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Suits
Suits was an American legal drama television series created and written by Aaron Korsh. The series premiered on June 23, 2011, on USA Network, and is produced by Universal Cable Productions. It is the network's longest running original series in terms of seasons and episodes. Suits is set at a fictional law firm in New York City, and follows talented college dropout Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams), who begins working as a law associate for Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht), despite never attending law school.[1] The show focuses on Harvey and Mike closing cases, while maintaining Mike's secret.[2] The show also features the characters Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman), Rachel Zane (Meghan Markle), Donna Paulsen (Sarah Rafferty), and Jessica Pearson (Gina Torres).
The show is set in a fictional New York law firm whose name changes throughout the seasons due to promotions, resignations and buyouts. The firm has been known as Pearson Hardman, Pearson, Pearson Darby, Pearson Darby Specter, Pearson Specter, Pearson Specter Litt, Specter Litt, Zane Specter Litt, Zane Specter Litt Wheeler Williams, Specter Litt Wheeler Williams and Specter Litt Williams. In flashbacks, the firm was known as Gordon Schmidt Van Dyke.
On January 30, 2018, the series was renewed for an eighth season without Adams and Markle,[3] and Katherine Heigl joined the cast as Samantha Wheeler. Recurring characters Alex Williams (Dulé Hill) and Katrina Bennett (Amanda Schull) were promoted to series regulars.[4] The show was renewed for a 10-episode ninth and final season on January 23, 2019, which premiered on July 17, 2019.[5][6] Throughout its run, Suits has been nominated for several awards, with Torres and Adams receiving individual praise. On top of two nominations recognizing her role as a supporting actress, Torres was awarded Outstanding Performance in a Television Series at the 2013 NHMC Impact Awards. Adams was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series at the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the show itself has been nominated for two People's Choice Awards. The show's success has spawned a spin-off, Pearson, centered on Jessica Pearson's advent into Chicago politics, which premiered alongside the final season of Suits on July 17, 2019.[7][8][9] It has also generated South Korean and Japanese adaptations.
Season 1 (2011)
Main article: Suits (season 1)
Former student Mike Ross makes a living illegally taking the Law School Admission Test for others. To pay for his grandmother's care, he agrees to deliver a case of marijuana for his best friend Trevor, a drug dealer. Mike astutely avoids being arrested in a sting, only to stumble into a job interview with Harvey Specter, called the best closer in the city. Mike's knowledge of the law impresses Harvey enough to win him the associate position, even though Mike didn't attend Harvard. Together they try cases for the firm while maintaining the secret that Mike is a fraud.
Season 2 (2012–13)
Main article: Suits (season 2)
Jessica Pearson, the managing partner, learns Mike's secret, but other issues take precedence when co-founding partner Daniel Hardman returns to the firm, pressuring Jessica and Harvey. Mike begins to foster a relationship with paralegal Rachel Zane, but finds himself pursuing other romantic entanglements after his grandmother's sudden death. Harvey and his secretary Donna face accusations of burying evidence and must discover the truth while keeping incriminating evidence from Hardman, who would use it to leverage a managing partner position. The intensifying threat from Hardman forces Jessica into a merger with a British firm headed by Edward Darby. Mike reveals he's a fraud to Rachel.
Season 3 (2013–14)
Main article: Suits (season 3)
Darby's presence in the firm gives Harvey leverage to seek a position as a named partner. Meanwhile, the merger causes Louis Litt to clash with his British counterpart. Darby International client Ava Hessington draws Harvey into a lengthy trial against his former mentor and, when the lawsuit turns into a murder charge, the move in together. Realizing that his fraud can't continue forever, Mike leaves newly renamed Pearson Specter to take a position as an investment banker.
Season 4 (2014–15)
Main article: Suits (season 4)
Mike's new job puts him and Harvey on opposite sides of a takeover battle, causing the SEC to accuse them of collusion. When Mike is fired, Louis goes to extreme lengths to persuade Mike to come back to Pearson Specter, rather than working for shady billionaire investor Charles Forstman. Louis demands a name partner position, competing with Harvey, but his wrongdoings get him fired instead. When he realizes Mike never went to Harvard, he blackmails Jessica into rehiring him with the promotion he desired. Mike proposes to Rachel; Donna leaves Harvey to work for Louis.
Season 5 (2015–16)
Main article: Suits (season 5)
Harvey struggles with losing Donna and begins to open up to a therapist about his broken relationship with his mother. Louis' insecurity, however, and desire to undermine Harvey create an opening for Jack Soloff, an ambitious partner who is being manipulated by Hardman. Rachel's wedding plans and her relationship with her parents are both overshadowed by Mike's secret. Mike and Harvey both resign to protect their future, but Mike is abruptly arrested for fraud. More and more people involved realize the allegations are true, and facing a tenacious prosecutor Anita Gibbs, Mike accepts a plea bargain, pleads guilty, and turns himself in so that no one else will go to jail. At the wedding, Mike tells Rachel that he will not marry her now but if she still wants him in two years then he will marry her after getting out of prison. Harvey escorts him to prison making their last few goodbyes.
Season 6 (2016–17)
Main article: Suits (season 6)
A two-year prison sentence puts Mike at the mercy of Frank Gallo, an inmate with a grudge against Harvey. At Pearson Specter Litt, few employees remain to help. Rachel works an Innocence Project case for her law professor; Jessica assists pro bono but is distracted from matters at the firm, and chooses to leave her position to pursue her own life. Mike's cellmate proves pivotal in a deal for Mike's freedom. He struggles with his fraud being public knowledge but obtains a job at a legal clinic. Harvey helps both Rachel and Mike pass the Bar, and persuades Mike to come back to the firm.
