Bigg Boss season 9 premiere: As it happened

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

11 October 2015

23:27 IST

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'!

23:25 IST

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

23:14 IST

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

23:13 IST

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

23:10 IST

Ankit and Arvind are the final contestants of the show.

23:08 IST

Ankit Gera and Arvind enter the house as a jodi.

22:58 IST

The last contestant is singer Arvind Vegda.

22:55 IST

Mandana chooses Keith as her jodidaar inside the house. 

22:54 IST

Keith Sequeira is the next contestant on the show.

22:36 IST

Ankit Gera is the next contestant on the show.

22:35 IST

Prince chooses Rochelle as his jodidaar.

22:31 IST

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

22:25 IST

Prince comes on stage. 

22:23 IST

Mandana Karimi and Rochelle Rao are the next contestants.

22:17 IST

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

22:14 IST

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

22:12 IST

Next contestant is actress Yuvika Chaudhary.

22:07 IST

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

22:04 IST

Rimi and Suyyash ready to enter the house.

22:01 IST

Rimi chooses Suyyash over Prince. 

21:47 IST

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

21:42 IST

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

21:40 IST

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

21:37 IST

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

21:35 IST

Kishwar chooses Aman Verma as her partner and rejects Prince.

21:34 IST

No, Kishwar has to chose between Aman and Prince. 

21:32 IST

Aman Verma is the next contestant.

21:32 IST

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

21:26 IST

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

21:25 IST

Contestant number 4 is actress Kishwar Merchant.

21:23 IST

Contestant number three is Suyyash Rai. 

21:22 IST

The first jodi enters Bigg Boss house.

21:18 IST

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

21:16 IST

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

21:15 IST

Contestant number 3 is TV actress Roopal Tyagi.

21:10 IST

Contestant number 2 is Prince Narula.

21:08 IST

Contestant number is TV actress Digangana Suryavanshi.

21:07 IST

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

21:05 IST

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

21:03 IST

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

21:02 IST

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

21:01 IST

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

21:00 IST

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

20:59 IST

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

20:50 IST

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