Bigg Boss is one of the most popular and controversial Indian reality shows of all time. Another year, another season of inching close to finale. As Bigg Boss 17 will announce the finalist tomorrow and we will witness who among Ankita Lokhande, Munawar Faruqui, Mannara Chopra, Abhishek Kumar and Arun Mashettey will lift the trophy. Ahead of the grand finale night, let’s have a look at the winners of previous seasons of Bigg Boss.
Bigg Boss season 1 to 16 winners
Rahul Roy – Season 1
Rahul Roy was the first winner of the season of the popular reality show Bigg Boss. The Aashiqui fame actor won a prize money of Rs. 1 crore.
Rahul Roy
Ashutosh Kaushik – Season 2
The second season of was aired in 2008. Ashutosh Kaushik lifted the trophy and won the prize money of Rs 1 crore.
Ashutosh Kaushik
Vindu Dara Singh – season 3
Vindu Dara Singh, who is a prominent name in the Bollywood industry has appeared in many films including ‘Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya’, ‘Partner’, ‘Housefull’ and was the winner of Bigg Boss 3 defeating Pravessh Rana.
Vindu Dara Singh
Shweta Tiwari- Season 4
A popular soap opera face, Shweta Tiwari won Bigg Boss 4 in 2011 with prize money of Rs 1 Crore.
Shweta Tiwari Bigg Boss 4 winner
Juhi Parmar- Season 5
Best known for her role in ‘Kumkum-Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan’, Juhi was announced as the winner of Bigg Boss 5 in 2012.
Juhi Parmar Bigg Boss 5 winner
Urvashi Dholakia – Season 6
Best known for her role as ‘Komolika’ in Kasautii Zindagi Kay, the actress defeated Imam Siddique and took home Rs 50 Lakhs.
Urvashi Dholakia
Gauahar Khan – Season 7
Gauahar Khan became an instant favorite in the 7th season of Bigg Boss and her relationship with former flame Kushal Tandon kept her in the headlines. She emerged as the winner of the season.
Gautam Gulati – Season 8
Gautam Gulati won the eighth season of Bigg Boss in the year 2015. He won the cash prize of Rs. 50 lakh on the show.
Gautam Gulati
Prince Narula – Season 9
The king of reality shows, Prince Narula lifted the trophy of Bigg Boss 9. He also met the love of his life Yuvika Chaudhary on the show, and the couple tied the knot in 2018. Prince won a prize money of Rs. 50 lakh.
Manveer Gurjar- Season 10
Manveer Gurjar, the first non-celebrity to win Bigg Boss, got a cheque for ₹50 lakh as he was announced the winner. He beat Bani J to take home the trophy.
Manveer gurjar
Shilpa Shinde – Season 11
Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai fame Shilpa Shinde emerged as the winner of Bigg Boss 11. The actress won Rs. 50 lakh on the reality show.
Shilpa Shinde
Dipika Kakar- Season 12
Television star Dipika Kakar became the Bigg Boss 12 winner and won ₹30 lakh.
Bigg Boss 12 winner Dipika Kakar
Sidharth Shukla – Season 13
Late actor Sidharth Shukla, who died in September 2023 of a suspected heart attack, won ₹40 lakh along with the trophy.
Rubina Dilaik- Season 14
Television star Rubina Dilaik won ₹36 lakh on Bigg Boss 14. Her prize money was reduced from the original ₹50 lakh as her co-contestant Rakhi Sawant opted to leave the race for the trophy with ₹14 lakh.
Tejasswi Prakash-Season 15
Tejasswi Prakash became the winner of Bigg Boss 15 beating Pratik Sehajpal. The actress also found her love on the show and is currently in a relationship with actor Karan Kundrra.
Rapper MC Stan – Season 16
Popular rapper MC Stan was declared the winner of the reality TV show Bigg Boss 16. Shiv Thakare was named show’s runner-up by host Salman Khan, followed by Priyanka Chahar Choudhary. After emerging as the winner, Stan received a car and prize money totalling Rs 31.80 lakh.
Bigg Boss 16 winner MC stan
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