Season 7 (2017–18)
Main article: Suits (season 7)
Everyone at the firm struggles to adjust to a new normal without Jessica. Donna takes a position as COO, and Harvey's friend Alex joins the team. Harvey begins dating his former therapist, Paula; Louis sees a therapist of his own, with mixed results. Rachel begins her career as an attorney, having passed the Bar. Mike continues to work pro bono cases at the clinic, with Harvey's blessing, but one of the cases puts Alex, Harvey and others at risk. Louis and Sheila reconnect; as does Jessica with her family in Chicago. Mike and Rachel accept a job offer in Seattle to run their own firm that takes on class-action suits, and get married before leaving. As the season closes, a case that puts Specter Litt in danger is found to be the work of Robert Zane's partners, Rand and Kaldore. When Zane finds out, he joins forces with Specter Litt.
Season 8 (2018–19)
Main article: Suits (season 8)
As Mike and Rachel leave after getting married, Robert Zane is now the managing partner of Zane Specter Litt. Donna has become the COO of the firm as she has stuck by it for many years helping effectively. Robert hires a new senior partner, his right hand and fixer Samantha Wheeler. Wheeler later becomes a name partner alongside Alex Williams. Louis learns that Sheila is pregnant. Katrina Bennett makes senior partner, and struggles with romantic feelings for her married personal associate. Donna and Harvey finally admit their feelings for one another as Season 8 ends, but Donna's mishandling of client/boyfriend Thomas Kessler forces Zane to sacrifice himself for the good of the firm.
Season 9 (2019)
Main article: Suits (season 9)
With Robert now disbarred, Faye Richardson, a special master from the bar is sent to oversee the firm due to the perception of the underhanded tactics they have been involved with for years. Faye is out to dismantle and destroy the firm and has few skeletons that can be used to take her down.
The show is set in a fictional New York law firm whose name changes throughout the seasons due to promotions, resignations and buyouts. The firm has been known as Pearson Hardman, Pearson, Pearson Darby, Pearson Darby Specter, Pearson Specter, Pearson Specter Litt, Specter Litt, Zane Specter Litt, Zane Specter Litt Wheeler Williams, Specter Litt Wheeler Williams and Specter Litt Williams. In flashbacks, the firm was known as Gordon Schmidt Van Dyke.
On January 30, 2018, the series was renewed for an eighth season without Adams and Markle,[3] and Katherine Heigl joined the cast as Samantha Wheeler. Recurring characters Alex Williams (Dulé Hill) and Katrina Bennett (Amanda Schull) were promoted to series regulars.[4] The show was renewed for a 10-episode ninth and final season on January 23, 2019, which premiered on July 17, 2019.[5][6] Throughout its run, Suits has been nominated for several awards, with Torres and Adams receiving individual praise. On top of two nominations recognizing her role as a supporting actress, Torres was awarded Outstanding Performance in a Television Series at the 2013 NHMC Impact Awards. Adams was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series at the 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the show itself has been nominated for two People's Choice Awards. The show's success has spawned a spin-off, Pearson, centered on Jessica Pearson's advent into Chicago politics, which premiered alongside the final season of Suits on July 17, 2019.[7][8][9] It has also generated South Korean and Japanese adaptations.
Season 1 (2011)
Main article: Suits (season 1)
Former student Mike Ross makes a living illegally taking the Law School Admission Test for others. To pay for his grandmother's care, he agrees to deliver a case of marijuana for his best friend Trevor, a drug dealer. Mike astutely avoids being arrested in a sting, only to stumble into a job interview with Harvey Specter, called the best closer in the city. Mike's knowledge of the law impresses Harvey enough to win him the associate position, even though Mike didn't attend Harvard. Together they try cases for the firm while maintaining the secret that Mike is a fraud.
Season 2 (2012–13)
Main article: Suits (season 2)
Jessica Pearson, the managing partner, learns Mike's secret, but other issues take precedence when co-founding partner Daniel Hardman returns to the firm, pressuring Jessica and Harvey. Mike begins to foster a relationship with paralegal Rachel Zane, but finds himself pursuing other romantic entanglements after his grandmother's sudden death. Harvey and his secretary Donna face accusations of burying evidence and must discover the truth while keeping incriminating evidence from Hardman, who would use it to leverage a managing partner position. The intensifying threat from Hardman forces Jessica into a merger with a British firm headed by Edward Darby. Mike reveals he's a fraud to Rachel.
Season 3 (2013–14)
Main article: Suits (season 3)
Darby's presence in the firm gives Harvey leverage to seek a position as a named partner. Meanwhile, the merger causes Louis Litt to clash with his British counterpart. Darby International client Ava Hessington draws Harvey into a lengthy trial against his former mentor and, when the lawsuit turns into a murder charge, the move in together. Realizing that his fraud can't continue forever, Mike leaves newly renamed Pearson Specter to take a position as an investment banker.
Season 4 (2014–15)
Main article: Suits (season 4)
Mike's new job puts him and Harvey on opposite sides of a takeover battle, causing the SEC to accuse them of collusion. When Mike is fired, Louis goes to extreme lengths to persuade Mike to come back to Pearson Specter, rather than working for shady billionaire investor Charles Forstman. Louis demands a name partner position, competing with Harvey, but his wrongdoings get him fired instead. When he realizes Mike never went to Harvard, he blackmails Jessica into rehiring him with the promotion he desired. Mike proposes to Rachel; Donna leaves Harvey to work for Louis.
