BIGG BOSS SEASON 3 has started on 4th october, 2009 on colours(indian tv channel).

Fourteen, celebrities, along with a hidden spy, entered inside the Big Boss house for 12 weeks with only a suitcase of luggage each. The contestants had to cook and clean by themselves - they did not have access to domestic help or stylists.

Tasks were set by Bigg Boss each week. The housemates were allowed to gamble on task outcomes, and were rewarded with extra money to order more supplies if they won.

As with most versions of Big Brother, each week, the housemates had to nominate two of their peers for eviction. They were required to give reasons for their nominations. The housemates with the most nominations then faced eviction that week, with the evictee being decided by a public vote based on sms and phone calls.

Participants of season 3 are

Ismail Darbar, the famed music director of ‘Hum dil de Chuke Sanam’, Sherlyn Chopda, Aditi Gowitrikar, Poonam Dhillon, Jaya Sawant (Rakhi Sawant’s mother), Rohit Verma (fashion designer), Tanaz and Bakhtiar from TV, Vindoo Dara Singh (Dara Singh's son), Claudia, Raju Srivastava, Kamal R. Khan (the maker of the film ‘DeshDrohi’) and Shamita Shetty (Shilpa’s sister).