<P> The opening episode was aired on 2 October 2011 presented by Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan . This extravagant introductory episode to the season 5 showcased different features of the Bigg Boss house and introduced each of the participant . It also featured Bollywood actors Ajay Devgn for the promo of their upcoming film Rascals and Samir Soni for promoting his new serial Parichay on Colors . </P> <Ul> <Li> Shakti Kapoor, Veteran Bollywood actor </Li> <Li> Pooja Bedi, Television personality and newspaper columnist </Li> <Li> Shonali Nagrani, Actress and model </Li> <Li> Nihita Biswas, Charles Sobhraj's wife </Li> <Li> Shraddha Sharma, TV actress and Raja Choudhary's ex girlfriend </Li> <Li> Mandeep Bevli, News anchor </Li> <Li> Raageshwari, Singer </Li> <Li> Vida Samadzai, Former Miss Afghanistan </Li> <Li> Mahek Chahal, Bollywood actress </Li> <Li> Sonika Kaliraman, Wrestler </Li> <Li> Pooja Misrra, Reality TV alumni </Li> <Li> Gulabo Sapera, Dancer </Li> <Li> Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, LGBT rights activist </Li> <Li> Juhi Parmar, Indian television actress </Li> </Ul> <Li> Shakti Kapoor, Veteran Bollywood actor </Li> <Li> Pooja Bedi, Television personality and newspaper columnist </Li>

Bigg boss season 5 contestants name with photo