Season 5 (2015–16)
Main article: Suits (season 5)
Harvey struggles with losing Donna and begins to open up to a therapist about his broken relationship with his mother. Louis' insecurity, however, and desire to undermine Harvey create an opening for Jack Soloff, an ambitious partner who is being manipulated by Hardman. Rachel's wedding plans and her relationship with her parents are both overshadowed by Mike's secret. Mike and Harvey both resign to protect their future, but Mike is abruptly arrested for fraud. More and more people involved realize the allegations are true, and facing a tenacious prosecutor Anita Gibbs, Mike accepts a plea bargain, pleads guilty, and turns himself in so that no one else will go to jail. At the wedding, Mike tells Rachel that he will not marry her now but if she still wants him in two years then he will marry her after getting out of prison. Harvey escorts him to prison making their last few goodbyes.
Season 6 (2016–17)
Main article: Suits (season 6)
A two-year prison sentence puts Mike at the mercy of Frank Gallo, an inmate with a grudge against Harvey. At Pearson Specter Litt, few employees remain to help. Rachel works an Innocence Project case for her law professor; Jessica assists pro bono but is distracted from matters at the firm, and chooses to leave her position to pursue her own life. Mike's cellmate proves pivotal in a deal for Mike's freedom. He struggles with his fraud being public knowledge but obtains a job at a legal clinic. Harvey helps both Rachel and Mike pass the Bar, and persuades Mike to come back to the firm.
Season 7 (2017–18)
Main article: Suits (season 7)
Everyone at the firm struggles to adjust to a new normal without Jessica. Donna takes a position as COO, and Harvey's friend Alex joins the team. Harvey begins dating his former therapist, Paula; Louis sees a therapist of his own, with mixed results. Rachel begins her career as an attorney, having passed the Bar. Mike continues to work pro bono cases at the clinic, with Harvey's blessing, but one of the cases puts Alex, Harvey and others at risk. Louis and Sheila reconnect; as does Jessica with her family in Chicago. Mike and Rachel accept a job offer in Seattle to run their own firm that takes on class-action suits, and get married before leaving. As the season closes, a case that puts Specter Litt in danger is found to be the work of Robert Zane's partners, Rand and Kaldore. When Zane finds out, he joins forces with Specter Litt.
Season 8 (2018–19)
Main article: Suits (season 8)
As Mike and Rachel leave after getting married, Robert Zane is now the managing partner of Zane Specter Litt. Donna has become the COO of the firm as she has stuck by it for many years helping effectively. Robert hires a new senior partner, his right hand and fixer Samantha Wheeler. Wheeler later becomes a name partner alongside Alex Williams. Louis learns that Sheila is pregnant. Katrina Bennett makes senior partner, and struggles with romantic feelings for her married personal associate. Donna and Harvey finally admit their feelings for one another as Season 8 ends, but Donna's mishandling of client/boyfriend Thomas Kessler forces Zane to sacrifice himself for the good of the firm.
Season 9 (2019)
Main article: Suits (season 9)
With Robert now disbarred, Faye Richardson, a special master from the bar is sent to oversee the firm due to the perception of the underhanded tactics they have been involved with for years. Faye is out to dismantle and destroy the firm and has few skeletons that can be used to take her down.
World Tourism Day
Since 1980, the United Nations World Tourism Organization has celebrated World Tourism Day as international observances on September 27. This date was chosen as on that day in 1970, the Statutes of the UNWTO were adopted. The adoption of these Statutes is considered a milestone in global tourism. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the international community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cultural, political and economic values worldwide. The theme of the day was "sustainable tourism", in 2017. In 2018 the theme was "Tourism and the Digital Transformation".
At its Twelfth Session in Istanbul, Turkey, in October 1997, the UNWTO General Assembly decided to designate a host country each year to act as the Organization's partner in the celebration of World Tourism Day. At its Fifteenth Session in Beijing, China, in October 2003, the Assembly decided the following geographic order to be followed for World Tourism Day celebrations: 2006 in Europe; 2007 in South Asia; 2008 in the Americas; 2009 in Africa and 2011 in the Middle East.
The late Ignatius Amaduwa Atigbi, a Nigerian national, was the one who proposed the idea of marking September 27 of every year as World Tourism Day. He was finally recognized for his contribution in 2009. The colour of World Tourism Day is Blue.
At its Twelfth Session in Istanbul, Turkey, in October 1997, the UNWTO General Assembly decided to designate a host country each year to act as the Organization's partner in the celebration of World Tourism Day. At its Fifteenth Session in Beijing, China, in October 2003, the Assembly decided the following geographic order to be followed for World Tourism Day celebrations: 2006 in Europe; 2007 in South Asia; 2008 in the Americas; 2009 in Africa and 2011 in the Middle East.
The late Ignatius Amaduwa Atigbi, a Nigerian national, was the one who proposed the idea of marking September 27 of every year as World Tourism Day. He was finally recognized for his contribution in 2009. The colour of World Tourism Day is Blue.
Bigg Boss
Bigg Boss is an Indian reality television game show franchise produced by EndemolShine India through Viacom 18 and Colors, broadcast in India, subsequently syndicated internationally and made available online as VOD through OTT platforms. There have been 7 versions of the show in 7 individual languages spoken in the Indian subcontinent. The first show of the franchise was Bigg Boss in Hindi which debuted in 2006. The franchise has extended its presence in Kannada, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and Malayalam as of 2018. Though only celebrities were selected to be the housemates in the initial seasons, general public have been auditioned to be on the show in the latest seasons of Hindi, Kannada[1] and Telugu[2] versions of the show.
