Bigg Boss is back! The television show hosted by Salman Khan, which courts controversies every season for one reason or the other, is one of the most popular reality shows and is going to be aired from September 16.

With just a month left for the premiere, the show has started making headlines about the hot scoops on contestants entering the house that is full of unpredictable people doing adventurous things. In the past seasons, we have seen people falling in love, kicking each other, spilling food over each other and what not.

While we are still dealing with last season’s enemies Hina Khan and Shilpa Shinde’s after effects controversies, here are some important points for Season 12.

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Sources close to the show suggest that there is going to be a new format for Season 12. There will be a total of 21 contestants this time, and there will be six real-life ‘jodis’ among them. By jodis, however, the makers don’t necessarily mean a couple. They can be a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law, or even siblings. Out of these six jodis, three will be celebrity jodis and the other three will be from among the commoners. As far as the rest of the nine contestants are concerned, six will be paired to make three jodis by host  Salman Khan, while the three individuals will rule the house with special powers for a few days, as per the show’s format.

Here is the tentative contestant list of the participants. Check them out.

Milind Soman and Ankita Konwar

Milind Soman, one of the most popular supermodels in India, married a 20-something Assamese beauty, Ankita Konwar, a few months ago. They have a huge age difference as Milind is 50 years old, but the duo didn’t care about social norms and got hitched this year.

Gurmeet Choudhary and Debina Bonnerjee

Television actors Gurmeet and Debina met on the sets of Ramayan, which used to be aired on NDTV Imagine. They played Ram and Sita in the series. Romance brewed between them and they tied the knot in 2011. They have done a number of reality shows together.

Shoaib Ibrahim and Dipika Kakar

The two were one of the most popular onscreen jodis on television, and are now a real-life pair. Simar (Dipika Kakar) and Prem (Shoaib Ibrahim) of Sasural Simar Ka fame got hitched this year only.

Mahika Sharma and Danny D

British porn star Danny D and his Indian friend Mahika Sharma are all set to enter the house. Danny is the richest British porn star who owns an adult production company and is also a director, while Mahika is a former Miss Teen Northeast.

Nia Sharma

TV actress Nia Sharma, who gained popularity through serials like Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behena Hai and Jamai Raja, is also popular for her appearance in Web series Twisted.

Robin Gurjar

After Manveer Gujar, who was a commoner, Robin Gujar is all set to enter Bigg Boss 12 house. He is from Noida.

Radhe Maa

Sukhvinder Kaur aka Radhe Maa, the self-proclaimed spiritual leader, is set to enter the house. Get ready for some big drama inside the Bigg Boss house.

Riya Sen

Bollywood actress Riya Sen is making a comeback to showbiz with Bigg Boss. She had been away from the limelight and was only focusing on her body by doing yoga.

Asha Negi and Rithvik Dhanjani

The duo is titled known as television’s favourites as they rule millions of hearts. From Pavitra Rishta to dance reality show Nach Baliye, they have frequently appeared together and look adorable. It will be interesting to see them in the Bigg Boss house.

Scarlett Rose

Splitsvilla contestant Scarlett Rose might enter the Bigg Boss house friend Ryan Peterson. He works as a makeup artiste. Scarlett was once linked with Karan Kundrra and she has done shows like Kaisi Yeh Yaariyaan and Warrior High on MTV.