BIGG BOSS-2 Host & Housemates

Shilpa Shetty - The Host

One of the best-known names from the Hindi film industry, Shilpa Shetty is a treat to the eyes and with her magnificent aura, scorches every stage she steps on.

Shilpa was nominated for her first film Baazigar and delivered several hits like Main Khiladi Tu Anari, Dus, and Dhadkan, but shot to worldwide fame only when she participated in and won Celebrity Big Brother.

Known for sharing a great rapport with her co-stars, she is the only Bollywood actress who has done a split on screen. Not only does Shilpa have the best body in Bollywood, she is also one of the most graceful dancers around.

This celebrity is one of the rare few who have had the opportunity to attend a reception at the House of Commons, and also to meet the then-British Prime Minister Tony Blair. She was also invited to meet with Queen Elizabeth II in London in 2007.

The multi talented Shilpa Shetty has been involved with BBC World Service Trust television to fight against HIV-AIDS in India and has also joined PETA as part of an advertising campaign against the use of wild animals in circuses.

Despite having several awards and accolades to her name, this winner of the Celebrity Big Brother has proved her mettle through the years and is now appearing on Colors TV to host Bigg Boss - Season 2. All eyes are now on this sizzling lady as she readies to do her thing in the upcoming show

Housemates

Ahsaan Qureshi

Abandoning a teaching career to become a standup comedian, Ehsaan is a poet at heart, and always has something to say about everyone...

Alina Wadiwalla

This 21-year-old wedding photographer is highly extroverted, motor mouth and known to for her devil-may-care attitude. Alina is sexy, single, unattached and shockingly straightforward. A romantic by nature, she believes in serial dating in a process to discover herself. Alina can be quite emotional and is rather impulsive most of the times. Alina is a UK returned Indian of a Muslim (Shia Khoja) origin. Everyone in the BB2 house will either be extremely fond of her or take an extreme dislike to her.

Ashutosh Kaushik

Young Ashutosh Kaushiks life has taken a U-turn since he won the just-concluded fifth season of MTVs hip adventure reality show Roadies. He hails from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh where he owns a dhaba, a roadside eatery. Now, he is set to try his luck in Bollywood.

Debojit Saha

Debojit, a singer by passion and profession, commands a huge fan following and shot to fame through reality TV shows. Even though he is soft spoken and mild, Debojit will not take any unasked for criticism of his singing skills. He is quite a family man and cites his wife as the inspiration behind his success.

Ketaki Dave

A dynamic theatre and television actress with a pure Gujarati heart, Ketaki Dave is known for her style and desi bindaas flavour and is a popular household name. Ketaki is best known for using her typical Gujarati accent in television serials, which cemented her status in the tv world and spawned many clones. Ketakis child was very keen on her coming to the BB2 house.

Payal Rohatgi

An upcoming model and Bollywood actress who is doing well for herself, Payal has moved from B grade movies to mainstream cinema and is attempting to improve her image by getting signed on to big banners and doing more substance oriented roles.

Rahul Mahajan

Rahul is the only son of late Pramod Mahajan, a famous politician and a member of the BJP. During the tenure of National Democratic Alliance government he set up Integral Productions, a company that produced a programme called Tak Dhina Dhin for Doordarshan.

Raja Choudhary

Ex husband of famous television actress Shweta Tiwari, Raja Chaudhary played the main villain in the Bhojpuri film Saiyyan hamar Hindustani opposite his then wife Shweta, and the two even delivered a superlative performance in the popular dance reality show Nach Baliye 2.

Sambhavna Seth

No stranger to Bollywood, Sambhavna first came to be noticed in the remix music video of Aajkal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche. Since then she has been regularly doing item or special numbers in films, the last one being Subhash Ghais 36 China Town in which she was seen shaking her booty with Upen Patel in the song Aashiqui Mein Teri.

Zulfi Syed

A very shy, nomadic guy who loves travel and adventure, Zulfi takes time to open up as a human being and can be quite a loner. Being a professional model, he needs to interact with people, be very outgoing and take an initiative to mingle around. And heres a secret, he likes cooking!


Jane had to leave the house because of her health.

Jade Goody

Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody is a British reality television celebrity and businesswoman, who shot to fame after appearing on the Channel 4 reality show Big Brother in 2002 when she was 21 years old. As a participant in the 2007 series of Celebrity Big Brother, she was at the centre of allegations of bullying, racist and elitist comments against fellow housemate Shilpa Shetty, who is now playing the host in Bigg Boss 2! When she appeared on Big Brother 3, Goody was targetted by British tabloids for displaying a shocking level of ignorance by native British standards. Goody has fronted her own reality TV shows and appeared regularly in celebrity, trivia, and gossip-oriented womens magazines such as Heat and OK! On January 5, 2007, Goody and her family returned to Big Brother, re-entering the house during Celebrity Big Brother. Goody was ranked #25 in a poll by Heat for the most influential person in the world. n 2006, Goody published her autobiography titled Jade: My Autobiography and in June she launched her own fragrance, Shh . . . Jade Good Until November 2006 Goody also contributed a weekly column to NOW magazine. In an April 2006 column Jade admitted having the Burberry nova check pattern tattooed on her left buttock. Goody was accused of making racist comments about and derogatory comments to, her fellow housemate Shilpa Shetty and for hypocrisy because of her support for an anti-bullying charity. Eventually Jade was evicted. In 2007, Goody lent her face and name to a cook book specialising in traditional Christmas food. A poll taken by Now magazine, says that Goody is the third most pointless celebrity.

AND THE HOUSEMATES WHO HAVE LEFT THE HOUSE

Monica Bedi

Monica was born in Punjab but her parents immigrated to Norway when she was 10 months old. In 1992, Monica Bedi joined Oxford university to study English Literature. At Oxford she met the well-known actor Manoj Kumar and probably that fuelled her interest in Bollywood.Some of these are Surakshaa, Ashique Mastaane, Pyar Ishq aur Mohabbat, Jaanam Samjha Karo, and Jodi No 1.

Rakhi Vijan

Best known as Sweetie of Hum Paanch, Rakhi Vijan is one of the few female television actresses who took comedy to a new level with her shows, Dekh bhai dekh and Hum Paanch.She has just signed Raj Kanwars yet untitled film, which stars Rishi Kapoor, Hema Malini and Rekha, though sitcoms remain her first love. Rakhi will also be seen in Rohit Shettys Golmaal Returns, Ganesh Acharyas yet untitled film starring Govinda, and was seen in Kumar Mangats Money Hai Toh Honey Hai starring Govinda and Hansika Motwani.

Sanjay Nirupam

Born in the remote village of Rohtas in Bihar, Sanjay Nirupam spent his childhood there and after completing his schooling, moved to Patna in 1980 for higher education. He has been active in politics since his student life and graduated in 1986 in Arts with Honours in Political Science.