Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) season 5

Template:Big Brother endgame Bigg Boss 5 was the fifth season of the Indian reality TV show Bigg Boss, which aired on Colors from 2 October 2011 to 7 January 2012 with Sanjay Dutt as the host. Salman Khan hosted the opening, the Diwali special episode and a few eviction episodes along with Sanjay Dutt after which Sanjay took over as the permanent host of the season.
The series was won by soap actress and television presenter Juhi Parmar on 7 January 2012.

During the launch on 2 October, fourteen hand-picked housemates entered the house located in Karjat, a town, about halfway between Mumbai and Pune in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Four additional wild card entries were made during the second, third, fourth and the end of seventh week taking the number of contestants to eighteen. The housemates, considered strangers for each other, spent 98 days (14 weeks) locked out together under the supervision of 55 cameras fitted around the house.
A number of controversies hit the fifth series of the show; it was the first series to feature a landslide majority of female housemates with the ratio being 14 to 1 at the time of the launch. The fifth series is also notorious for its infamous incidents of violence throughout the season leading to removal of popular housemate Pooja Misrra or Day 55. The decision to eject her from the house received much uproar from the audience and in order to pacify this she was later sent in as a houseguest.

Runner-Up, Mahek Chahal returned to compete in Bigg Boss Halla Bol. She became the second housemate to get evicted on Day 17.

Opening

Opening episode was aired on 2 October 2011 presented by Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt. This extravagant introductory episode to the season 5 showcased different features of Bigg Boss house and introduced each of the participant. It also featured Bollywood actors Ajay Devgn for the promo of their upcoming film Rascals and Samir Soni for promoting his new serial Parichay on Colors.

Contestants

Contrary to its previous years formats, this season started with 12 ladies, one transgender, and one man. Three men later entered, one on Day 8, another on Day 15, the third on Day 23 and the fourth on Day 38 as a Houseguest. On Day 49, famous adult entertainer (porn star) Sunny Leone entered the house as a female wild card entry. Another houseguest namely Andrew Symonds entered the house on Day 77. Famous Japanese Sumo wrestler Yamamotoyama entered the house on Day 91.The participants in the order of appearance are:

Female

Male

Transgender

Housemate	Claim to fame and Biography
Shakti Kapoor	The casting couch controversy, best known for his villainous & comic roles in various movies like Satte pe Satta, Raja Babu, Judwaa & many more. Shakti Kapoor was born on 3 September 1958. He has acted in over 700 films, and is best known for playing comic and villainous roles. He was born in Mumbai, grew up in New Delhi and studied in Kirori Mal College. His father used to run a tailoring business in Connaught Place. He won the Filmfare award once, for David Dhawan’s Raja Babu. Also, he is the father of film actress Shraddha Kapoor.
Pooja Bedi	Featured in the much hyped & bold TV ad for Kamasutra condom. Also renowned for playing 'Devika’ in 'Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander' opposite Aamir Khan. Bedi is a former Bollywood actress and television talk show host. She is the daughter of actor Kabir and late Indian Classical dancer Protima Bedi and is herself a mother of two children. She was born in Mumbai and in latter school years, studied at Lawrence School, Sanawar. She made her debut in Jag Mundhra ’s 1991 film, Vishkanya. She has participated in reality shows before, is a columnist with publications and chairs the board of a charitable organization (The Grassroots Foundation) as well.
Shonali Nagrani	A TV anchor. Shonali Nagrani was born on 20 December 1981 in New Delhi. She won the pageant of Miss India International in 2003 and subsequently finished first runner-up of Miss International. Alongside appearances as a model and as a television anchor most notably for the Indian Premier League shows for Sony TV India and ITV, she has appeared in supporting roles in films like Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Dil Bole Hadippa!.
Nihita Biswas	Wife of Charles Sobhraj and claimed that the wedding took place inside a jail in Nepal, though the following day, jail authorities denied the same. Nihita Biswas is 22 years old and allegedly married Charles Sobhraj on 9 October 2008 on the occasion of Bada Dashmi inside the jail premises in Kathmandu where Sobhraj is lodged. Nihita’s mother – Shakuntala Thapa is Sobhraj’s criminal lawyer.
Shraddha Sharma	Indian television actress who has worked in Saarrthi and one more TV serial. Shraddha Sharma is an actress and model and best known for her tumultuous relationship with Ex-Bigg Boss contestant Raja Chaudhary.
Mandeep Bevli	Mandeep Bevli was an anchor with Headlines Today, specializing mostly in entertainment related news. Her firecracker wit and personality make her memorable to all she meets.
Raageshwari	She shot to fame with her portrayal of a naughty Sardaji on BPL Oye. Raageshwari Loomba was born on 25 July 1972 and is a pop singer, actress, model, television anchor and former MTV VJ. She was born in Mumbai to National Award winning musician Trilok Singh Loomba and his wife Veera. She did her schooling from Auxilium Convent High School. She has released many successful music albums and performed at numerous stage shows all over the world. From 2000-2001 she was diagnosed with and overcame Bell’s Palsy (facial paralysis).
Vida Samadzai	Miss Afghanistan 2003. The first Afghan woman to participate in an international beauty pageant Miss Earth 2003 since 1974. Vida Samadzai was born on 22 February 1978, and was Miss Afghanistan 2003, although her title was not officially recognized. Her participation in the Miss Earth beauty pageant in 2003 was condemned by the Afghan Supreme Court, saying such a display of the female body goes against Islamic law and Afghan culture. In particular, traditionalists objected to her appearance in a red bikini during the pageant's press presentation. She was born and raised in a province of Afghanistan, and moved to America in 1996. She speaks five languages fluently.
Mahek Chahal	A Bollywood actress and a Norwegian model. Mahek Chahal was born on 1 February 1979 in Norway. She is of Punjabi-Sikh origin and is an actress and model. She made her Bollywood debut in 2003 with a lead role in the film Nayee Padosan. She has since been featured in a number of music videos and has done major television commercials for brands like Godrej Refrigerator, Fevicol, Bombay Dyeing, Bar One Chocolate, amongst others.
Sonika Kaliraman	Former national wrestler, and 6 month pregnant at the time of entering the show. Sonika Kaliraman is a professional wrestler and daughter of legendary wrestler Padma Shree, Arjuna Award winner Master Chandgi Ram. She is the first woman Bharat Kesari title-holder and 10 times National Wrestling Champion. She married NRI Siddhart Malik in February 2009 and is settled in California, USA. She is six months pregnant. She and her brother Jagdish have emerged among the best wrestlers in the country.
Pooja Misrra	Pooja Missra has been a VJ, talk show anchor and Page 3 socialite. She has previously participated in the reality show The Big Switch on UTV Bindass, where her fiery devil-may-care attitude led to quite a few fights with other participants.
Gulabo Sapera	A well-known singer-dancer from Rajasthan, famous for folk style. Gulabo has a Jazz band with Titi Robin and teaches in Copenhagen, Denmark. She broke age-old traditions when took her culture on-stage at the age of 12, which was heavily promoted by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. She is married to Sohan Nath, whom she converted in to a Kalbelia and has five children
Laxmi Narayan Tripathi	A dancer, dance instructor, and a well-known transgender activist in India. Laxmi Narayan Tripathi is a 32-year-old transgender activist of international repute. She holds the distinction of being the only Hijra in the UN’s Civil Society Task Force on HIV/AIDS. She also works for the community through her campaign group ‘Astitva’.
Juhi Parmar	A TV personality and a versatile anchor, actress, television Presenter, singer and dancer. Juhi Parmar was born on 14 December 1980 in Ujjain to Devendra and Hemlata Parmar. She grew up in Jaipur, Rajasthan where she won the Miss Rajasthan title in 1999 and has been a TV personality, anchor, actress, Television Presenter, singer and dancer. She is married to television personality and businessman Sachin Shroff.