Synopsis
In the show, contestants called "housemates" live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. Housemates are voted out (usually on a weekly basis) until only one remains and wins the cash prize. During their stay in the house, contestants are continuously monitored by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones.
Premise
The program relies on techniques such as a stripped back-to-basic environment, evictions, weekly tasks and competitions set by Bigg Boss, and the "Confession Room" where housemates convey their private thoughts to the camera and reveal their nominees for eviction. At regular intervals, the housemates privately nominate a number of their fellow housemates whom they wish to be evicted from the house. The housemates with the most nominations are then announced, and viewers are given the opportunity to vote (via SMS or online through social media and smartphone applications) for the nominee they wish to be evicted or to be saved from eviction. The last person remaining is declared the winner.
The contestants are required to indulge in housework and are assigned tasks by the producers of the show (who communicate with the housemates via the omnipresent authority figure known to them only as "Bigg Boss"). The tasks are designed to test the teamwork abilities and community spirit of the housemates. The housemates' "luxury budget" (weekly allowance to buy luxury food items other than the supplied essentials) depends on the outcome of assigned tasks.
History
Creation
Bigg Boss is a Hindi (Bollywood) adaption of Big Brother created in Netherlands by John de Mol Jr., largely based on the Celebrity Big Brother model owned by the Endemol Shine Group. The show was named Bigg Boss and a house was constructed for the purpose of the show at Lonavla in Maharashtra. Bigg Boss debuted on television in 2006 through Sony Entertainment Television with Arshad Warsi as the host. The show gained popularity after Shilpa Shetty emerged as the winner[3] in Celebrity Big Brother 5 (UK) and replaced Warsi as the host in the second season of Bigg Boss. From the second season, the show has moved to Viacom 18's Colors.
Expansion
The show's acceptance and success among the Indian audience paved way for its expansion into other Indian languages.[4] After the sixth season was completed in Hindi in 2013, Kannada[5] and Bengali adaptions were created by Endemol through ETV Network with the same house and resources with Sudeep[6] and Mithun Chakraborty as hosts respectively. While the Kannada version became an instant hit,[7] Bengali version did not turn out to be very successful. The Kannada version saw its subsequent seasons annually, similar to Hindi while Bengali version has completed only 2 seasons in 6 years.
Upon completion of 10 seasons in Hindi, 4 seasons in Kannada and 2 seasons in Bengali, Endemol extended its presence in South India by creating Tamil and Telugu versions of the show with Star India in 2017 and roped in Kamal Haasan[8] and Jr NTR[9] as hosts respectively. In 2018, the show has been adapted to Marathi[10] with Viacom 18 and Malayalam with Star India and the hosts are Mahesh Manjrekar[11] and Mohanlal[12] respectively.
Summary
Big Boss Hindi
Main article: Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)
Bigg Boss is the Hindi version of the show[13] and the first version of the franchise. The first season premiered in 2006 on Sony Entertainment Television[14] with Arshad Warsi as the host[15] with ₹1 crore (US$140,000)[16] as the prize money. The license for Bigg Boss was acquired by Viacom 18 and the next season was aired on Colors with Shilpa Shetty as the show's host.[17] Veteran actor Amithabh Bachchan was roped in to play host[18] for the third season while Salman Khan appeared as the host m the fourth season.[19] The fifth season was jointly hosted[20] by Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan while Salman alone continues to host the show consecutively since sixth season[21] till date.[22][23][24] A lavish purpose-built house (with annual modifications) at Lonavala, Mumbai was used for the show[25] in the first five seasons while a new house was built house at Big ND Studios in Karjat, Pune for the fifth season.[26] The house at Lonavala was rebuilt and used from the sixth season.[27] The prize has been reduced to ₹50 lakh (US$72,000)[28] from the fifth season. A spin off show — Bigg Boss: Halla Bol — was launched and merged into the eighth season with 5 finalists ('Champions') from eighth season and 5 previous runners-up ('Challengers') which was hosted by Farah Khan.[29] Though the show has largely been a celebrity-only show, it opened the doors for participation by the common people from the ninth season. Atul Kapoor has been the 'voice' of Bigg Boss since the first season.[30]
All the episodes since the fourth season are available[31] on Viacom 18's OTT platform Voot. Rahul Roy,[32] Ashutosh Kaushik,[33] Vindu Dara Singh,[34] Shweta Tiwari,[35] Juhi Parmar,[36] Urvashi Dholakia,[37] Gauhar Khan,[38] Gautam Gulati,[39] Prince Narula,[40] Manveer Gurjar,[41]Shilpa Shinde[42]and Dipika Kakar have been the winners of the show.
Bigg Boss Kannada
Main article: Bigg Boss Kannada
Bigg Boss Kannada is the Kannada version of the show[43] was the first south Indian adaption[44][45] of Bigg Boss. Actor Sudeep was roped in by ETV Kannada[5] to play the host[46] of the show for the first season in 2013. Star India acquired the license for the show and the second season was aired on Suvarna[47] with Sudeep continuing his role as the host of the show. The same house at Lonavala, Pune which was used for the Hindi version was used for the first two seasons of Bigg Boss Kannada. A new and bigger house was constructed at Innovative Film City in Bidadi, Bengaluru and is being used since the third season.[48][49] Sudeep's contract to host the show was extended[50] to 5 seasons starting with the third season which returned[51] to Viacom 18's Colors Kannada. The fifth season moved[52] to Colors Super, a sister channel of Colors Kannada. It is notable that the Kannada version is the only adaption where the host, Sudeep alone would be hosting the show for seven consecutive seasons. All the seasons so far have had ₹50 lakh (US$72,000)[53] as the prize money. Commoners were allowed to be a part of the show from the fifth season through auditions.[54] Three artists have been the 'voice' of Bigg Boss as of fifth season - Amit Bhargav for the first two, B M Venkatesh for the third and Srinivas Prasad since the fourth season.
