Bigg Boss 6: Parrot, fish inside the house, be prepared for a panic room also

Mumbai: When Salman Khan said 'Alag che' in the promos of 'Bigg Boss 6', he actually meant it. The superstar of Bollywood is returning to small screens with the new season of the popular reality show 'Bigg Boss 6'. The initial list of the contestants is out and it features people from all walks of life.

Some of the participants are from the expected fields but the selection of some contestants is surprising. For example, cartoonist Aseem Trivedi has been given a chance to live inside the house. He has not been associated with such programmes in the past.

The sixth season of reality show 'Bigg Boss' is going to be different from the previous years with the housemates having the company of a parrot and a fish in the house designed with a new look. Shifted to Pune's hill town Lonavala from last year's Karjat, the 'Bigg Boss' house will have statues of the 'three wise monkeys' by the poolside, apart from a panic room this year.

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  The participants of 'Bigg Boss 6' range from politicians to cartoonists.

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  Cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu would be seen inside the house.

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  Sana Khan is a model turned actor. She primarily works in South Indian films.

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  Comedian Brijesh Hirji was recently seen in Rohit Shetty's 'Golmaal' series.

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  Sampat Pal is the leader of Gulabi Gang, an Uttar Pradesh based group of women vigilantes.

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  Will they play 'nikaaa' in the background with Urvashi Dholakia on screen?

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  Aashka Goradia played Kalavati in 'Lagi Tujhse Lagan'.

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  Dinesh Yadav is a popular Bhojpuri actor.

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  Sapna Bhavnani is a celebrity hair stylist.

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  Delnaz is the ex-wife of Rajeev Paul, who is also taking part in 'Bigg Boss 6'.

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  Rajeev Paul is also a TV actor.

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  Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi came into the limelight when he was arrested for making anti-establishment cartoons.

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  Sayantani Ghosh played the lead role in the TV serial 'Naaginn'.

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  Niketan Madhok is a model.

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  Karishma Kotak was featured in Kingfisher's Annual Calendar in 2006.

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  The final participant will be a non-celebrity. His/her identity is yet to be revealed.

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The show will have celebrity contestants staying in a house for about three months, cut off from the outside world.

It will have celebrity contestants staying in a house for about three months, cut off from the outside world, with the 'Bigg Boss' keeping a watch on them.

Renowned national award winning art director Sabu Cyril has designed the 15,000 sq ft house. "I have not seen this show regularly. I have been doing films and I took this show as a challenge. I wanted to give a modern yet futuristic touch

to the house... I am content with the way the house has been set up," Cyril said.

This season there will be over 70 cameras following every move of the contestants round-the-clock. The show will see Salman Khan as the host for the third time. Last year the superstar hosted the show along with fellow actor Sanjay Dutt.

Any house mate who violates Bigg Boss's rules will be reprimanded in the panic room. There are likely to be 17 people locked in the house this season.

The names that are doing the rounds include former cricketer and BJP MP Navjot Singh Siddu; Sampat Lal, the former head of the Gulabi gang; controversial cartoonist Aseem Trivedi; popular television actress Urvashi

Dholakia; actors Rajiv Paul and Delnaz Irani, comic actor Vrajesh Hirjee; Bhojpuri actor Dinesh Lal Yadav; popular TV actresses Aashka Goradia and Sayantani Ghosh.

Besides, names of model-cum-actor Karisma Kotak, best remembered for her role in the remake of Telugu version of 'Lage Raho Munna Bhai'; model and actor Sana Khan; model Niketan Madhok and celebrity hairstylist Sapna Bhavnani are also doing rounds.

In addition, gossip mills are abuzz that there will be three commoners in the show. (With addition from PTI)

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