Wild Card entrants

Housemate	Claim to fame and Biography
Amar Upadhyay	Indian model, film and television actor. The role which gave Amar his major breakthrough and is well known for is of Mihir Virani from the popular serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi on Star Plus channel. He enters the house on Day 8 as the second male contestant.
Siddharth Bhardwaj	Winner of MTV Splitsvilla along with Sakshi Pradhan. Siddharth is a VJ on MTV India. He is a part of Mtv Stripped,Gone in 60 Seconds,One short plot and Wassupri8 and Roadies 8.0. He entered the house on Day 15 as the third male contestant.
Akashdeep Saighal alias "Sky"	'Serial' Bad Boy who played Amar Upadhyay’s son in "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi" .Akash shot to fame as the runner up of the Gladrags Manhunt contest in 1997. He is most popular for his role on the popular serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi on Star Plus. He is also a reality TV veteran of sorts, having participated in popular shows like Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao. Through these shows, he created an image of himself as an angry young man
Sunny Leone	Sunny Leone, whose real name is Karenjit Kaur Vohra is an Indo-Canadian pornographic actress, businesswoman and model. She was named Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2003 and was a contract star for Vivid Entertainment. Named by Maxim as one of the 12 top porn stars in 2010, she has also played roles in independent mainstream films and television shows.

Guest entrants

Name	Claim to fame and Biography
Swami Agnivesh	Agnivesh (born 21 September 1939) is an Indian social worker, self-titled Arya Samaj scholar, and a Hindu social activist. He is best known for his work against bonded labour through the Bonded Labour Liberation Front, which he founded in 1981. Agnivesh also founded and become president of the World Council of Arya Samaj, which he describes as an associate of the original Arya Samaj, and served as the chairperson of the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery from 2001 to 2004
Andrew Symonds	Andrew Symonds (born 9 June 1975, Birmingham, England) is a former Australian cricket team all-rounder. A two-time World Cup winner, Symonds is a right-handed middle order batsman and alternates between medium pace and off-spin bowling. Since mid-2008, he spent most of the time out of the team, due to disciplinary reasons, including alcohol. In June 2009 he was sent home from the 2009 World Twenty20, his third suspension, expulsion or exclusion from selection in the space of a year. His central contract was then withdrawn, and many cricket analysts have speculated that the Australian administrators will no longer tolerate him, and that Symonds may announce his retirement.
Yamamotoyama	Yamamotoyama Ryūta (born 8 May 1984 as Yamamoto Ryūichi) is a former sumo wrestler from the city of Saitama in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Making his professional debut in January 2007, he reached the top makuuchi division in January 2009. His highest rank was maegashira 9. At 265 kg (580 lb), he is the heaviest Japanese-born sumo wrestler ever. In April 2011 he was told to retire by the Japan Sumo Association after he and several other wrestlers were found to be involved in match-fixing.

