Will These Stars Make It To Bigg Boss 18?

Bigg
Boss
18
is
all
set
to
return
to
our
screens
on
October
6.
Hosted
by
Salman
Khan,
the
names
of
the
contestants
who
will
be
participating
are
not
revealed
yet.

Still,
there
are
many
in
celebs
who
are
in
contention
for
the
new
season.

Namrata
Thakker
finds
out
more
about
them.

Nyrra
Banerjee

Nyrra,
who
is
best
known
for
playing
the
lead
in
the
hit
Star
Plus
show

Divya
Drishti,
has
worked
in
several
films
across
languages
since
her
acting
debut
in
2007.

She
made
her
big
screen
debut
in
2010
with
the
Telugu
movie

Aa
Okkadu
and
then
in
2012,
starred
in
the
Hindi
movie,

Kamaal,
Dhamaal,
Malamaal.

Born
in
Mumbai,
the
37
year
old
has
learned
Hindustani
classical
music
and
ghazals
from
her
mother
and
is
a
trained
Kathak
dancer
too.

Last
year,
Banerjee
participated
in
the
adventure
reality
show

Fear
Factor:
Khatron
Ke
Khiladi,
but
couldn’t
lift
the
trophy.

Chaahat
Mani
Pandey

Chaahat
began
her
acting
career
in
2016
with
the
television
serial

Pavitra
Bandhan
after
shifting
base
from
Madhya
Pradesh
to
Mumbai.

But
it
was
only
in
2019
that
she
landed
her
first
lead
role
in
the
show

Hamari
Bahu
Silk.

Since
then,
Chaahat
has
acted
in
several
popular
shows
like

Durga:
Mata
Ki
Chhaya,
Nath
and

Mera
Sai:
Shraddha
Aur
Saburi.

In
2021,
she
made
her
Web
debut
with
the
show,

Ishq
Mein
Kill
Dil
and
in
2023,
she
entered
politics
by
joining
the
Aam
Aadmi
Party.

Nią
Sharma

Nia
is
one
of
the
most
popular
television
actors
and
is
known
for
her
sassy
personality
and
chic
fashion
choices.

She
started
her
acting
career
in
2010
and
has
been
a
part
of
many
hit
shows
like

Ek
Hazaaron
Mein
Meri
Behna
Hai,
Jamai
Raja,
Ishq
Mein
Marjawan
and

Naagin
4,

In
2017,
she
participated
in

Khatron
Ke
Khiladi.
She
didn’t
win,
so
she
took
part
in
the
show
again
and
won.

She’s
also
been
a
part
of
the
dance
reality
show

Jhalak
Dhikhhla
Jaa
and
the
cooking
based
show

Laughter
Chefs:
Unlimited
Entertainment,

Shoaib
Ibrahim

Best
known
for
playing
Prem
in
the
hit
Colors
TV
show

Sasural
Simar
Ka,
Shoaib
took
a
break
from
acting
between
2013
and
2017.

He
isn’t
new
to
reality
shows.

In
2017,
he
took
part
in

Nach
Baliye
with
his
wife
Dipika
Kakar
and
last
year,
he
participated
in

Jhalak
Dikkhla
Jaa
11.

Dipika
won

Bigg
Boss
12.
Will
her
husband
win

Bigg
Boss
18?

Dheeraj
Dhoopar

After
making
his
acting
debut
in
2009,
model-turned-actor
Dheeraj
Dhoopar
rose
to
fame
when
he
replaced
Shoaib
Ibrahim
as
Prem
in
the
popular
TV
show

Sasural
Simar
Ka.

Later,
he
did
another
successful
show
called

Kundali
Bhagya
for
five
years.

In
2022,
Dheeraj
tried
his
hand
at

Jhalak
Dikhhla
Jaa,
but
was
eliminated
at
the
beginning.

Shilpa
Shirodkar

Former
model
and
actress
Shilpa
Shirodkar
is
likely
to
participate
in
the
show.

Shilpa,
who
is
Namrata
Shirodkar’s
younger
sister,
starred
in
films
like

Kishen
Kanhaiya,
Hum,
Khuda
Gawah,
Aankhen
and

Mrityudand.
She
quit
acting
in
2000
after
getting
married
and
moving
to
London.

She
made
her
comeback
in
2013
with
the
television
show

Ek
Mutthi
Aasmaan.

In
2020,
she
returned
to
films
and
played
a
supporting
role
in

Guns
of
Banaras
which
was
shot
in
2014
but
the
release
was
delayed
by
six
years.

Shehzada
Dhami

This
good
looking
actor
has
been
in
the
industry
only
for
four
years,
but
has
already
made
his
mark.

He
started
his
career
in
2020
with
the
fantasy
show

Yeh
Jadu
Hai
Jinn
Ka
and
later
went
on
act
in
shows
like

Choti
Sarrdaarni
and

Yeh
Rishta
Kya
Kehlata
Hai.

In
2021,
Shehzada
turned
singer
and
released
his
first
music
video.

Avinash
Mishra

Model
Avinash
Mishra
made
his
small
screen
acting
debut
in
2017
with
ZEE
TV’s
show

Sethji
and
became
a
household
name
after
playing
Shantanu
Mazumdar
in

Yeh
Teri
Galiyan.

Avinash
has
also
acted
in
several
popular
shows
like

Ishqbaaz,
Yeh
Rishtey
Hain
Pyaar
Ke
and

Durga:
Matta
Ki
Chhaya.

Dolly
Chaiwala

The
famous

chaiwala
from
Nagpur
may
entertain
audiences
with
his
antics
in

Bigg
Boss
this
year.

With
over
4
million
followers
on
Instagram,
Dolly
Chaiwala
has
definitely
got
the
fan
base
to
help
him
win
the
show.
But
the
question
is:
Will
we
see
him
in

Bigg
Boss?

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