Bigg Boss 7 also known as Bigg Boss: Jannat Ka Wow Aur Jahannam Ka Aaw Dekhege Saath Saath or simply Bigg Boss: Saath Saat is the seventh season of the Indian reality TV series Bigg Boss which aired on TV channel Colors TV from 15 September 2013. Salman Khan returned as the host for the fourth time for a season which was longer than its predecessor, Bigg Boss 6 and lasted for 15 weeks (104 days) concluding on 28 December 2013. The seventh season was launched with the tagline- 'Jannat Ka Wow Aur Jahannam Ka Aaw Dekhege Saath Saath'.
The series was won by Indian model and actress Gauahar Khan on 28 December 2013. While Tanishaa was runner-up, Ajaz Khan remained 3rd and Sangram Singh remained 4th.
Production Eye Logo The season had a realistic eye logo having hell and heaven in the background. The eye featured eyelashes made of fire, red iris and black pupil having white veins in reddish sclera.
House The contestants were initially divided into two separate sections of the house, one called "Heaven" and the other "Hell." The "Heaven" side of the house included the pool and considerably more luxuries, while residents of the "Hell" side lacked running water and a kitchen of their own. Inmates in "Hell" were forced to rely on the housemates in the "Heaven" side for food and to use a tap outdoors for water. This was revealed to the housemates on launch night, and entrants Tanishaa and Andy were tasked with dividing them into households.
As long as the division lasted, inmates were not permitted to cross the boundaries or, except for food, share items between the two sides. On the 31st day, the "Hell" facility was demolished and all remaining contestants moved to "Heaven."
Broadcast
The series was first broadcast in India on network Colors beginning 15 September 2013. The series was also broadcast in Pakistan on ARY Digital beginning 21 September 2013 and in the United Kingdom on Colors UK on 15 September 2013.
Housemate status
Sr Housemate Status 1 Gauahar Day 1 Day 44 Day 45 Day 104 2 Tanishaa Day 1 Day 104 3 Ajaz Day 40 Day 104 2nd runner-up 4 Sangram Day 1 Day 104 5 Andy Day 1 Day 101 6 Armaan Day 1 Day 94 Day 95 Day 98 7 Kushal Day 1 Day 44 Day 68 Day 95 8 Kamya Day 1 Day 91 9 Sofia Day 45 Day 84 10 Elli Day 1 Day 70 11 Pratyusha Day 1 Day 63 12 Candy Day 42 Day 56 13 Apurva Day 1 Day 49 14 Asif Day 11 Day 42 15 Vivek Day 32 Day 38 16 Shilpa Day 1 Day 35 17 Ratan Day 1 Day 28 18 Anita Day 1 Day 21 19 Rajat Day 1 Day 14 20 Hazel Day 1 Day 7
Housemates The participants in the order of appearance and entered in house are: Original entrants Tanishaa – Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu and Tamil actress.Tanisha Profile Surfindia.com She is the daughter of Tanuja & Shomu Mukherjee and is the youngest sister to Kajol. She had appeared in films like Neal N Nikki & One Two Three. Andy Kumar – VJ and reality television host. He has worked as an VJ for Channel V and is also the winner of Life OK's cooking reality show, Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan-Nawaazi Ki. Gauahar Khan – Actress, reality TV star, model She participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3. She appeared in films like Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai and Ishaqzaade. Ratan Rajput – Television actress. She is well known for her roles in Imagine TV's Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi & Zee TV's Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo. She was also a part of reality show, Ratan Ka Rishta. Apurva Agnihotri – Actor wed to fellow contestant Shilpa Saklani. He acted in shows like Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin and Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai. Shilpa Saklani – Actress wed to fellow contestant Apurva Agnihotri. She is known for her roles in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as Ganga and Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin as Vidhi. Hazel Keech – British actress and model who works in India. She appeared in films like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Harry Potter and Bodyguard. She danced in the song 'Aa Ante' from the film Maximum. Kamya Panjabi – Television actress. She is known for her role in Star Plus's Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak?. Kushal Tandon – Model and television actor. He is known for acting in Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai as Virat. He also was seen in Nach Baliye with Elena Boeva. Rajat Rawail – Producer and film actor He is best known as the producer of films such as No Problem (2010) and Ready (2011). Elli Avram – Swedish Greek actress. She made her Bollywood debut with the film Mickey Virus opposite Manish Paul. Sangram Singh – Wrestler and reality television personality. He is known for participating in the reality show Survivor India. Armaan Kohli – Actor He appeared in many films in the 1990s. Pratyusha Banerjee – Television actress. She was known for her role as Anandi in Colors TV's Balika Vadhu and participating in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5. Anita Advani – Actress. She was in the news after Rajesh Khanna's death, claiming to have been his live-in partner.
Wild card entrants Asif Azim – Bangladeshi born model.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/tv/Bangladeshi-model-Asif-Azim-to-enter-Bigg-Boss-7/videoshow/23090037.cms Bangladeshi model Asif Azim to enter 'Bigg Boss 7'''], The Times of India. Retrieved 27 October 2013.</ref> He has worked for designer Manish Malhotra. Vivek Mishra – Model and naked yoga trainer.Gymnast, Nude Yoga guru and Big Boss Wild Card entrant Vivek Mishra, Namaste India, 18 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013. "[Mishra] is the new wild card entrant into Big Boss season 7.... [F]rom Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh... Vivek is professionally a gymnast who has represented India at many international events and levels...."Bigg Boss 7: model Vivek Mishra set to enter the house tonight , Hindustan Times, 27 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013. He gained attention in the media for accusing former housemate Raja Chaudhary for attempting to rape him. Ajaz Khan – Actor. He is known for acting in shows like Karam Apna Apna and Jeevan Saathi. Candy Brar – Model. She participated in the popular youth show MTV Roadies in 2004. She is the former girlfriend of Kushal Tandon. Sofia Hayat – British actress and singer. She has worked on both British and Indian projects such as show Waterloo Road and film Cash and Curry.
