Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Bigg Boss Bangla Returns With Sourav Ganguly And 15 Contestants
Bigg Boss Bangla is a television contest where people live together in one house.
Its third season has returned after almost ten years.
Sourav Ganguly is hosting the show.
Fifteen contestants entered the house during the premiere.
They include actors, singer Durnibar Saha, former footballer Dipendu Biswas, an entrepreneur and online influencers.
Monami Ghosh was the first contestant, and Sonamoni Saha was the last.
The show airs on Star Jalsha and streams on JioHotstar.
An earlier report had named some possible contestants who were not in the premiere lineup described by later reports.
Bigg Boss Bangla returned after nearly a decade with Season 3 on Star Jalsha and JioHotstar.
Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly hosts the 15-contestant reality show.
The confirmed lineup includes actors, a singer, former footballer Dipendu Biswas, entrepreneurs and social-media personalities.
The premiere introduced Monami Ghosh, Bharat Kaul, Durnibar Saha, Sohini Pal, Niranjan Mondal and 10 others.
An earlier report listed several different rumored names, including Sean Banerjee, Joyeeta Banerjee and Nandini Dutta.
- Who
- Sourav Ganguly hosts 15 contestants, including Monami Ghosh, Bharat Kaul, Durnibar Saha, Sohini Pal, Niranjan Mondal, Dipendu Biswas, Srijla Guha and Sonamoni Saha.
- What
- Bigg Boss Bangla has returned for its third season with 15 contestants entering the reality-show house.
- When
- The third season premiered on Sunday after the show’s previous season aired in 2016.
- Where
- The season airs on Star Jalsha and streams on JioHotstar.
- Why
- The series has returned with a new season after nearly a decade.
Earlier Reported Lineup
Premiere-Confirmed Lineup
Contestant identities
Earlier Reported Lineup
An earlier SCREEN report said 15 celebrities were rumored to join, including Sean Banerjee, Nandini Dutta, Joyeeta Banerjee and Sayakk Chakrabortiy.
Premiere-Confirmed Lineup
Telegraph India and the premiere account identified the 15 entrants as Monami Ghosh, Bharat Kaul, Durnibar Saha, Sohini Pal, Niranjan Mondal, Nandini Roy, Dipendu Biswas, Tanushree Roy Das, Anindya Sengupta, Sayak, Jayita, Alexandra Taylor, Srijla Guha, Jhilam Gupta and Sonamoni Saha.
Sean Banerjee and Srijla Guha
Earlier Reported Lineup
The earlier report said Sean Banerjee and Srijla Guha were both rumored contestants and that fans hoped to see their Mon Phagun chemistry again.
Premiere-Confirmed Lineup
The premiere reports listed Srijla Guha as the 13th contestant but did not include Sean Banerjee among the contestants who entered.
Show status
Earlier Reported Lineup
The first report described the lineup as probable because the makers had kept contestant names secret before the premiere.
Premiere-Confirmed Lineup
Later reports said the premiere introduced all 15 contestants as they entered the Bigg Boss house.
- Season
- Bigg Boss Bangla Season 3
- Host
- Sourav Ganguly
- Contestants
- 15
- Broadcast platforms
- Star Jalsha and JioHotstar
- Premiere
- Sunday at 8 pm
- Regular episodes
- Monday through Sunday at 9:30 pm
- Live feed
- A 24-hour feed is available on JioHotstar
- Previous season
- Season 2 aired in 2016 on Colors Bangla
