Bigg Boss 12: Rahul Roy to Shilpa Shinde, a Look at the Winners of Past Seasons

Love it or hate it, but you can't ignore it! Yes, we are talking about Bigg Boss. With full-on drama, romance, fights and controversies, the Salman Khan-hosted show Bigg Boss is one of the most watched television reality shows that never fails to make headlines. It has captivated the country’s imagination and in the last couple of years, its popularity has grown by leaps and bounds. What makes this reality show a big hit and hot favourite of audiences are the contestants from different walks of life, who have come together to live under the same roof for 100 days.

From Rahul Roy in season 1 to Shilpa Shinde in season 11, here's the complete list of all the Bigg Boss winners who managed to win hearts and votes on the Salman Khan hosted reality show till now.

Rahul Roy (Bigg Boss 1)

Rahul Roy who made his Bollywood debut with Aashiqui became the winner of the first ever season of Bigg Boss on Indian television leaving behind popular faces like Rakhi Sawant, Ravi Kishan, Roopali Ganguly, among others. The first runner-up was Carol Gracias and  the second runner-up was Ravi Kishan.

Ashutosh Kaushik (Bigg Boss 2)

MTV Roadies 5.0 winner Ashutosh Kaushik won the second season of 'Bigg Boss' in 2008. As he was fresh from the success of reality show Roadies, it helped Ashutosh defeat showbiz veterans like Diana Hayden, Rakhee Tandon, Monica Bedi, Payal Rohtagi, among others. Hosted by Shilpa Shetty, the show had controversial personalities like Jade Goody, Sambhavna Seth and Rahul Mahajan.

Vindu Dara Singh (Bigg Boss 3)

Third season winner of 'Bigg Boss' in 2009 was Vindu Dara Singh, son of a very popular actor/ wrestler Dara Singh. Surprisingly, he defeated stars like Shamita Shetty, Kamal Rashid Khan, Claudia Ciesla, Poonam Dhillon and Sherlyn Chopra.

Shweta Tiwari (Bigg Boss 4)

Kasautii Zindagii Kay fame Shweta tiwari took home the coveted Bigg Boss trophy in the fourth season of the show. The season is also remembered for the first ever wedding on television - Sara Khan and Ali Merchant, who got married on the Salman Khan-hosted show.

Juhi Parmar (Bigg Boss 5)

Popularly known with her character name Kumkum, Juhi Parmar won the fifth season of Bigg Boss with a huge number of votes in her favour. Actors Shakti Kapoor, Pooja Bedi and Mahek Chahal also participated in season 5. In this season Sanjay Dutt replaced Salman Khan as judge.

Urvashi Dholakia (Bigg Boss 6) 

Another popular face of the small screen, Urvashi Dholakia aka Komolika from Kasautii Zindagii Kay also won the show like the show's heroine, beating Navjot Singh Sidhu, Sana Khan and Aashka Goradia in the season. Salman Khan returned again in this season.

Gauahar Khan (Bigg Boss 7)

After a hell lot of melodrama, Gauahar Khan bagged the winner's trophy in Bigg Boss season 7. The actress managed to remain in headlines throughout the season with her romance with Kushal Tandon. However, the two broke once they were out of the Bigg Boss house.

Gautam Gulati (Bigg Boss 8)

Leaving behind Karishma Tanna, Upen Patel, Minissha Lamba, Gautam, who became audience's favourite with his tactful stint on the show, won the eighth season of Salman Khan's Bigg Boss and since then have been seen in some Television projects too.

Prince Narula (Bigg Boss 9)

Prince Narula, who is known for his back to back wins on reality shows like MTV Roadies 12 and MTV Splitsvilla 8, won the ninth season of Bigg Boss. He not only won hearts on the show with his dedication in the tasks but also grabbed limelight for his romance with Yuvika Chaudhary. Interestingly, the two are now a happily married couple. The other two couple from this season, Kishwer Merchant and Suyyash Rai and Rochelle Rao and Keith Sequeira too got married.

Manveer Gurjar (Bigg Boss 10)

The makers of the show introduced celebrities vs commoners theme in the 10th season of Bigg Boss. While most of us thought commoner won't even make it to the finale, commoner Manveer Gurjar took home the winner's trophy, proving everyone wrong and leaving behind popular celebs like Bani J, Lopamudra Raut, Rohan Mehra, Gaurav Chopra and Monalisa.

Shilpa Shinde (Bigg Boss 11)

Shilpa Shinde became one of the most popular Bigg Boss contestants of all time. The Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain actress won the eleventh season of Salman Khan's Bigg Boss. She even left Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata fame Hina Khan and mastermind Vikas Gupta in the race, who became the first and second runner ups respectively.

Bigg Boss is based on the format of Dutch television Big Brother, which has been adapted by several other countries. Now, even Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil versions of Bigg Boss have made its appearance won small screen in India with Junior NTR, Mohanlal and Kamal Haasan as hosts. Watch this space for further updates.

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