Bigg Boss 19 Contestants List: Gaurav Khanna, Payal Gaming, Hunar Gandhi confirmed to join Salman Khan-hosted show
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Also Read: Bigg Boss 19 to be run by housemates this year, house for the Salman Khan-hosted show to be ready by August 20
According to our sources, a few contestants who are probably confirmed for the show are – Anupamaa fame Gaurav Khanna, social media influencer Payal Gamingg, actress Hunar Hali Gandhi, Splitsvilla and Roadies contestant Siwet Tomar, Bigg Boss Marathi contestant Arbaaz Patel, and Splitsvilla contestant Khank Wadhwani.
According to several reports, other tentatively confirmed contestants include names of Dheeraj Dhoopar, Gurucharan Singh, Apoorva Mukhija, Dhanashree Verma, and Kirak Khaala. While singer Sreerama Chandra, who was initially confirmed for the show, might be dropped out. A final round of meetings is being conducted with him. Arbaaz Patel has been dropping hints on social media about his upcoming reality show that starts next week. While Kirak Khala was also spotted in Mumbai a few days back. Apoorva Mukhija had earlier told SCREEN, 'Never say never' when she was asked about participating in the show.
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While the season is 11 days away from its grand premiere, the makers are still in the process of locking down and finalising contestants. Makers are still meeting other candidates who can join the show. It was reported last week that Pooja Gor was approached for the show. One of our sources also revealed that makers have reached out to Hansika Motwani as well. Actor and comedian Ali Asgar has also been reportedly approached for the show. Last week, makers had reached out to Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah's Sailesh Lodha to participate in the Salman Khan-hosted reality show.
Bigg Boss 19 will be a digital-first season this year. The show will run for five months. As reported by SCREEN earlier, the show has contestants divided into two teams, and this time, it will be the housemates who will run the show. Even the audience will be quite involved in taking the show's narrative forward. Every week, important decisions about the house will be taken by the housemates, and like host Salman Khan said in the promo, 'every action will have its consequence.'
Bigg Boss 19 will have its grand premiere on August 24. The show will first stream on JioHotstar, and after 90 minutes, the latest episode will appear on Colors TV.
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