Guest appearances

Host Sanjay Dutt with Canadian pornstar Sunny Leone after her eviction from the house

• On 29 October 2011, Bollywood Actor Ranbir Kapoor and Singer Mohit Chauhan made an appearance on Aapka Farmaan to promote their upcoming movie Rockstar. Later, Ranbir also entered the house to announce that Pooja Bedi was safe from eviction.

• On Day 38, Swami Agnivesh entered the house as a guest. He was told to act as if he was a contestant on the show.

• On 19 November 2011, Bollywood Actors Akshay Kumar and John Abraham made an appearance on Aapka Farmaan to promote their upcoming movie Desi Boyz. Later, the duo also entered the house to spend some time with the housemates.

• On 26 November 2011, actress Vidya Balan and actors Tushar Kapoor and Emran Hashmi made an appearance on Aapka Farmaan to promote their upcoming movie The Dirty Picture. Later, Vidya also entered the house to spend some time with the housemates and present the infamous red Saari to Sunny Leone as a present from her.

• On 1 December 2011, Indian film Director and Producer Mahesh Bhatt entered the house for a couple of hours to present a contract deal to Sunny Leone to cast her as the lead actress in Pooja Bhatt's upcoming sequel of the film Jism.

• On 3 December 2011, actress Anushka Sharma and actor Ranveer Singh made an appearance on Aapka Farmaan to promote their upcoming movie Ladies vs Ricky Bahl. Later, Ranveer also entered the house to spend some time with the housemates.

• On Day 67, Andrew Symonds entered the house as a guest. Later Pooja Misrra was also sent in on the same day to act as his translator. Both of them stayed in the house for a period of eleven days.

• On 12 December 2011, housemates' Friends/Family entered the house for a short visit to meet their loved ones. These guests included Anuradha Sharma (Siddharth's mother), Sachin Shroff (Juhi's husband), Madhu Bhatia (Akashdeep's sister), Hetal Upadhyay (Amar's wife) and Shiraz Chukkraborty (Shonali's boyfriend).

• On 31 December (Semi-Finals), Bollywood Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh and Bollywood Actress Sonam Kapoor made an appearance on Aapka Farmaan to promote their movie Players.

• On 7 January (Grand Finale), Bollywood Actor Imran Khan and Producer/Director Karan Johar made an appearance on the finale to promote their upcoming movie Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu. The finale also featured solo dance performances from Malaika Arora Khan, Rakhi Sawant, Pooja Misrra, Sunny Leone and Shakti Kapoor.

