Boss 18.
- Where was the house in Bigg Boss 18?
- The house was in Film City, Mumbai.
- How many housemates were in Bigg Boss 18?
- 23 housemates took part, 5 of them wild cards.