Bigg Boss season 9 premiere: As it happened

Bigg Boss season 9 kicks off with pomp and show!

By Ritika Handoo | Last Updated: Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 10:54

LIVE: Bigg Boss season 9 kicks off with pomp and show!

11 October 2015, 23:27 PM

Salman Khan signs off in his signature style! Double Trouble will be telecast every night at 10.30 pm and on weekends at 9 pm with Salman. The change in time will surely not affect the viewers. So, enjoy this season. Keep watching this space for all the latest Bigg Boss 9 updates. Get ready for 'Double Trouble'!

11 October 2015, 23:25 PM

Now the inmates have to decide whose bags they want to choose. The game has indeed begun.

11 October 2015, 23:14 PM

Double Trouble has begun! Bigg Boss voice echoes inside the house and welcomes the inmates.

11 October 2015, 23:13 PM

Seven jodis have entered the house. In total there are 14 contestants this season. 

11 October 2015, 23:10 PM

Ankit and Arvind are the final contestants of the show.

11 October 2015, 23:08 PM

Ankit Gera and Arvind enter the house as a jodi.

11 October 2015, 22:58 PM

The last contestant is singer Arvind Vegda.

11 October 2015, 22:55 PM

Mandana chooses Keith as her jodidaar inside the house. 

11 October 2015, 22:54 PM

Keith Sequeira is the next contestant on the show.

11 October 2015, 22:36 PM

Ankit Gera is the next contestant on the show.

11 October 2015, 22:35 PM

Prince chooses Rochelle as his jodidaar.

11 October 2015, 22:31 PM

After getting rejecting by all the ladies. Prince will make the choice between Rochelle and Mandana.

11 October 2015, 22:25 PM

Prince comes on stage. 

11 October 2015, 22:23 PM

Mandana Karimi and Rochelle Rao are the next contestants.

11 October 2015, 22:17 PM

Vikas and Yuvika are the next ones to enter the house.

11 October 2015, 22:14 PM

Vikas Bhalla is another contestant on the show. Now Yuvika has to choose between Vikas and Prince.

11 October 2015, 22:12 PM

Next contestant is actress Yuvika Chaudhary.

11 October 2015, 22:07 PM

The inmates inside chose their beds and check out the house.

11 October 2015, 22:04 PM

Rimi and Suyyash ready to enter the house.

11 October 2015, 22:01 PM

Rimi chooses Suyyash over Prince. 

11 October 2015, 21:47 PM

Rimi Sen too is given two options while choosing her jodidaar on the show.

11 October 2015, 21:42 PM

Actress Rimi Sen is the next contestant. She sizzles on the dance floor, introducing herself.

11 October 2015, 21:40 PM

Kishwar and Aman get inside the house, and are smitten by the interiors.

11 October 2015, 21:37 PM

Last year's 'jalaad' is back this time in a new avatar. Now, Kishwar and Aman have been tied together. 

11 October 2015, 21:35 PM

Kishwar chooses Aman Verma as her partner and rejects Prince.

11 October 2015, 21:34 PM

No, Kishwar has to chose between Aman and Prince. 

11 October 2015, 21:32 PM

Aman Verma is the next contestant.

11 October 2015, 21:32 PM

Now, Kishwar is given two options to chose as her partner inside the house.

11 October 2015, 21:26 PM

Both Suyyash and Kishwar will go inside the house. They are currently dating each other.

11 October 2015, 21:25 PM

Contestant number 4 is actress Kishwar Merchant.

11 October 2015, 21:23 PM

Contestant number three is Suyyash Rai. 

11 October 2015, 21:22 PM

The first jodi enters Bigg Boss house.

11 October 2015, 21:18 PM

Diganana and Roopal tied together. They are the first official jodi of the show. Media panel also present this time.

11 October 2015, 21:16 PM

Diganana chooses Roopal as her partner in 'double trouble' format.

11 October 2015, 21:15 PM

Contestant number 3 is TV actress Roopal Tyagi.

11 October 2015, 21:10 PM

Contestant number 2 is Prince Narula.

11 October 2015, 21:08 PM

Contestant number is TV actress Digangana Suryavanshi.

11 October 2015, 21:07 PM

Salman goes in 'Karan Arjun' mode, sings 'ye bandhan to'.

11 October 2015, 21:05 PM

Double Trouble has started and Salman is in full form. Hinting at what is in store for the viewers.

11 October 2015, 21:03 PM

Elli Avram too grooves with Salman in style. Salman can be seen in 'double trouble' with both Daisy and Elli.

11 October 2015, 21:02 PM

'Jai Ho' co-star Daisy Shah shakes a leg with Salman.

11 October 2015, 21:01 PM

Double Trouble in the house--get ready to see the contestants in a while.

11 October 2015, 21:00 PM

Salman and Deepak give us an inside sneak peak of the super chic house.

11 October 2015, 20:59 PM

The premiere night starts with Salman Khan inside the new colourful house with Deepak Dobriyal.

11 October 2015, 20:50 PM

All the jittery Bigg Boss fans can now get glued to their television sets, as the 'baap' of all reality shows is here.