BIG BOSS 5 - Introduction

Big Boss 5 is hosted by Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan. The housemates of Big Boss 5 are :

1. Shakti Kapoor - is an Indian Bollywood actor. He is notably known for playing comic and villainous roles.
2. Pooja Bedi - is a former Bollywood actress and currently a television talk show host. She is the daughter of actor Kabir Bedi.
3. Sonali Nagrani - is an Indian film actress and model, who has appeared in Hindi language films. She won the pageant of former Miss India International in 2003 and subsequently finished first runner-up of Miss International 2003.[1] 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 the 2008 film, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and the 2009 cricket themed film, Dil Bole Hadippa amongst other roles.
4. Nihita Biswas - is married to Charles Sobhraj who is 44 years older than her.Charles Sobhraj is a serial killer of Indian and Vietnamese origin, who preyed on Western tourists throughout Southeast Asia during the 1970s.
5. Sharda Sharma - is ex-girlfriend of controvensial TV actor Raja Chaudhary.
6. Mandeep Bevli -is an anchor on the channel Headlines Today of India. She mostly presents entertainment programs of the channel like Entertainment Quarter, Grand Stand etc.
7. Raageshwari Loomba - is an Indian pop singer, actress, model, television anchor and former MTV VJ.
8. Mahek Chahal - is a Bollywood actress and a Norwegian model of Punjabi Sikh origin.She made her Bollywood debut in 2003 with a role in Nayee Padosan. She also did an item number in Kareena Kapoor starrer Chameli. She has also done a Punjabi film Dil Apna Punjabi with tips films. She also played supporting roles in the Salman Khan starrer films Wanted and Main Aurr Mrs Khanna.
9. Sonika Kaliraman Malik - is an indian wrestler. She is entering BIG Boss with 6 months preganancy.
10. Pooja Mishra - is a VJ , actress , model and anchor.
11. Gulabo Sapera - is a Kalbeliyas leader. Kalbeliyas are the 'snake-squad', ridding your home and farms of pests.
12. Laxmi Narayan Tripathi - Laxmi was a member of the United Nations Civil Society Task Force. She's a founding member of the Asia Pacific Transgendered Network & Chairperson to Astitiva.
13. Juhi Parmar - brought up in Jaipur in Rajasthan is a well known TV personality and a versatile anchor, actress, Television Presenter, singer and dancer. In 2011,Juhi featured in the reality television show Bigg Boss (Season 5) as one of the contestant

Big Boss Show timings Monday to Friday 10:30 pm and Saturday to Sunday 10:00 pm.