Weekly tasks

Task No.	Date given	Description	Result
1	4 October 2011 (Day 02)	Pahiya Ghumao Kismat Chamkao The task involves contestants teaming up for the rest of the week to fulfill the objective and earn points that will help determine their budgeting and rationing for the coming week. The task involves them riding a rickshaw and taking it to different cities that are marked on a map that is provided to the contestants. The contestants will then perform an act based on the peculiarities of the city that they have reached. In between the performances, at all times i.e. 24x7, someone will have to lead the rickshaw and keep pedaling so that the street lamp placed beside the cycle rickshaw remains lit. (100% bet of weekly luxury budget)	Passed
2	10 October 2011 (Day 7)	Jiska Kaam Usi Ko Saanjhay All the contestants were allotted some official household duties. Juhi was made the PR of Bigg Boss and it is her duty to keep a track of everyone's performance. Gulabo was the head cook and had two kitchen assistants to help her. Shakti and Vida were in charge of security. Amar, Shonali and Raageshwari became the washroom attendants. Mahek and Shraddha were supposed to clean the house and the garden area. Pooja Bedi and Pooja Mishra formed the dishwashing team. (0% bet of the weekly luxury budget)	Failed
3	18 October 2011 (Day 16)	Mai Chotta Sa Nanha Sa Bachcha Hu All the contestants were allotted a role of a parent or a child. A Parent will have to take care of their respective child. Amar, Pooja M, Laxmi, Shonali, Vida and Mahek were given the role of parents whereas Shakti, as applauded on her outstanding performance during the task, however, Siddharth, Pooja Misrra and Shraddha displayed inconsistent performances. As a result their luxury budget points (200 pts. from each) were cut. Shakti and Shonali were also told of their irregular roles in the task and hence 100 pts from both were not allotted. The housemates, overall, managed to grab 1800 points out of 2600. (70% bet of the weekly luxury budget)	Passed
4	25 October 2011 (Day 23)	Diya Jalay Tou Diwali Nahi Jalay Tou Diwala To celebrate Diwali, the contestants were split into teams of two and asked to make candles (Diyaas). The team that will achieve the target of making 500 candles first, will be declared winner of the task. The housemates have to make 2000 diyas in one week. They have been provided a machine for the same. They were given a demonstration on the procedure of using the machine. Only one housemate can make diyaas on the machine at a time. The diyaas can be shaped from the wet clay even manually. Team 1 : Amar, Pooja B., Shonali, Shakti, Vida, Juhi. Team 2 : Siddharth, Laxmi, Pooja M., Shraddha, Mandeep and Akaashdeep. (??% bet of the weekly luxury budget)	Passed
5	1 November 2011 (Day 30)	Lambee Hai Dooree, Chadhhna Zarooree Bigg Boss house was converted to an army camp where the housemates were trainees and Mandeep was made the Drill instructor. The task is associated with Wall climbing and a crash obstacle course was set up for the housemates. Housemates had to cover 12000 ft hiking on a 20 feet wall created in the Activity area inside the house. Housemates are also instructed to wear Boot Camp uniforms as a part of the task. Bigg Boss announced that housemates have failed to accomplish the task due to the in-cooperative behavior of Mandeep as Colonel. Siddharth also inhibited irrelevant traits as opposed to the task i.e. Sleeping. Bigg Boss also stated that the only people who tried to do justice to the weekly task were Pooja B. and Amar. (0% bet of the weekly luxury budget)	Failed
6	8 November 2011 (Day 37)	Shraddha Ki Riyaasat Shraddha will be treated as a queen and the rest will be her attendants. They've to call her Rajkumari. Every morning when Shraddha wakes up two of the housemates have to come to her and take her blessings. All her orders are essential to be acted upon otherwise the housemates might be locked into the jail as punishment. Every night all housemates have to line up to her room and praise her one by one. Sky was praised on performing the task with consistency, however, Shraddha was detested by the Bigg Boss due to her incorrect role play as the Queen. Bigg Boss rewarded 2200 points to the housemates. (100% bet of the weekly luxury budget)	Passed
			Team Amar	Team Sky
7	15 November 2011 (Day 44)	Raajneeti Housemates formed two teams - Team Amar and Team Sky. Pooja M., Pooja B.,Shraddha and Mahek under the leadership of Amar formed a team namely No Jhagra No bayhes, We are Shanti in Progress. On the other hand Juhi, Siddharth, Vida and Shonali joined Akashdeep's team Band Mutthi Haath ki. According to the phone call from Bigg Boss, which Akashdeep (Sky) attended, Shonali was told to form alliance with Amar's team. On Day 47, Amar's team with the majority of votes won the election with the vote count 6 - 4. As a result Amar was rewarded by being made the captain of the house for the coming week and his team granted full luxury budget.	Passed	Failed
8	22 November 2011 (Day 51)	Haseena Teri Misaal Kahan Boys are made mentors and have to form three teams. Amar selects Juhi, Shonali and Shraddha. Sky chooses Pooja M. and Pooja B. and Siddharth chose Mahek and Sunny. Girls referred as "Beauties" are given titles and have to wear sashes with their title label on it for the whole week. Bigg Boss granted 1500 points to the housemates. Titles allotted as per the Task Beauty Miss Meethi chhuri Pooja Bedi Miss Namkeen Sunny Leone Miss Patakha Shraddha Sharma Miss Hasmukh Pooja Misrra Miss Mirchi Shonali Nagrani Miss Chikni chupri Mahek Chahal Miss Nakhrail Juhi Parmar   Team Amar   Team Sky   Team Siddharth	Passed
9	30 November 2011 (Day 58)	Vodafone 1 2 3 The task involves housemates to play various roles such as astrologer, match-making, chef, sports commentator and spicy gossip reporter by dialling 123 on the Vodafone Applet stored inside the house. (100% bet of weekly luxury budget)	Passed
			Jailors	Convicts
10	7 December 2011 (Day 65)	Jailor Ki Jay Jay Kaydi Ki Haye Haye Bigg Boss has turned the house into a jail. All the contestants have been provided appropriate costumes for the task. The criminals are supposed to sleep in the new jail created in the garden area. One of the jailers has to awake and keep an eye on the prisoners. The prisoners have been asked to steal an envelope from jailer's cupboard, and the jailers are supposed to stop them. Jailors Convicts Juhi Parmar Mahek Chahal Shonali Nagrani Sunny Leone Siddharth Bhardwaj Amar Upadhyay Akashdeep Saighal	Passed	Failed
11	12 December 2011 (Day 72)	Hookumat-e-Symonds As a part of their weekly task, housemates have to please and fulfill Andrew Symonds's wishes. Part 1 Housemates Role Played Andrew Symonds King Sunny Leone Personal Advisor Juhi Parmar Servants Shonali Nagrani Pooja Misrra Siddharth Bhardwaj Soldiers Amar Upadhyay Akashdeep Saighal Part 2 Housemates Character Andrew Symonds Gabbar Sunny Leone Kabeli Dancer Juhi Parmar Kaaliya Shonali Nagrani Saamba Pooja Misrra Basantii Siddharth Bhardwaj Thaakur Amar Upadhyay Veeru Akashdeep Saighal Jayy Bigg Boss rewarded 1600 points to the housemates. (100% of the weekly luxury budget)	Passed
12	20 December 2011 (Day 79)	Dhinchak Dhinchak Dhinchak Dhin Housemates were told to dance on solo and group on songs on a round platform in front of the pool facing the camera. Each housemate was given a specific song according to the theme which changed daily. Day Theme 1 Regional 2 Adlaa Badlii 3 Tarak Bharak Nazaray	Passed
13	27 December 2011 (Day 86)	Paatshaala Ka Bol Baala The House was turned into a school and housemates students. Desks and a blackboard were placed in the garden area. Uniforms were provided and Juhi was made the headmistress. Other housemates were to take turns in acting as teachers for the subjects allocated. Occasionally Quiz competitions took place as a part of the class.	Passed
14	3 January 2012 (Day 93)	Kamaal Kursi Ka Housemates were provided a Royal Chair which was placed in the garden area near the pool. The housemate who sits on the chair is made the King/Queen of the house and all other inmates his/her servants. If for any particular reason the housemate leaves the chair, anyone else can claim possession of it and the rule of the latter will begin with the rule of the preceder coming to an end. The housemate with the most favorable rule is awarded by the Bigg Boss. However, due to consistent breaking of rules by Mahek and Siddharth and their unsuccessful rule on their temporary kingdoms the task was cancelled and Bigg Boss decided to deprive both of them of any awards promised.	Cancelled
	4 January 2012 (Day 94)	Lollipop Se Karo Talk Housemates were provided lollipop stands, each with a photo of an evicted housemate. The stands were placed in the garden area. Each housemate had to equip at least one lollipop stand and impersonate the housemate whose photo is depicted on it and talk through it to other housemates.	Passed