Twists Bigg Boss Warden The Bigg Boss Warden was a new feature for season seven. She monitored inmates and kept them on time.
Housemates allotment Housemate Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 7 Day 1 Day 4 Day 11 Day 18 Day 25Hell House Closed Day 32 Day 45 Day 48 AndyHeaven ↑Hell ↓Main House ↑ Ajaz ArmaanHell ↓Heaven ↑Hell ↓Heaven ↑ CandyCaravan ↓ ElliHell ↓Heaven ↑ Gauahar Heaven ↑ KamyaHell ↓Heaven ↑ PratyushaHell ↓Heaven ↑ SangramHeaven ↑HellHeavenHell SofiaCaravan ↓ TanishaaHeaven ↑Hell ↓Heaven ApurvaHell ↓Heaven ↑Hell ↓ KushalHell ↓Hell ↓ Asif Vivek ShilpaHeaven ↑Hell ↓ RatanHell ↓ AnitaHeaven ↑ Rajat Heaven ↑ Hazel Hell ↓
All the house specifications were given by the first two entrants (Andy & Tanishaa) as per the order of Bigg Boss, and the decision for allotment of Tanishaa and Andy was opposite to the second last entrants to their allotment, according to Bigg Boss orders. Bigg Boss asked the heaven housemates to choose from among them a housemate who is, according to them, ineligible to live on the heaven side. The housemate with the maximum votes is made to swap places with a decided housemate from the hell side inmates. Gauahar, receiving the majority votes, was made to switch sides with Armaan. Housemates decided by mutual consensus the names of the two housemates, from both sides, they would like to move. Hell housemates chose Gauahar and Kushal and heaven housemates Andy and Sangram. Bigg Boss asked housemates from both sides to decide by mutual consensus the name of one best and worst performer from their side. All inmates except the worst performer, from hell, and the best performer, from heaven, were made to switch sides. All housemates except Shilpa and Elli switched sides. Bigg Boss asked Kamya, being the house captain and immune from house-side switch, to name one housemate from heaven who had the greatest contribution in the luxury budget task. Simultaneously Armaan was to name two hell housemates who contributed the least in the task. Kamya chose Andy and Armaan himself and Kushal. All housemates except the names ones were to swap sides. However, during the swap ceremony Bigg Boss asked each switching hell housemate to swap positions with one heaven inmate. Pratyusha, after not being chosen by any hell-mate was spared the switch. Later, using the wishing wall, Kamya, Pratyusha and Tanishaa wished for Armaan to be transferred to heaven. Bigg Boss fulfilling the wish asked these three to name one housemate to swap Armaan with. They chose Andy. All hell mates were shifted to the heaven side as the hell was completely destroyed. Bigg Boss also announced that the heaven side was the "Bigg Boss House" now. Two new contestants (Ajaz & Candy) entered the Bigg Boss Caravan. Ajaz and Candy were first shifted to the Main House. Later, Andy was moved to the Bigg Boss Caravan as he was earlier selected by the captain (Kushal) for discussing and plotting nominations (12, 13) which was a violation of Bigg Boss rule. New contestant Sofia also entered the Caravan. Andy was moved back to the main house along with Sofia.
Guest appearances Week(s) Guest(s) Notes Launch Night Kapil Sharma, Ali Asgar and Upasana Singh Appearances on the premier of the season to welcome housemates to the new house. Sana Khan, Karishma Kotak and Shonali Nagrani Akshay Kumar promote his film Boss Week 1 Shahid Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz appeared on the show to promote their film Phata Poster Nikhla Hero Week 2 Anil Kapoor Recur to patronize his reality TV series 24 Week 3 Drashti Dhami, Adhvik Mahajan, Shefali Sharma, Rashami Desai, Tina Datta & Sidharth Shukla Special appearances from Colors shows Week 4 Manish Paul came inside the house to promote his film Mickey Virus Sharman Joshi and Jaaved Jaaferi promote their film War Chhod Na Yaar Week 5 Kangana Ranaut promote her film Krrish 3 Week 6 Priyanka Chopra Week 7 Ali Asgar, Kiku Sharda, Rajev Paul & Delnaaz Irani Special appearances Sania Mirza Lauren Gottlieb & Punit Pathak Ranveer Singh promote his film Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela Week 8 Bharti Singh Special appearance Sunny Deol promote his film Singh Saab the Great Week 9 Kareena Kapoor and Imran Khan promote their film Gori Tere Pyaar Mein Week 10 Arshad Warsi and Soha Ali Khan promote their film Mr Joe B. Carvalho Week 11 Anjana Kumar To support her son Andy Nanda Panjabi To support her daughter Kamya Nigaar Khan To support her sister Gauahar Payal Rohatgi To support her boyfriend Sangram Dolly Bindra Special appearance Shahid Kapoor, Prabhu Deva and Sonakshi Sinha promote their film R... Rajkumar Week 12 Madhuri Dixit and Huma Qureshi promote their film Dedh Ishqiya Week 13 Sunny Leone and Sachiin J Joshi came inside the house for the promotion of their upcoming film Jackpot Week 13 Sohail Khan promote his film Jai Ho Week 13 Himansh Kohli, Rakul Preet Singh and Divya Khosla Kumar promote their film Yaariyan Week 14 Parineeti Chopra and Sidharth Malhotra promote their film Hasee Toh Phasee on Bigg Boss Week 15 Sanaya Irani, Ashish Sharma, Harshad Arora and Preetika Rao promote their shows Rangrasiya and Beintehaa
Nominations table