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Bigg Boss 19 to Launch With Politically Driven Format and Pre-Premiere OTT Episode

Contestants will divide into ruling versus opposition camps under a weekly-elected sarkaar

Overview

  • A special “Agni Pariksha” preview will stream exclusively on JioHotstar at 9 pm on August 23 ahead of the 9 pm digital and 10:30 pm TV premiere on August 24.
  • This record-length 5.5-month season grants housemates governance powers under the ‘gharwalo ki sarkar’ theme, shifting eviction and task decisions to contestants.
  • Fifteen initial entrants will compete for just 15 individual beds while three wild-card participants join later to intensify resource battles.
  • Weekly sarkaar elections will see ruling versus opposition teams nominate and vote for a leader who assigns roles such as kitchen or bedroom minister.
  • Rapper Raftaar has been approached by makers and is reportedly in talks to join the cast alongside confirmed TV personalities and influencers.