Vijay Raghavendra,[55] Akul Balaji,[56] Shruti,[57] Pratham,[58] and Chandan Shetty[59] have been the winners of the first five seasons of the show respectively.Shashi Kumar is the winner of season six. All the episodes since the third season are available[60] on Viacom 18's OTT platform Voot.
Bigg Boss Bangla
Main article: Bigg Boss Bangla
Bigg Boss Bangla is the Bengali version of the show[61] which was produced by ETV Bangla with Mithun Chakraborty as the host[62] while the first season of the Kannada version was wrapping up in 2013. The second season was aired on Colors Bangla in 2016 and was hosted by Bengali actor Jeet.[63] The Lonavala house used for Hindi version was used[64] in both seasons and the prize money for the show has been lesser than the other adaptions with ₹20 lakh (US$29,000)[65] and ₹35 lakh (US$51,000)[66] respectively for the first and second seasons. This is the only adaption of the show that does not follow the annual format and the seasons have been produced once in 3 years.
Aneek Dhar[67] and Joyjit Banerjee[68] have been the winners of the first and second season of the show respectively. All the episodes since the second season are available[69] on Viacom 18's OTT platform Voot.
Bigg Boss Tamil
Main article: Bigg Boss Tamil
Bigg Boss Tamil is the Tamil version[70] of the show and the second south Indian adaption of Bigg Boss. Star India produced the show in 2017 with Kamal Hassan as the host[71] on Star Vijay.[72] This has been the only version to have none of its seasons shot at Lonavala. The house for Bigg Boss Tamil was constructed at EVP Film City, Chennai and is being used since the first season.[73] Both the seasons so far have had ₹50 lakh (US$72,000)[74] as the prize money.
Aarav[75]and Riythvika[76] was the winners of the first and second seasons of the show. All the episodes of the show are available[77] on the OTT platform Hotstar.
Bigg Boss Telugu
Main article: Bigg Boss Telugu
Bigg Boss Telugu is the Telugu version[78] of the show and was produced by Star India on Star Maa with Jr NTR as the host[79] and the Lonavala house was used for the first season. The second season is being hosted by Nani[80] and a newly built house at Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad is being used for the show.[81] Both the seasons so far have had ₹50 lakh (US$72,000)[82] as the prize money.
Siva Balaji[83] and Kaushal Manda[84] was the winners of the first & second seasons of the show. All the episodes of the show are available[85] on the OTT platform Hotstar.
Bigg Boss Marathi
Main article: Bigg Boss Marathi
Bigg Boss Marathi is the Marathi version of the show and the first season is being aired on Viacom 18's Colors Marathi.[86] The Lonavala house is being used[87] for this version and Mahesh Manjrekar is playing the host.[88][89] This is the first and only adaption of Bigg Boss so far to have its language affiliation in the show's official name. The prize money is announced to be ₹50 lakh (US$72,000). All the episodes of the show are available[90] on Viacom 18's OTT platform Voot. Megha Dhade emerged as the winner of First season while Pushkar Jog emerged as the first runner up of the show.
Bigg Boss Malayalam
Main article: Bigg Boss Malayalam
Bigg Boss Malayalam is the Malayalam adaption for Bigg Boss which is produced by Star India and aired on Asianet.[91] Veteran actor Mohanlal has been roped in to host the show[92] and the Lonavala house is being used.The voice of big boss is still a mystery[93] for the first season. The prize money is announced to be ₹1 crore(US$140,000). All the episodes of the show are available[94] on the OTT platform Hotstar.Some new elements called 'Unseen', 'Spicy specials' and 'Bigg Boss Plus' was introduced by way of unseen and extra footage's uploaded on Hotstar. Bigg Boss Plus is aired on Asianet Plus and shows part of the day that weren't included in the episode, from 'wake-up call' to 'lights out'.They are not supposed to tamper with any of the electronic equipment or any other thing in the House. They aren't allowed to write using paper, book or anything else in the house. They cannot leave the House premises at any time except when permitted to. They cannot discuss the nomination process with anyone. They cannot sleep in the day time. Also they need to wear mic all the time and speak in only Malayalam language.
Sometimes, the housemates may be nominated for other reasons, such as nomination by a person who has achieved special privileges (via tasks or other things), for breaking rules or something else. If something is very serious, a contestant may be evicted directly
All the rules have never been told to the audience, the most prominent ones are clearly seen. The inmates are not permitted to talk in any other language than the Malayalam.
Sabumon Abdusamad was declared winner of Bigg Boss Malayalam season 1 while Pearle Maaney was the first runner up.
Synopsis
In the show, contestants called "housemates" live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. Housemates are voted out (usually on a weekly basis) until only one remains and wins the cash prize. During their stay in the house, contestants are continuously monitored by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones.
Premise
The program relies on techniques such as a stripped back-to-basic environment, evictions, weekly tasks and competitions set by Bigg Boss, and the "Confession Room" where housemates convey their private thoughts to the camera and reveal their nominees for eviction. At regular intervals, the housemates privately nominate a number of their fellow housemates whom they wish to be evicted from the house. The housemates with the most nominations are then announced, and viewers are given the opportunity to vote (via SMS or online through social media and smartphone applications) for the nominee they wish to be evicted or to be saved from eviction. The last person remaining is declared the winner.