Voting History

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Final Week 14		Nominations received
Nominated for Captaincy			Mandeep, Amar	Pooja B., Shonali		Pooja M., Shraddha			Mahek, Pooja M.	Juhi, Sunny	Mahek, Amar Siddharth	Post Abolished as Punishment
House Captain	Shakti	Shakti	Mandeep	Shonali	Shonali	Shraddha	Akashdeep	Amar	Pooja M. Mahek	Juhi	Mahek Siddharth
Captain's Nomination	Laxmi, Gulabo, Pooja M., Nihita	Mandeep to save	Mahek	Mahek	Pooja M.	Akashdeep	Shraddha, Pooja M., Vida, Shonali	Pooja B.	Akashdeep	Refused to vote
Housemates voted to:	Evict									Save		Evict
Juhi	Pooja M., Nihita	Pooja M., Gulabo	Amar, Laxmi	Shraddha, Mandeep	Amar, Mandeep	Pooja M., Mahek	Not eligible	Mahek, Pooja M.	Not eligible	Captain	Amar, Shonali	Siddharth, Amar	No nominations	Winner (Day 98)		11 + 1
Mahek	Pooja M., Gulabo	Pooja M., Gulabo	Shonali, Juhi	Shakti, Pooja B.	Shraddha, Mandeep	Pooja M., Shonali	Not eligible	Shonali, Siddharth	Captain	Akashdeep, Sunny	Evicted (Day 70)		No nominations	Runner-Up (Day 98)		21 + 2 + 1
Siddharth	Not in house		Exempt	Shraddha, Pooja M.	Amar, Mahek	Mahek, Amar	Not eligible	Shraddha, Mahek	Shraddha, Sunny	Mahek, Sunny	Akashdeep, Amar	Sunny, Juhi	No nominations	Third Place (Day 98)		7 + 1
Akashdeep Sky	Not in house			Exempt	Amar, Mahek	Laxmi, Mahek	Captain	Pooja M., Mahek	Refused to Vote	Sunny, Amar	Amar, Shonali	Siddharth, Amar	No nominations	Fourth Place (Day 98)		1 + 2 + 4 + 1
Amar	Not in house	Exempt	Juhi, Shonali	Pooja B., Shakti	Mandeep, Siddharth	Pooja M., Pooja B.	Not eligible	Captain	Shraddha, Sunny	Sunny, Akahsdeep	Shonali, Juhi	Sunny, Juhi	No nominations	Fifth Place (Day 98)		13 + 1 + 1 + 4
Sunny	Not in house							Exempt	Not eligible	Akashdeep, Shonali	Not eligible	Siddharth, Amar	No nominations	Evicted (Day 91)		4 + 5 + 1
Shonali	Pooja M., Gulabo	Pooja M., Shraddha	Mahek, Amar	Captain	Captain	Mahek, Laxmi	Not eligible	Pooja M., Mahek	Not eligible	Sunny, Akashdeep	Sunny, Amar	Evicted (Day 77)				9 + 1+ 1 + 3
Shraddha	Laxmi, Nihita	Pooja M., Mandeep	Laxmi, Shonali	Pooja B., Juhi	Mandeep, Mahek	Captain	Not eligible	Juhi, Siddharth	Not eligible	Evicted (Day 63)						11 + 1 + 1
Pooja B.	Pooja M., Nihita	Pooja M., Shraddha	Amar, Mahek	Pooja M., Shraddha	Amar, Mandeep	Mahek, Pooja M.	Not eligible	Mahek, Shonali	Juhi to save	Evicted (Day 56)						11 + 1
Pooja M.	Not eligible	Pooja B., Mahek	Pooja B., Mahek	Shakti, Pooja B.	Akashdeep, Mahek	Mahek, Laxmi	Not eligible	Siddharth, Mahek	Ejected (Day 55)							31 + 3 + 1
Vida	Pooja M., Gulabo	Pooja M., Mandeep	Amar, Shraddha	Pooja M., Shraddha	Pooja M., Shraddha	Pooja M., Pooja B.	Not eligible	Shraddha, Siddharth	Evicted (Day 49)							1
Laxmi	Not eligible	Pooja M., Gulabo	Shonali, Juhi	Shakti, Pooja B.	Mandeep, Pooja M.	Pooja M., Shonali	Mahek to save	Evicted (Day 42)								7 + 1
Mandeep	Laxmi, Pooja M.	Laxmi, Juhi	Captain	Pooja B., Juhi	Amar, Mahek	Siddharth to save	Evicted (Day 35)									11
Shakti	Captain	Captain	Mahek, Juhi	Pooja B., Juhi	Pooja M., Amar	Evicted (Day 28)										4
Raageshwari	Pooja M., Nihita	Pooja M., Mandeep	Amar, Mahek	Evicted (Day 21)												0
Gulabo	Not eligible	Pooja M., Mandeep	Evicted (Day 14)													5 + 1
Sonika	Pooja M., Nihita	Ejected (Day 8)														0
Nihita	Not eligible	Evicted (Day 7)														4 + 1
Nomination notes	[1]	[2]	[3]	[4]	[5]	[6]	[7]	[8]	[9]	[10]	[11]	[12]	[13]	[14]
Against public vote	Nihita, Pooja M.	Gulabo, Mandeep Pooja M.	Amar, Juhi, Mahek, Pooja M., Raageshwari, Shonali	Mahek, Pooja B., Shakti, Shraddha	Amar, Mahek, Mandeep, Pooja M.	Akashdeep, Laxmi, Mahek, Pooja M.	Pooja M., Shonali, Shraddha, Vida	Akashdeep, Mahek, Pooja B., Siddharth	Akashdeep, Shraddha, Sunny	Amar, Mahek, Siddharth, Shonali	Amar, Shonali	Amar, Juhi, Siddharth, Sunny	Akashdeep, Amar, Juhi, Mahek, Siddharth, Sunny	Akashdeep, Amar, Juhi, Mahek, Siddharth
Returned	none											Mahek	none
Ejected	none	Sonika	none					Pooja M.	none
Evicted	Nihita	Gulabo	Raageshwari	Shakti	Mandeep	Laxmi	Vida	Pooja B.	Shraddha	Mahek	Shonali	No Eviction	Sunny	Amar	Akashdeep
														Siddharth	Mahek
														Juhi

