Salman Khan-hosted reality show ‘Bigg Boss‘ in its 16th season will see a new batch of celebrity contestants stay in an extravagant vintage circus-style house. Designed by filmmaker Omung Kumar of ‘Mary Kom’ fame and his wife Vanitha, the house has been designed like a circus and has ‘welcome to the circus’ written at the entrance. From the clowns to the merry-go-round, the house has all the elements of a circus with detailed and intricate theme designs seen in every nook and corner, a press release said.
Art director Omung and production designer Vanita said they tried to bring a world of fantasy, fun, glitter and magic to the interior of the house to bring the circus era to life. “This season, the Bigg Boss house is showing itself in a circus for the first time. Growing up, many of us saw the circus capture the perfection and magic of human power and ability. “We love the world of ‘La La Land’ and it’s reflected in the way we’ve designed our own space. We were happy to draw parallels from our favorite Wonderland for the Bigg Boss house,” the duo said in a statement.
Omung and Vanita said the reason behind the circus theme is to show how obstacles and hardships can be overcome while entertaining the crowd. “We wish the contestants the best of luck walking the tightropes, hanging in the balance and putting on a great show at the behest of the ultimate Bigg Boss ringmaster,” they added. Like the last few seasons, Bigg Boss is set up in Filmcity on the outskirts of Mumbai with 98 cameras tracking the contestants’ every move.
The main attraction of the house is a large sculpture of a horse made of mirror mosaic near the pool and specially edited poetry for the prisoners. This season, the contestants will enter the house through a colorful tunnel that opens into the living area.
The dining room is a busy merry-go-round and the confessional is a circus wagon, the kitchen has a spectacular carnival setting decorated with marquee tassels, elephant paintings, and the bathrooms have been styled like tents in a circus backyard.
Each year, the confessional witness the contestants in their vulnerable element, and for the 16th season, it has become an elaborate circus wagon. For the first time, there will be four separate bedrooms and each of them has a unique setting and a certain set of amenities as they are arranged in a hierarchy of comfort.
The rooms are: fire, black and white, cards, vintage room, except the captain’s room. Contestants for the new season include filmmaker Sajid Khan, popular TV actor Shalin Bhanot, ‘Uttar’ star Tina Datta, her co-star from the same show Sreejita De, Tajik singer and musician Abdu Rozik. Actors Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia, Gautam Vig, Priyanka Choudhary, Ankit Gupta and Archana Gautam, who appeared in cameo roles in films like ‘Great Grand Masti’, will also attend the show.
Other contestants include stage performer Gor Nagori, “Bigg Boss Marathi 2” winner Shiv Thakre, Miss India 2020 runner-up Manya Singh, Bhojpuri actor Soundarya Sharma, Sumbul Touqeer known for her show “Imlie” and rapper MC Stan. “Bigg Boss 16” will premiere on Colors channel on Saturday night.