The contestants are required to indulge in housework and are assigned tasks by the producers of the show (who communicate with the housemates via the omnipresent authority figure known to them only as "Bigg Boss"). The tasks are designed to test the teamwork abilities and community spirit of the housemates. The housemates' "luxury budget" (weekly allowance to buy luxury food items other than the supplied essentials) depends on the outcome of assigned tasks.
History
Creation
Bigg Boss is a Hindi (Bollywood) adaption of Big Brother created in Netherlands by John de Mol Jr., largely based on the Celebrity Big Brother model owned by the Endemol Shine Group. The show was named Bigg Boss and a house was constructed for the purpose of the show at Lonavla in Maharashtra. Bigg Boss debuted on television in 2006 through Sony Entertainment Television with Arshad Warsi as the host. The show gained popularity after Shilpa Shetty emerged as the winner[3] in Celebrity Big Brother 5 (UK) and replaced Warsi as the host in the second season of Bigg Boss. From the second season, the show has moved to Viacom 18's Colors.
Expansion
The show's acceptance and success among the Indian audience paved way for its expansion into other Indian languages.[4] After the sixth season was completed in Hindi in 2013, Kannada[5] and Bengali adaptions were created by Endemol through ETV Network with the same house and resources with Sudeep[6] and Mithun Chakraborty as hosts respectively. While the Kannada version became an instant hit,[7] Bengali version did not turn out to be very successful. The Kannada version saw its subsequent seasons annually, similar to Hindi while Bengali version has completed only 2 seasons in 6 years.
Upon completion of 10 seasons in Hindi, 4 seasons in Kannada and 2 seasons in Bengali, Endemol extended its presence in South India by creating Tamil and Telugu versions of the show with Star India in 2017 and roped in Kamal Haasan[8] and Jr NTR[9] as hosts respectively. In 2018, the show has been adapted to Marathi[10] with Viacom 18 and Malayalam with Star India and the hosts are Mahesh Manjrekar[11] and Mohanlal[12] respectively.
Summary
Big Boss Hindi
Main article: Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)
Bigg Boss is the Hindi version of the show[13] and the first version of the franchise. The first season premiered in 2006 on Sony Entertainment Television[14] with Arshad Warsi as the host[15] with ₹1 crore (US$140,000)[16] as the prize money. The license for Bigg Boss was acquired by Viacom 18 and the next season was aired on Colors with Shilpa Shetty as the show's host.[17] Veteran actor Amithabh Bachchan was roped in to play host[18] for the third season while Salman Khan appeared as the host m the fourth season.[19] The fifth season was jointly hosted[20] by Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan while Salman alone continues to host the show consecutively since sixth season[21] till date.[22][23][24] A lavish purpose-built house (with annual modifications) at Lonavala, Mumbai was used for the show[25] in the first five seasons while a new house was built house at Big ND Studios in Karjat, Pune for the fifth season.[26] The house at Lonavala was rebuilt and used from the sixth season.[27] The prize has been reduced to ₹50 lakh (US$72,000)[28] from the fifth season. A spin off show — Bigg Boss: Halla Bol — was launched and merged into the eighth season with 5 finalists ('Champions') from eighth season and 5 previous runners-up ('Challengers') which was hosted by Farah Khan.[29] Though the show has largely been a celebrity-only show, it opened the doors for participation by the common people from the ninth season. Atul Kapoor has been the 'voice' of Bigg Boss since the first season.[30]
All the episodes since the fourth season are available[31] on Viacom 18's OTT platform Voot. Rahul Roy,[32] Ashutosh Kaushik,[33] Vindu Dara Singh,[34] Shweta Tiwari,[35] Juhi Parmar,[36] Urvashi Dholakia,[37] Gauhar Khan,[38] Gautam Gulati,[39] Prince Narula,[40] Manveer Gurjar,[41]Shilpa Shinde[42]and Dipika Kakar have been the winners of the show.
Bigg Boss Kannada
Main article: Bigg Boss Kannada
Bigg Boss Kannada is the Kannada version of the show[43] was the first south Indian adaption[44][45] of Bigg Boss. Actor Sudeep was roped in by ETV Kannada[5] to play the host[46] of the show for the first season in 2013. Star India acquired the license for the show and the second season was aired on Suvarna[47] with Sudeep continuing his role as the host of the show. The same house at Lonavala, Pune which was used for the Hindi version was used for the first two seasons of Bigg Boss Kannada. A new and bigger house was constructed at Innovative Film City in Bidadi, Bengaluru and is being used since the third season.[48][49] Sudeep's contract to host the show was extended[50] to 5 seasons starting with the third season which returned[51] to Viacom 18's Colors Kannada. The fifth season moved[52] to Colors Super, a sister channel of Colors Kannada. It is notable that the Kannada version is the only adaption where the host, Sudeep alone would be hosting the show for seven consecutive seasons. All the seasons so far have had ₹50 lakh (US$72,000)[53] as the prize money. Commoners were allowed to be a part of the show from the fifth season through auditions.[54] Three artists have been the 'voice' of Bigg Boss as of fifth season - Amit Bhargav for the first two, B M Venkatesh for the third and Srinivas Prasad since the fourth season.
Vijay Raghavendra,[55] Akul Balaji,[56] Shruti,[57] Pratham,[58] and Chandan Shetty[59] have been the winners of the first five seasons of the show respectively.Shashi Kumar is the winner of season six. All the episodes since the third season are available[60] on Viacom 18's OTT platform Voot.