  Automatic nomination (due to violation(s) committed, failure of task or direct nomination by House Captain)

  Granted immunity (due to being chosen by an evictee while exiting, by housemates or House Captain)

  Fake nomination.

Red numbers indicate nominations from Evictees

Green numbers indicate nominations from House Captains

Pink numbers indicate nominations from Housemates to save from Eviction

Blue numbers indicate nominations from Housemates' Family/Friends who visited the house to meet their loved ones.

• ^1 Shakti as captain was asked to appoint four names from the remaining housemates who would be Up for Nomination. As a result of being chosen Laxmi, Gulabo, Nihita and Pooja M. were exempt from nominating for this week, however, the remaining 9 housemates were allowed to cast their votes. Remaining housemates nominated Pooja M. and Nihita.
• ^2 Housemates nominated Pooja M., Gulabo and Mandeep however, according to the power given to Shakti as captain, he was able to save a nominated housemate from eviction. Shakti chose Mandeep.
• ^3 Pooja M. and Raageshwari were nominated by Bigg Boss as a punishment. Housemates were unable to cast their nominations against them. Mandeep as captain nominated Mahek directly placing her against public vote. Remaining housemates nominated Amar, Juhi and Shonali.
• ^4 Shonali was safe as captain, Housemates were unable to cast their nominations against her. Shonali nominated Mahek directly placing her against public vote. Remaining housemates nominated Shakti, Shraddha and Pooja B.

