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Bigg Boss OTT 3 also known as Bigg Boss: Over-The-Top Season 3, is the third season of the Indian reality digital series Bigg Boss OTT, the spin-off version of Bigg Boss. It premiered on June 21, 2024 on JioCinema Premium. Anil Kapoor is hosting the season replacing Salman Khan.^[1]

Production

Teaser

On May 22, 2024, JioCinema released a teaser on social media.^[2] On May 31, 2024, JioCinema released a new teaser presenting Anil Kapoor as the host of season.^[3]

Poster

The poster of show start date was released on June 6, 2024 with host Anil Kapoor featuring in it.^[4]

Broadcast

In a change from the previous season, viewers will have access to 24x7 camera footage only if they have a subscription to JioCinema Premium. An hour-long episode will also be broadcast daily which would be available for non premium viewers.^[5]

House

The house design for this season is designed by Omung Kumar, featuring a fantasy theme.^[6][7] A glimpse of the house was revealed by JioCinema on June 20, 2024, a day before the Grand Premiere.^[8]

Eye Logo

The Eye logo for this season features a mix of light and dark colors filling the pupil and lens, including golden, light yellow, and dark yellow, with a bright orange core representing the pupil. Indian culture symbols are embedded around the pupil, and the entire logo has been symbolically lit up with fire, creating a visual resemblance to the sun.

Housemate status

Housemates

The list of contestants in the order of entering the house:

Original Entrants

• Chandrika Dixit Gera – Vada pav street vendor from Delhi.^[9]
• Ranvir Shorey – Actor and former VJ who works in Hindi films and television.
• Shivani Kumari — YouTuber and village-lifestyle content creator.
• Sana Makbul — Model and actress, who mainly works in Hindi television. She is best known for portraying Dr. Aliya in Vish.^[10]
• Vishal Pandey — Social media and fashion influencer.
• Lovekesh Kataria – Youtuber.^[11]
• Deepak Chaurasia — Journalist and Hindi-language news anchor.^[12]
• Sai Ketan Rao — Actor. He is best known for portraying Raghav Rao in Mehndi Hai Rachne Waali.^[13]
• Munisha Khatwani — Celebrity tarot card reader.^[14]
• Sana Sultan Khan - Model and Social media personality. She has appeared in several music videos.^[15]
• Armaan Malik — Youtuber and content creator. He made headlines due to polygamy and announcing the pregnancy of both his wives at the same time.^[16]
• Payal Malik — YouTuber and content creator. She is Armaan Malik's first wife.
• Kritika Malik — YouTuber and content creator. She is Armaan Malik's second wife.
• Neeraj Goyat – Professional boxer and proficient in mixed martial arts. He won the title of "India's Most Promising Boxer" in 2008.^[17]
• Naezy – Rapper. The musical-drama film Gully Boy is partially inspired from his life.^[18]
• Poulomi Das — Model and television actress. She is best known for portraying Purnima in Kartik Purnima and Swarna in Naagin 6.^[19]

Twists

Phones

For the first time in the seventeen-year history of Bigg Boss, housemates are allowed to use phones during this season. Bigg Boss provided each housemate with a smartphone where they can receive messages from Bigg Boss and communicate with other housemates when permitted. However, only the "Baaharwaala" has access to feedback from the outside world.^{[citation needed]}

Baaharwaala

On the premiere day, Anil Kapoor introduced "Baaharwaala" twist. He/she would receive information and feedback from the outside world until being fired to have the power and be replaced. The "Baaharwaala” would possess special powers and be immune from evictions, even if they were nominated. ^{[citation needed]}

