Bigg Boss season 11: Here is What You Need to Know About the 18 Contestants

Oct 2, 2017: The wait for the India's most controversial reality show was finally over with a grand premiere of Bigg Boss season 11 on Sunday night. The contestants in the show live under the same roof with inbuilt house facilities for over an estimated period of three months and participate in various tasks as the part of the show. This year, the theme of the Bigg Boss is based is similar to that of the previous season, where inmates were chosen from celebrity and commoner's status.

We bring forward to you the list of participants of Bigg Boss Season 11 and the relevant information

Vikas Gupta

Vikas Gupta is a TV producer. He was also the producer of the crime based television show TV show 'Gumrah' and worked as a programmer of a channel on which 'Bhabhiji Ghar pe Hain' was aired.

Shilpa Shinde

The television actress starred as in Bhabhi Ghar Par Hain. She was later criticised for taking a stand against the harassment she faced at the hand of the production house. It will be interesting to note her equation with Vikas Gupta.

Hiten Tejwani

Hiten Tejwani rose to fame since the popular daily soap 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.' The actor went missing for a long time, and people are inquisitive to know about him form the show.

Hina Khan

Another darling of Indian television, popularly known as Akshara in the serial, 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.' The actress was also named in the Top 50 Sexiest Asian Women List by Eastern Eye in 2013.

Akash Anil Dadlani

Aaksh Anil Dadlani is a popular businessman, sportsperson and well famed in the Music industry. He was also featured in 'Bindass Super Dude'.

Benafsha Soonawalla

The hottest MTV VJ and a former Roadies contestant will also be featured in Bigg Boss season 11.

Priyank Sharma

After winning hearts and tasks in Roadies Rising and Splitsvilla 10, young and good looking Priyank Sharma will be seen as a celebrity contestant in Bigg Boss 11

Zubair Khan

Zubair Khan is reportedly a distant relative of the underworld don, the underworld's Don Dawood Ibrahim. Zubair is the son in law of Haseena Parkar who is Dawood's sister.

Shivani Durgah

Another self-styled god woman is featured in Bigg Boss. Can we recall Swami Om from the previous season?

Sapna Choudhary

Sapna Choudhary is the famous Haryana folk dancer who has entered the sets of Bigg Boss this season.

Jyoti Kumari

Jyoti, a commoner who hails from Bihar, is reportedly the daughter of an office clerk.

Puneesh Sharma

Puneesh is the owner of Playboy Club in Gurugram. The partygoer and social animal is a commoner but regards himself no lesser than a celebrity.

Lucinda Nicholas

Lucinda is a yoga teacher, who is also the commoner.

Luv Tyagi

Luv, who hails from Rajasthan is a commoner. He loves to play the Chess game and imitates the rules of the game in real life as well.

Mehjabi Siddiqui

Mehjabi Siddiqui proclaims herself the voice of all the daughters-in-law of the country. She is all set to create drama for inmates.

Sabyasachi Satpathy

Sabyasachi who hails from Odisha is the brother of former Ranji cricketer Jitu Satpathy. As a player, he thinks he can devise some strategies in Bigg Boss house as well.

Bandgi Kalra

Bandgi Kalra is an engineer by profession. Let's see what she has to bring on the table.

Arshi Khan

The controversial woman who stripped for Team India is now the contestant of India's controversial reality show. She claimed to have sex with Shahid Afridi.

Prepared by Naina Mishra of Newsgram. Twitter @Nainamishr94

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