• ^5 Shonali was safe for another week as captain, Housemates were unable to cast their nominations against her. Shonali nominated Pooja M. directly placing her against public vote. Remaining housemates nominated Mahek, Mandeep and Amar
• ^6 Shraddha was safe as captain and Siddharth was immune from nominations because Mandeep took his name when Bigg Boss asked her to save one housemate from eviction on Week 6 while she was leaving the house. Housemates were unable to cast their nominations against them. Shraddha nominated Akashdeep directly placing him against public vote. Remaining housemates nominated Pooja M., Mahek and Laxmi.
• ^7 Akashdeep was safe as captain and Mahek was immune from nominations because Laxmi took her name when Bigg Boss asked her to save one housemate from eviction on Week 7 while she was leaving the house. Hence,they were immune from Nomination. Akashdeep, taking assistance from Siddharth nominated Shraddha, Pooja M., Vida and Shonali directly placing them against public vote.
• ^8 Amar was safe as captain and nominated Pooja B. directly placing her against public vote. Akashdeep was nominated for eviction by the Bigg Boss as a result of losing the weekly task. Sunny was exempt from nomination. Remaining housemates nominated Mahek and Siddharth.
• ^9 Mahek was made the captain after Pooja M. (the reigning captain was ejected) and,hence, was safe for nominations. She nominated Akashdeep directly placing him against public vote. Akashdeep, Siddharth and Amar were called in the confession room to decide two names to directly place against the public vote. The trio came up with Shraddha and Sunny.
• ^10 Instead of nominating two housemates to place against the public vote, Bigg Boss asked the housemates to give two names whom they would save from eviction. Housemates saved Akashdeep and Sunny. Contrary to the result, the remaining housemates were put up for eviction.
• ^11 Before leaving the Family/Friends of the housemates, who came for a short visit to meet their loved ones, were asked to nominate two names for eviction excluding Pooja M., Siddharth and Andrew. Hence, Amar and Shonali got nominated.
• ^12 Captain's post was abolished by the Bigg Boss as punishment. Housemates nominated Amar, Siddharth, Juhi and Sunny. Voting lines were closed for the week, however, housemates were unaware of this. Mahek returned to the house via "Wildcard Voting Contest".
• ^13 Housemates weren't asked to give names to nominate for eviction. Bigg Boss nominated all housemates to give each an equal chance to secure their position in the final week.
• ^14 During the final week the public voted for who they wanted to win.

Controversies

• Earlier, contestant Mandeep Bevli had asked Nihita Biswas whether she had sex with Charles Sobhraj. Nihita was sure of facing trouble in answering questions about her marriage, but she had not expected the quires about her sex life. Talking to reporters, Nihita said, "I am not used to such questions and they should have exercised some restraint." Nihita Biswas added, "But I must mention that Mandeep apologised later. She came up to me and said she shouldn't have asked me such a question on a public platform. She wasn't the kind of person I thought she was. She is, in fact, one of the nicest inside the house."

• On Day 12, Pooja Misrra showed a clear sense of fury by kicking a dustbin and breaking kitchen stuff grabbing a lot of public attention. T

• Siddharth Bhardwaj and Shonali Nagrani were seen romancing each other in Bigg Boss 5 house. Episode aired on 26 October 2011 of Bigg Boss 5 caught Siddharth consoling and hugging Shonali and kissing her hand. Shonali, on her part seemed to reciprocate his affection. When celebrity publicist Dale Bhagwagar was asked if the two were doing it for publicity and to increase TRP, Dale said that all of the Bigg Boss 5 contestants are aware that they are wearing mics and are surrounded by cameras 24x7. Dale Bhagawar added, "They have all gone on the show with personal agendas and roles to portray. They have all gone on it to play and win." Media and the audiences also considered this to be a vague TRP stunt.

• During the show, Contestant Vida Samadzai accused Pooja Misrra of stealing her waist band. Misrra vehemently denied the accusation saying she had picked up the ornament by mistake thinking it to be hers. Misrra said she owned a similar one but Vida refused to believe her. The conversation turned into an ugly spat with house captain Shonali Nagrani called in to intervene. Vida, also, accused Misrra of calling her a Whore which she assumed after unclearly hearing Pooja M. say To the core. Sanjay Dutt, on the eviction night, warned Vida not to make such vague assumptions and hurl pointless accusations on others.

• On Week 7's eviction night "Aapka Farmaan", Salman Khan strictly warned Siddharth for his shameful behavior with Mahek Chahal and Pooja Misrra. Salman Khan asked Siddharth to have control over his tongue and actions. Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt severely criticized Siddharth’s foul language, character assassination and cheap actions behind Mahek and Pooja M. bringing him to tears. Even John Abraham asked Siddharth to take care of his behavior towards ladies inside the house. On hearing all these, Siddharth apologized and started crying on national television. Salman and Sanjay also questioned Akashdeep for not stopping Siddharth when he was displaying such disrespectful acts of manners.

• On Day 55, Pooja Misrra exhibited an act of violence when she pushed Siddharth. Following this, Siddharth went on in front of the cameras appealing to the Bigg Boss to eject Pooja otherwise he'll walk out of the competition by climbing the walls of the house. As a result, Bigg Boss ejected Pooja M. the very instance. Former contestants of this season of the show have expressed relief. Afghan beauty Vida Samadzai, who got evicted last week, says, "It is great. I am very happy that Pooja is out of the house. It was about time this happened. She is a mean person and a big drama queen." Samadzai however adds, "I hope she learns a lesson from this and becomes a better human being." Singer Raageshwari Loomba, who left the house a month earlier, says, "Though I don’t follow the show anymore, I know there have been negative attacks on her. Her behaviour in the house may be because of the unnatural setting of the show that drives a person to the edge. I only hope this helps her positively."

