<P> The program relies on techniques such as a stripped back - to - basic environment, evictions, weekly tasks and competitions set by Bigg Boss, and the "Confession Room" where housemates convey their private thoughts to the camera and reveal their nominees for eviction . At regular intervals, the housemates privately nominate a number of their fellow housemates whom they wish to be evicted from the house . The housemates with the most nominations are then announced, and viewers are given the opportunity to vote (via SMS or online through social media and smartphone applications) for the nominee they wish to be evicted or to be saved from eviction . The last person remaining is declared the winner . </P> <P> The contestants are required to indulge in housework and are assigned tasks by the producers of the show (who communicate with the housemates via the omnipresent authority figure known to them only as "Bigg Boss"). The tasks are designed to test the teamwork abilities and community spirit of the housemates . The housemates' "luxury budget" (weekly allowance to buy luxury food items other than the supplied essentials) depends on the outcome of assigned tasks . </P> <P> Bigg Boss is a Hindi (Bollywood) adaption of Big Brother created in Netherlands by John de Mol Jr., largely based on the Celebrity Big Brother model owned by the Endemol Shine Group . The show was named Bigg Boss and a house was constructed for the purpose of the show at Lonavla in Maharashtra . Bigg Boss debuted on television in 2006 through Sony Entertainment Television with Arshad Warsi as the host . The show gained popularity after Shilpa Shetty emerged as the winner in Celebrity Big Brother 5 (UK) and replaced Warsi as the host in the second season of Bigg Boss . From the second season, the show has moved to Viacom 18's Colors . </P> <P> The show's acceptance and success among the Indian audience paved way for its expansion into other Indian languages . After the sixth season was completed in Hindi in 2013, Kannada and Bengali adaptions were created by Endemol through ETV Network with the same house and resources with Sudeep and Mithun Chakraborty as hosts respectively . While the Kannada version became an instant hit, Bengali version did not turn out to be very successful . The Kannada version saw its subsequent seasons annually, similar to Hindi while Bengali version has completed only 2 seasons in 6 years . </P>

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