Bigg Boss REWIND: From Hina Khan To Asim Riaz, FIRST Runner Ups Of Every Season Of Bigg Boss

‘Bigg Boss 14’ is all set to go on air from October 3 on Colors channel. Ahead of the show’s grand premiere episode, we thought of refreshing your memory. Today, we will tell about the first runner-ups of ‘Bigg Boss’ seasons over the years. While everyone remembers the winners, there are few first runner-ups, who have managed to surpass the winner in terms of popularity. So, tighten up your seat belts as we will go down the memory lane.

‘Bigg Boss 14’ is all set to go on air from October 3 on Colors channel. Ahead of the show’s grand premiere episode, we thought of refreshing your memory. Today, we will tell about the first runner-ups of ‘Bigg Boss’ seasons over the years. While everyone remembers the winners, there are few first runner-ups, who have managed to surpass the winner in terms of popularity. So, tighten up your seat belts as we will go down the memory lane.

Asim Riaz emerged as the dark horse of ‘Bigg Boss 13’. From starting as a lesser known contestant to becoming the most talked about celeb in ‘Bigg Boss 13’, the Jammu had a roller coaster ride in the show. He finished as the first runner-up of ‘BB 13’ while Sidharth Shukla clinched the winner’s trophy. (All PICS Credit: Instagram)

Tasks are an important part of ‘Bigg Boss’ and the viewers will always remember Sreesanth for not participating in the assigned tasks. The cricketer managed to overcome all the odds and finished as the first runner-up of ‘Bigg Boss 12’. ‘Sasural Simar Ka’ fame Dipika Kakar won the show.

Popular TV bahu Hina Khan is considered as one of the most popular ‘Bigg Boss’ contestants of all times. The ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ actress created a lot of buzz during her stint in the show, all thanks to her never say never attitude and fighting spirit. Although, she couldn’t win ‘Bigg Boss 11’, she managed to win hearts. Hina is the first runner-up of the eleventh season of ‘Bigg Boss’.

Bani J emerged as the first runner-up of ‘Bigg Boss 10’ in which the concept of commoners was introduced for the first time. Manveer Gurjar won the show after defeating Bani in the finale. Bani’s rivalry with Lopamudra Raut was one of the highlights of the show.

Fans were rooting for Rishabh Sinha to win 'Bigg Boss 9'. The 'Qubool Hai' actor entered the show as a wildcard contestant and immediately won hearts. He is the first runner-up of 'Bigg Boss 9'. Prince Narula added another feather to his hat by winning his third consecutive show after Roadies and Splitsvilla.

The contestants, who are arch rivals and can’t see eye-to-eye always end up emerging as the top finalists. We all know how Gautam Gulati and Karishma Tanna couldn’t stand each other after one incident inside the ‘Bigg Boss 8’ house. Karishma gave tough competition to Gautam in the show but couldn’t lift the winner’s trophy. The ‘Naagin 3’ actress finished as the first runner-up of ‘Bigg Boss Halla Bol’ while Gulati clinched the trophy.

Gauahar Khan and Tanisha Mukerji grabbed maximum eyeballs in 'Bigg Boss 7'. Their rivalry inside the 'BB 7' house set several tongues. Kajol's younger sister Tanishaa Mukerji finished as the first runner-up of 'Bigg Boss' season 7. Gauahar Khan was the winner of the show.

Who can ever forget Imam Siddique? The controversial 'Bigg Boss' contestant created a lot of buzz with his antics in the sixth season of 'Bigg Boss'. Although, he lost to Urvashi Dholakia in the finale, he ended up becoming one of the most popular contestants of the season.

Mahek Chahal hogged the limelight during her stint in 'Bigg Boss 5'. She finished as the first runner up of 'Bigg Boss 5' while TV's popular bahu Juhi Parmar took home the winner's trophy.

Salman Khan became the host of 'Bigg Boss' in season four. While 'Kasautii Zindagii Kay' actress Shweta Tiwari won the show, former WWE superstar The Great Khali emerged as the runner-up.

Pravesh Rana finished as the first runner-up of 'Bigg Boss' season three in 2009. The third season was hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. In the finale, Vindu Dara Singh defeated Pravesh Rana and Poonam Dhillion.

Shweta Tiwari’s former husband Raja Chaudhary was the first runner-up of ‘Bigg Boss 2’. He grabbed several eyeballs, all thanks to his fights with co-contestants including Sambhavana Seth. Ashutosh Kaushik was the winner of ‘Bigg Boss 2’. Interestingly, Shweta participated in ‘Bigg Boss 4’ and managed to win the show.

Bollywood actor Rahul Roy emerged as a surprise winner of the first season of ‘Bigg Boss’. Not many people know that Carol Gracias finished as the runner-up of ‘Bigg Boss 1’. The show used to air on Sony TV during the inaugural season.