Bigg Boss 13 launch: Highlights

Rashami Desai does not want to share the bed with Sidharth Shukla but he says this is the format. Bigg Boss’ majestic voice welcomes the celebrities. Bigg Boss says this season will be all about girl power but that doesn’t mean the male contestants will be at a disadvantage. Bigg Boss adds that the season is in fast forward mode and everyone has to develop a connection, which is important for the show and the contestant’s progress.

Salman Khan announces that the race begins. After entering the house, the male contestants match the BFF bands.

The male contestants get BFF bands. Salman wishes the contestants all the best and sends them to the house.

Now the male contestants will enter the house. But before that, Salman Khan revealed the number of duties assigned to the men. Sidharth Shukla got the most duties. Abu gets a disadvantage. Salman doesn’t reveal the disadvantage. Abu will get to know about it in the house.

Arti Singh gets dishwashing duty. Paras and Abu compete with each other to get the responsibility. Paras and Abu are required to catch chickens. The one who collects the most chickens will win the round. Paras wins the task and shares dishwashing duty with Arti. Arti enters the Bigg Boss 13 house.

Krushna Abhishek praises Arti Singh’s sixth sense. He says she can sense everything that is happening in the house.

Krushna Abhishek enters the show with Arti Singh. The two perform together.

Before the duties are assigned, male contestants compete with each other. All of them perform pole dance. Siddharth Dey, Abu Malik and Asim Riaz perform together. Later, Sidharth Shukla and Paras Chhabra perform together. After everybody performs, Koena changes her decision. She picks Asim to perform living room task with her.

Koena is assigned living room duty. She is asked to pick a partner to perform the duty with her. She meets the male contestants. Koena also picks Sidharth Shakula. Now he has to perform living room, bedroom and kitchen duties.

Koena Mitra says she is sure she will earn more love from the audience by showing her true self. She is asked to pick her Bed friend forever.

Salman Khan introduces 12th contestant Koena Mitra. Before introducing Koena, Salman by mistake says Katrina and smirks on his mistake. Soon, Koena arrives on the stage.

Ameesha Patel says most contestants are single but they wouldn’t come out of the house as singles. Ameesha adds her responsibilities will be clear in tomorrow’s episode.

Ameesha Patel will play the role of land lady. She explains her duty. Ameesha says she will often enter the Bigg Boss house and keep a check on the contestants. The actor says she has researched really well about every contestant. Ameesha called Paras Chhabra a Casanova. She reveals there is a personal connection between Rashami Desai and Sidharth Shukla.

Salman Khan introduces Ameesha Patel. She dances on Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela song "Ram Chahe Leela". Ameesha and Salman perform on Jalwa song "O Jaane Jigar".

Colors TV show Choti Sardarni’s cast are on the stage. They announce the show's time has changed. Now it will air Monday to Friday at 7:30 pm.

Dalljiet enters Bigg Boss 13 house. She is welcomed by the ladies in the house. Dalljiet is surprised on finding Rashami Desai in the house.

Salman Khan shows videos of the male contestants and how they behave in their bedrooms. Depending on the videos, Dalljiet has to select the contestant who will perform bedroom duty with her. Dalljiet also picks Sidharth Shukla. Salman congratulates Sidharth and says his mom is going to be proud.

Dalljiet meets boys seated in the display area. Salman again makes fun of Asim and his accent. He also makes fun of the fact that the first woman on the show made him her brother.

Salman says Dalljiet will have to make friends in the first week. Now, she is asked to pick an emoticon that matches the personality of her Bed friend forever. She is given her band. Dalljiet is assigned the bedroom duty.

Dalljiet Kaur says she is happy with her life and is ready for love again. Dalljiet says she is looking for someone mature and sorted. The actor says she believes in finding love anywhere.

Dalljiet Kaur enters the show. She talks about her divorce in the introductory video. She talks about her son Jaydon. She calls Bigg Boss as a new chapter of her life, which will be beneficial for her and her kid’s future.

As Shehnaaz Gill tells other contestants about Shefali Bagga, Shefali enters Bigg Boss 13 house. All the girls in the house are guessing who would become their bed partner.

Shehnaaz Gill wins the task. She gets rationing duty and Paras as her partner for the same. Salman takes her to the house. Now, Salman assigns a duty to Shefali. She gets garden and pool duty. She is shown videos of the boys performing cleanliness tasks. Shefali picks Siddharth Dey to perform garden and pool duty. Siddharth says Shefali is beauty with brain.

Shehnaaz Gill and Shefali Bagga are given the responsibility to pick a partner for rationing duty that will enable one of them to choose how the ration for a week is used. Shehnaaz opts for Paras. Shefali opts for Sidharth but he is given rest by Salman. Now both the girls will perform a task on the stage. Whosoever will win will get the responsibility and Paras as the partner.

Shehnaaz Kaur Gill and Shefali Bagga are asked to pick their Bed Friend Forever. Shefali picks the emoticon that says ‘Don’t angry me’ while Shehnaaz takes Bhoonk Mitti Nai emoticon.

