One of the most popular reality shows Big Boss will be returning with a brand new OTT and TV edition. According to SpotBoyE reports, Mallika Sherawat was approached with an offer to join the Big Boss house as a participant for six weeks. Mallika has reportedly declined the offer.

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Mallika was keen on taking part in the new edition of Big Boss but not as a participant. So she turned down the offer to join the reality show. She was offered to join the show as a contestant with special powers and secret missions assigned by the Big Boss.

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Mallika was also offered to participate in the show previous season for Big Boss 13 as the ‘Maalkin’ (mistress of the house) when Siddarth Shukla, Shenaz Gill, Rashmi Desai and Asim Riaz were participants. At that time the actress had asked for a big amount eventually, the makers hired Ameesha Patel as the ‘Maalkin’.

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The new season of Big Boss will be hosted by Salman Khan and Karan Johar. Salman will host the TV edition of the show whereas Karan Johar will host the OTT edition. The show will start airing on Voot on August 8, 2021.

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The OTT version on Voot with an hour-long episode, exclusive content from the house 24×7 live. Once the OTT version hosted by Karan Johar comes to an end. The show will then move to TV as Big Boss 15 with Salman Khan hosting the show.

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The popular Zee TV show Kumkum Bhagya’s actor Zeeshan Khan has been confirmed to enter the Big Boss house as the second contestant. The OTT platform confirmed this actor’s entry to the show.