Know you Bigg Boss 5 contestants

 
  • Shakti Kapoor The screen villain is the only male on the show. In 2005, he was stuck in controversy after a news channel aired tapes shot with hidden camera showing the actor seeking sexual favours from a journalist disguised as a Bollywood aspirant
  • Pooja Bedi The actress cum TV talk show host is the daughter of actor Kabir Bedi. She is best remembered for the Kama Sutra condom campaign which she endorsed and used as a vehicle to raise awareness of AIDS
  • Raageshwari The actress-singer has bounced back to arc lights after battling serious health problems
  • Nihita Biswas Wife of 'Bikini Killer' Charles Sobhraj Nihita says she fell in love with Sobhraj, at first sight when she visited him in Kathmandu's Central Prison after she heard he was looking for a Nepali interpreter for his visiting French lawyer
  • Vida Samadzai The former Miss Afghanistan was banned in the country for wearing a bikini
  • Mahek Chahal The actress is said to be a close friend of Salman. A few years ago she became the object of his affection. As a result, she also bagged roles in Wanted and Main Aur Mrs Khanna. Now, thanks to him, she finds herself at the receiving end of yet another favour
  • Juhi Parmar The TV actress has won accolades as the title character of the series 'Kumkum'
  • Pooja Missra The VJ was in the news earlier for accusing restaurateur Timmy Narang and actor Eesha Koppikar of harassment
  • Shraddha Sharma The TV actress grabbed headlines for her relationship with former 'Bigg Boss' contestant Raja Chaudhary
  • Shonali Nagrani Winner of Miss India International 2003, she has appeared in supporting roles in the 2008 film, 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' and the 2009 cricket themed film, 'Dil Bole Hadippa'
  • Sonika Kaliraman This is the woman wrestler's second reality show after 'Khatron Ke Khiladi', and she is now six months pregnant. The athlete who was omitted from the 2010 CWG squad was in the news earlier for making allegations of sexual harassment against Indian wrestling body officials
  • Laxmi Narayan Tripathi Transgender activist who is one of the country's most visible LGBT community representative, hopes to make a difference in the mindsets of the general public about people of her kind