Shehnaaz Kaur Gill says she is a foodie and tags herself as ‘Punjab ki Katrina.’

As the song starts playing in the background, Salman Khan and Shehnaaz Kaur Gill perform on the stage.

Shehnaaz Kaur Gill is extremely excited to be on the stage. She sings "Dil Diyan Gallan" for Salman Khan.

News anchor Shefali Bagga enters the stage. Salman Khan asks her the feeling of coming to the show as a contestant. She says the feeling of becoming a celebrity is amazing plus standing next to Salman is cherry on the top. Along with her, Salman welcomes Punjabi actor-singer Shehnaaz Kaur Gill.

Devoleena Bhattacharjee and Rashami Desai discuss how Sidharth Shukla has been assigned kitchen duty for the whole day.

Rashami Desai enters the house and is welcomed by Devoleena Bhattacharjee and Mahira Sharma.

Sidharth Shukla and Rashami Desai will also be sharing the beds this season.

Now Rashami and Sidharth are asked to eat the burger they have made. Both of them take a bite. Rashami is asked what quality Siddharth shouldn’t display in the house. She says they should watch it during the show. Siddharth says Rashmi shouldn’t be blunt in the house.

Rashami Desai picks Sidharth Shukla as her kitchen partner. The two are given a task where they have to make a burger. The two are tied with handcuff.

Salman has already started mocking Asim’s English accent. He tells Rashami that Asim’s misunderstanding about himself has been cleared on the very first day itself.

Rashami Desai is asked to pick her bed partner. From the two options, she picks ‘Garma Garam’ option. Rashami is given her band and she will have to match it with a housemate. She is also assigned kitchen duty. She will be making dinner and evening tea.

The male contestants discuss Rashami Desai’s life including her boyfriend, her husband, her divorce and so on.

TV actor Rashami Desai takes over the stage. She performs on Stree song "Kamariya".

Salman Khan says the male contestants should focus on getting more duties in the house because if they won’t get duties, their risk of being eliminated will be high. Salman tells the contestants that everything in the show will be interlinked.

After a task, Devoleena Bhattacharjee picks Sidharth Shukla as her kitchen partner.

Devoleena Bhattacharjee is asked to pick a Bed Friend Forever (BFF). She is given two options. Devoleena picks ‘Ishq Bina Kya Jeena Yaaro’ and Salman mocks her. She is assigned kitchen duty which has made her happy.

Devoleena Bhattacharjee says that she doesn’t expect to fall in love on the show but her mother and friend wishes that she comes out of the show with a partner.

Devoleena Bhattacharjee says she has been loved by people in her bahu avatar but now she wants to introduce her real self to the world.

TV actor Devoleena Bhattacharjee performs on Hate Story 4 song "Aashiq Banaya".

Mahira Sharma is the first contestant to enter the Bigg Boss 13 house. Meanwhile, Salman Khan introduces contestant number seven, Devoleena Bhattacharjee.

Paras and Asim get into a verbal tiff even before entering the show.

Now Salman Khan brings back the male participants. He introduces the contestants to Mahira Sharma. Mahira is asked to rate the guys. Salman asks who she would go with to buy vegetables. Mahira picks Abu Malik. For a date, she picks Sidharth Shukla. She picks 'brother' Asim to go home with. She picks Siddharth Dey to take to a village. Paras is the one Mahira wouldn’t go with anywhere.

Mahira Sharma was asked to choose a partner for herself. Two emoticons were shown to her on the screen. She picks the cutie-pie option. Now when she will enter the house, the person with the same band will be her ‘BFF’.

Mahira Sharma expresses her wish to win the show. Salman points out that Mahira has anger issues and she breaks things when she is angry.

Actor Mahira Sharma, a Kareena Kapoor fan, walks on the stage after a small introduction video in which she says Bigg Boss 13 will be remembered because of her.

Now Salman Khan will introduce the female contestants of the show.

Asim Riaz fails to recognize other male contestants on the show. When Salman asked Abu what does he think of Asim, the former says that he will be the last one to leave from the show for sure.

Salman Khan says the next contestant is known as a ‘beautiful model’. Asim Riaz flaunts his chiselled abs and performs on Student of the Year 2 song "Ye Jawaani Hai Deewani".

In a special video, Anu Malik calls brother Abu Malik an entertainer. Armaan calls him an all heart person.

Abu Malik dedicates a song to Salman Khan called "Phi Phi" admiring the host’s physique.

Salman Khan introduces Abu Malik to the audience and tells them that he has performed at various international shows with Salman Khan.

Contestant number 4 is Abu Malik. He performs on Salman Khan song "Garam Chai Ki Pyaali".

Paras Chhabra says he will play Ravan in the Bigg Boss house too but will become a Ram for the audience. He introduces himself as a 'sanskaari playboy'.

Ex Splitsvilla contestant and television actor Paras Chhabra walks on the stage and performs on a Punjabi track after showing off his muscles.