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Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Grand Premiere Timings: Bigg Boss Telugu is back with its new season. Nagarjuna is returning as the host for BB Telugu 9, bringing a double dose of entertainment, fresh drama and an exciting list of contestants with a mix of well-known faces and commoners. Ahead of the grand launch of the main show, the pre-show titled Agnipariksha, featuring challenges for contestants where commoners are competing with celebrities to secure a spot to enter the BBTS9 house, has built anticipation. If you are also an avid Bigg Boss watcher, then know when and at what time Nagarjuna is coming on the screens of TV and on the OTT platform.

When And Where To Watch Bigg Boss Telugu 9?

The grand launch of Bigg Boss Telugu 9 will premiere on September 7 at 7 PM. The show will be available for viewers to stream live on JioHotstar and will air on the Telugu channel Star Maa. Host Nagarjuna will introduce the contestants during the grand launch and will give a house tour.

 
 
 
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Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Theme

Season 9 of Bigg Boss Telugu is themed around 'Agnipariksha', a trial by fire. It will feature a brand-new double house format, blended with a double dose of entertainment. For the first time, commoners will be given a chance to compete with the celebrities.

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Bigg Boss Telugu 9 Contestants

Before the main season, the makers of Bigg Boss Telugu launched a pre-show called Agnipariksha, hosted by anchor Sreemukhi and judged by former contestants Bindu Madhavi, Navdeep, and Abijeet. The pre-show featured 45 shortlisted contestants competing in several tasks. Among them, only 15 commoners are reportedly chosen to move forward in the game. The shortlisted contestants' list includes Anusha Ratnam, Priya Shetty, Dammu Sreeja, Divya Nikhitha, Shriya, Swetha Shetty, Demon Pawan, Prasanna Kumar, Miss Telangana Kalki, Dalia, Maryada Manish, Pawan Kalyan and Shakib. They will compete against each other and try to secure a spot in the Bigg Boss house alongside celebrities.

The expected list of celebrity contestants includes Deepika, Debjani, Kavya, Tejaswini, Shiva Kumar, Ritu Chaudhary, Kalpika Ganesh, Sumanth Ashwin, Sai Kiran, Emmanuel and Saket.