Bigg Boss Bangla
Main article: Bigg Boss Bangla
Bigg Boss Bangla is the Bengali version of the show[61] which was produced by ETV Bangla with Mithun Chakraborty as the host[62] while the first season of the Kannada version was wrapping up in 2013. The second season was aired on Colors Bangla in 2016 and was hosted by Bengali actor Jeet.[63] The Lonavala house used for Hindi version was used[64] in both seasons and the prize money for the show has been lesser than the other adaptions with ₹20 lakh (US$29,000)[65] and ₹35 lakh (US$51,000)[66] respectively for the first and second seasons. This is the only adaption of the show that does not follow the annual format and the seasons have been produced once in 3 years.
Aneek Dhar[67] and Joyjit Banerjee[68] have been the winners of the first and second season of the show respectively. All the episodes since the second season are available[69] on Viacom 18's OTT platform Voot.
Bigg Boss Tamil
Main article: Bigg Boss Tamil
Bigg Boss Tamil is the Tamil version[70] of the show and the second south Indian adaption of Bigg Boss. Star India produced the show in 2017 with Kamal Hassan as the host[71] on Star Vijay.[72] This has been the only version to have none of its seasons shot at Lonavala. The house for Bigg Boss Tamil was constructed at EVP Film City, Chennai and is being used since the first season.[73] Both the seasons so far have had ₹50 lakh (US$72,000)[74] as the prize money.
Aarav[75]and Riythvika[76] was the winners of the first and second seasons of the show. All the episodes of the show are available[77] on the OTT platform Hotstar.
Bigg Boss Telugu
Main article: Bigg Boss Telugu
Bigg Boss Telugu is the Telugu version[78] of the show and was produced by Star India on Star Maa with Jr NTR as the host[79] and the Lonavala house was used for the first season. The second season is being hosted by Nani[80] and a newly built house at Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad is being used for the show.[81] Both the seasons so far have had ₹50 lakh (US$72,000)[82] as the prize money.
Siva Balaji[83] and Kaushal Manda[84] was the winners of the first & second seasons of the show. All the episodes of the show are available[85] on the OTT platform Hotstar.
Bigg Boss Marathi
Main article: Bigg Boss Marathi
Bigg Boss Marathi is the Marathi version of the show and the first season is being aired on Viacom 18's Colors Marathi.[86] The Lonavala house is being used[87] for this version and Mahesh Manjrekar is playing the host.[88][89] This is the first and only adaption of Bigg Boss so far to have its language affiliation in the show's official name. The prize money is announced to be ₹50 lakh (US$72,000). All the episodes of the show are available[90] on Viacom 18's OTT platform Voot. Megha Dhade emerged as the winner of First season while Pushkar Jog emerged as the first runner up of the show.
Bigg Boss Malayalam
Main article: Bigg Boss Malayalam
Bigg Boss Malayalam is the Malayalam adaption for Bigg Boss which is produced by Star India and aired on Asianet.[91] Veteran actor Mohanlal has been roped in to host the show[92] and the Lonavala house is being used.The voice of big boss is still a mystery[93] for the first season. The prize money is announced to be ₹1 crore(US$140,000). All the episodes of the show are available[94] on the OTT platform Hotstar.Some new elements called 'Unseen', 'Spicy specials' and 'Bigg Boss Plus' was introduced by way of unseen and extra footage's uploaded on Hotstar. Bigg Boss Plus is aired on Asianet Plus and shows part of the day that weren't included in the episode, from 'wake-up call' to 'lights out'.They are not supposed to tamper with any of the electronic equipment or any other thing in the House. They aren't allowed to write using paper, book or anything else in the house. They cannot leave the House premises at any time except when permitted to. They cannot discuss the nomination process with anyone. They cannot sleep in the day time. Also they need to wear mic all the time and speak in only Malayalam language.
Sometimes, the housemates may be nominated for other reasons, such as nomination by a person who has achieved special privileges (via tasks or other things), for breaking rules or something else. If something is very serious, a contestant may be evicted directly
All the rules have never been told to the audience, the most prominent ones are clearly seen. The inmates are not permitted to talk in any other language than the Malayalam.
Sabumon Abdusamad was declared winner of Bigg Boss Malayalam season 1 while Pearle Maaney was the first runner up.
Big Boss 13
Bigg Boss 13 is the thirteenth season of the Indian reality TV series Bigg Boss which is based on the Dutch series Big Brother, and will premiere on 29 September 2019 on Colors.[1] The launch episode is titled "Grand Premiere". Salman Khan is hosting the season for the tenth time.
Production
Background
This season it was revealed by the show makers that this season will only feature celebrity contestants, therefore declaring no commoners.[2]
Eye Logo
The Bigg Boss "eye" this season is red and black coloured; with fire flames coming from the pupil.
House
House pictures were officially released on 23 September 2019; the House followed the theme of a "Bigg Boss Museum"
Production
Background
This season it was revealed by the show makers that this season will only feature celebrity contestants, therefore declaring no commoners.[2]
Eye Logo
The Bigg Boss "eye" this season is red and black coloured; with fire flames coming from the pupil.