• Sunny Leone managed to create much hype with her Bigg Boss stint, but her presence in the show did not go down well with The Indian Artistes and Actors Forum (IAAF), reports Headlines Today. IAAF requested I&B Minister Ambika Soni to take action against Colors for indirectly encouraging and promoting pornography in India via the introduction of an adult entertainer, as per the channel. According to a report published in a daily, Sunny Leone has become the most searched adult celebrity on web and it's becoming difficult to keep the children away from accessing her explicit videos and pictures. "As far as this particular complaint... I haven't heard about it... Of course these complaints come up from time to time over content issues of different channels across the television," Ambika Soni told Headlines Today. Apart from the accusations on her, Sunny became the most searched Indian celebrity on Google beating Bollywood sensations Katrina Kaif, Aishwariya Rai and Kareena Kapoor.

• Many evicted housemates which include Pooja Bedi, Shraddha Sharma, Raageshwari, Shakti kapoor, Pooja Misrra and Vida Samadzai accused Salman Khan for favoring housemate Mahek Chahal for being partial towards her. Their claims were,later, rejected by the actor himself after Mahek got evicted on 11 December 2011.

• Unlike the international versions of Big Brother, in Bigg Boss, the hosts are seen to be intimidating contestants on the show for their conduct and are often witnessed interfering in almost everything exhibiting a partial stance towards few. On the Opening of the season Salman and Sanjay ridiculed Shakti Kapoor after he entered the house saying, "Bigg Boss ko maanna padega! Shakti Kapoor jaise logon ko apne ghar bulaya, hum toh kabhi na bulayen!". Shakti was hurt by these remarks and demanded an apology from Salman, however, was never reached by either Khan or Dutt. Later, Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt also lashed out at Siddharth Bhardwaj for being too unmannerly with Mahek Chahal and Pooja Misrra and the same continued with other housemates few weeks later when Salman Khan went inside the house on 17 December 2011 and severely scolded contestants for their behaviour. On 24 December 2011, Sanjay Dutt displayed infurious attitude towards Juhi Parmar, Akashdeep Saigal and Sunny Leone for bringing out a problem that concerned them regarding Amar Upadhyay's indecent moves on female housemates. Evicted housemate Pooja Bedi after watching the episode, in fury, claimed,"It's clear Salman went in there to demoralise, confuse, hurt and lie to Sky. Any guesses as to why he would misuse his position to do so? Salman previously had threatened Sid, and said, he would kick his arse. Hosts cannot intimidate contestants! Wrong. if contestants are bad, they get nominated and if public dislikes them, they get eliminated. That's reality TV, not hosts threatening, if Salman can get aggressive with contestants, why is he upset they do so with each other?" The hosts are also seen to be very manipulative throughout the season. From altering the results to controlling appearances of celebrities, all was witnessed to be formatted by co-host Salman Khan. Due to the remarks made by Pooja Bedi on Salman's interference with the results and favoritism towards Mahek Chahal, Pooja was banned from attending the season finale to be held on 7 January 2012. The actress was humiliated on this last minute change and expressed, "So what if I disagree with a host and don't like a contestant! Is that reason for Channel not to have me at finale?" Pooja Bedi further stressed, "Have asked channel to state reason I cannot be there at finale to cheer my friends on! Also, till yesterday I was to do a medley! What changed?" Bollywood Actor Hrithik Roshan was also refused entry in the finale. Hrithik was supposed to promote his upcoming release Agneepath on the grand finale of the TV show. Sanjay Dutt, the main villain of the film, being a part of the show should have helped the marketing initiative. However, Salman has put his foot down. Khan has now asked Imran Khan to promote Karan Johar's next production Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu on the grand finale. Later, Pooja Misrra and Shakti Kapoor also fell targets. They also were banned from attending the finale because of speaking against Khan in the media. Pooja Misrra was later asked to attend the finale.

Ratings, Reception and Viewership

• According to data available with aMap, a television viewership monitoring agency, the opening episode of Bigg Boss 5 on Colors got a rating of 4.3. Season 4 had an average rating of 3.6. Season 3 had average rating of 2.43 while Bigg Boss 2 and Bigg Boss 1 had average ratings of 2.03 and 1.96 .

• After Pooja Misrra's unexpected exit Bigg boss 5 started to lose its sky scraping viewership in less than a week. In India, many fans who were supporters of the newly renowned Pooja M., who was mercilessly bullied throughout the show, stopped watching since she was shown the doors. Many others stopped watching because of Sky and Siddharth's indecent display of manners towards the female inhabitants and also due to the continuous favoritism by the Bigg Boss who had always showed a lenient attitude towards the male contestants. As a result, Bigg Boss 5 got a marked decline in its TRP ratings which fell drastically after the Aapka Farmaan episode aired on 26 November 2011. According to some TRP sites BB5 had reached 0.69 at one point. The Undekha Act was not in top 100.

External links

• Official Website of Bigg Boss Season 5
• Video - Fight between Shonali and Pooja M.
• Video - Fight between Laxmi and Pooja M.
• Video - Fight between Vida and Pooja M.
• Video - Fight between Siddharth and Pooja M.