Weekly summary

Nominations table

	Week 1			Week 2		Week 3		Week 4		Week 5		Week 6
	Day 3	Day 6	Day 9	Day 10	Day 13							Day	Day 42
Nominees for Captaincy	No Captain
House Captain
Captain's Nominations
Baaharwaala	Sana S		Sai Ketan	Lovekesh
Baaharwaala's Nominations	Neeraj Shivani	Armaan Kritika	Deepak Armaan Sana S (to save)	Kritika (to save) Naezy (to evict)
Vote to:	Evict		Save	Save/Evict									WIN
Armaan	Sai Ketan Sana S	Not Eligible	Not Eligible	Sana M (to save) Vishal (to evict)
Chandrika	Ranvir Sana S	Not Eligible	Not Eligible	Deepak (to save) Munisha (to evict)
Deepak	Munisha Sana S	Munisha Payal	Not Eligible	Sana M (to save) Vishal (to evict)
Kritika	Deepak Naezy	Deepak Sana S	Not Eligible	Armaan (to save)
Lovekesh	Ranvir Sai Ketan	Sai Ketan Sana S	Not Eligible	Baaharwaala
Munisha	Deepak Naezy	Armaan Deepak	Not Eligible	Nominated
Naezy	Lovekesh Shivani	Payal Shivani	Not Eligible	Sai Ketan (to save) Chandrika (to evict)
Poulomi	Ranvir Vishal	Armaan Shivani	Not Eligible	Nominated
Ranvir	Deepak Lovekesh	Lovekesh Vishal	Not Eligible	Sai Ketan (to save) Chandrika (to evict)
Sai Ketan	Sana M Vishal	Lovekesh Sana M	Baaharwaala	Ranvir (to save) Shivani (to evict)
Sana M	Sai Ketan Sana S	Sai Ketan Sana S	Not Eligible	Kritika (to save) Naezy (to evict)
Sana S	Baaharwaala		Not Eligible	Ranvir (to save) Shivani (to evict)
Shivani	Poulomi Sai Ketan	Armaan Poulomi	Not Eligible	Deepak (to save) Munisha (to evict)
Vishal	Poulomi Ranvir	Armaan Sai Ketan	Not Eligible	Armaan (to save)
Payal	Sai Ketan Sana S	Not Eligible	Evicted (Day 9)
Neeraj	Munisha Sana S	Evicted (Day 5)
Notes	1	2, 3	4	5
Against Public Vote	Neeraj Shivani	Armaan Deepak Lovekesh Payal Sai Ketan Sana S Shivani		Chandrika Naezy Munisha Poulomi Shivani Vishal
Ejected	None
Walked
Evicted	Neeraj	Payal

Color keys

  indicates Baaharwaala.

  indicates the House Captain.

  indicates the nominees for house captaincy.

  indicates that the Housemate was safe prior to nominations.

  indicates that the Housemate was directly nominated for eviction before the regular nominations process.

  indicates the winner.

  indicates the first runner-up.

  indicates the second runner-up.

  indicates the third runner-up.

  indicates the fourth runner-up.

  indicates that the contestant has re-entered the house.

  indicates that the contestant walked out of the show.

  indicates that the contestant was ejected from the house.

  indicates that the contestant was evicted.

Nomination notes

• ^1 : On Day 3, each housemate was required to nominate two other housemates for the eviction process. However, Bigg Boss introduced a twist, which meant that only the nominations made by the "Baaharwaala" were accepted and finalized.
• ^2 : On Day 6, Bigg Boss instructed the Baaharwala, Sana S, to choose three housemates who would be exempt from the nomination process. The Bahaarwaala selected Armaan, Payal, and Chandrika, rendering them ineligible to vote in the upcoming eviction proceedings. Following this decision, each housemate was then required to nominate two other contestants for eviction.
• ^3 : On Day 6, Sana S was removed from her role as the Baaharwala, as discreetly announced by Bigg Boss.
• ^4 : On Day 9, Sai Ketan's wish to save Armaan and Deepak from nominations was granted. He was immuned from the nominations but he gave up his power of Baaharwaala to save Sana S from nominations.
• ^5 : On Day 10, Housemates had to nominate in pair with other housemate where they had option of other two housemates among which one they want to save and one they want to nominate for eviction. If they mutually didn't agree on one decision, pair would itself get nominated and both options will be directly saved.

Guest appearances

Reception

The series premiere episode was reviewed by Grace Cyril for Times Now. She wrote, "Once a powerhouse of entertainment, this season seems to have started on dull note. The High-voltage drama fell flat largely, making it a snooze fest."^[20]

Pratidin Time wrote, "While Kapoor exuded his signature suave charm, attempts to engage the audience fell short, perhaps due to peculiar editing choices that diluted the impact, evident in the disjointed laughter track. Even the introduction of the first contestant, the Vada Pav Girl, lacked the anticipated punch."^[21]

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