House
House pictures were officially released on 23 September 2019; the House followed the theme of a "Bigg Boss Museum"
Sundar pichai
Pichai Sundararajan (born June 10, 1972[6]), also known as Sundar Pichai (/ˈsʊndɑːr pɪˈtʃaɪ/), is an Indian-American[7][8] business executive.[9] He is an engineer and the chief executive officer (CEO) of Google LLC.[10][11][12] Formerly the Product Chief of Google, Pichai's current role was announced on August 10, 2015, as part of the restructuring process that made Alphabet Inc. into Google's parent company,[13] and he assumed the position on October 2, 2015
Early life and education
Pichai was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India in a Tamil Brahmin family.[7][8] His mother Lakshmi was a stenographer and his father, Regunatha Pichai was an electrical engineer at GEC, the British conglomerate. His father also had a manufacturing plant that produced electrical components.[15][16] Pichai grew up in a two-room apartment in Ashok Nagar, Chennai.[15]
Pichai completed schooling in Jawahar Vidyalaya, a Central Board of Secondary Education school in Ashok Nagar, Chennai and completed the Class XII from Vana Vani school in the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.[17][18] He earned his degree from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in metallurgical engineering. He is currently a distinguished alumnus.[19] He holds an M.S. from Stanford University in material sciences and engineering, and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania,[20] where he was named a Siebel Scholar and a Palmer Scholar, respectively.[21][22]
Career
Pichai worked in engineering and product management at Applied Materials and in management consulting at McKinsey & Company.[23] Pichai joined Google in 2004, where he led the product management and innovation efforts for a suite of Google's client software products, including Google Chrome[24] and Chrome OS, as well as being largely responsible for Google Drive. He went on to oversee the development of different applications such as Gmail and Google Maps.[25][26] On November 19, 2009, Pichai gave a demonstration of Chrome OS; the Chromebook was released for trial and testing in 2011, and released to the public in 2012.[27] On May 20, 2010, he announced the open-sourcing of the new video codec VP8 by Google and introduced the new video format, WebM.[28]
On March 13, 2013, Pichai added Android to the list of Google products that he oversees. Android was formerly managed by Andy Rubin.[29] He was a director of Jive Software from April 2011 to July 30, 2013.[30][31][32] Pichai was selected to become the next CEO of Google on August 10, 2015[13] after previously being appointed Product Chief by CEO, Larry Page. On October 24, 2015 he stepped into the new position at the completion of the formation of Alphabet Inc., the new holding company for the Google company family.[14][32][33]
Pichai had been suggested as a contender for Microsoft's CEO in 2014, a position that was eventually given to Satya Nadella.[34][35]
In August 2017, Pichai drew publicity for firing a Google employee who wrote a ten-page manifesto criticizing the company's diversity policies and arguing that "distribution of preferences and abilities of men and women differ in part due to biological causes and ... these differences may explain why we don't see equal representation of women in tech and leadership".[36][37][38][39] While noting that the manifesto raised a number of issues that are open to debate, Pichai said in a memo to Google employees that "to suggest a group of our colleagues have traits that make them less biologically suited to that work is offensive and not OK".[40]
In December 2017, Pichai was a speaker at the World Internet Conference in China, where he stated that "a lot of work Google does is to help Chinese companies. There are many small and medium-sized businesses in China who take advantage of Google to get their products to many other countries outside of China."
Early life and education
Pichai was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India in a Tamil Brahmin family.[7][8] His mother Lakshmi was a stenographer and his father, Regunatha Pichai was an electrical engineer at GEC, the British conglomerate. His father also had a manufacturing plant that produced electrical components.[15][16] Pichai grew up in a two-room apartment in Ashok Nagar, Chennai.[15]
Pichai completed schooling in Jawahar Vidyalaya, a Central Board of Secondary Education school in Ashok Nagar, Chennai and completed the Class XII from Vana Vani school in the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.[17][18] He earned his degree from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in metallurgical engineering. He is currently a distinguished alumnus.[19] He holds an M.S. from Stanford University in material sciences and engineering, and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania,[20] where he was named a Siebel Scholar and a Palmer Scholar, respectively.[21][22]
Career
Pichai worked in engineering and product management at Applied Materials and in management consulting at McKinsey & Company.[23] Pichai joined Google in 2004, where he led the product management and innovation efforts for a suite of Google's client software products, including Google Chrome[24] and Chrome OS, as well as being largely responsible for Google Drive. He went on to oversee the development of different applications such as Gmail and Google Maps.[25][26] On November 19, 2009, Pichai gave a demonstration of Chrome OS; the Chromebook was released for trial and testing in 2011, and released to the public in 2012.[27] On May 20, 2010, he announced the open-sourcing of the new video codec VP8 by Google and introduced the new video format, WebM.[28]
On March 13, 2013, Pichai added Android to the list of Google products that he oversees. Android was formerly managed by Andy Rubin.[29] He was a director of Jive Software from April 2011 to July 30, 2013.[30][31][32] Pichai was selected to become the next CEO of Google on August 10, 2015[13] after previously being appointed Product Chief by CEO, Larry Page. On October 24, 2015 he stepped into the new position at the completion of the formation of Alphabet Inc., the new holding company for the Google company family.[14][32][33]
Pichai had been suggested as a contender for Microsoft's CEO in 2014, a position that was eventually given to Satya Nadella.[34][35]
In August 2017, Pichai drew publicity for firing a Google employee who wrote a ten-page manifesto criticizing the company's diversity policies and arguing that "distribution of preferences and abilities of men and women differ in part due to biological causes and ... these differences may explain why we don't see equal representation of women in tech and leadership".[36][37][38][39] While noting that the manifesto raised a number of issues that are open to debate, Pichai said in a memo to Google employees that "to suggest a group of our colleagues have traits that make them less biologically suited to that work is offensive and not OK".[40]
In December 2017, Pichai was a speaker at the World Internet Conference in China, where he stated that "a lot of work Google does is to help Chinese companies. There are many small and medium-sized businesses in China who take advantage of Google to get their products to many other countries outside of China."
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