"Bigg Boss 16" announced by Salman; Munawar Faruqui among possible contestants

Mumbai: On Sunday night, it was formally revealed that Salman Khan's reality series "Bigg Boss" would return for a 16th season.

The announcement's caption on Instagram reads: "Inn 15 saalon mein sabne khela apna apna game, lekin ab baari hai Bigg Boss ke khelne ki. Dekhiye #BiggBoss16 jald hi, sirf #Colors par!" (In 15 years everyone has played their games, but this time, it will be the turn of Bigg Boss to play it)."

The promo begins by peeping into the previous seasons and showing a few video clips from the past. Later, it gives a glimpse of the 16th season's look and introduces it. At the end, Salman is heard saying: "Because this time Bigg Boss will play the game."

Many names are going around about the possible Big Boss 16 participants. They include 'Bigg Boss OTT' winner Divya Agarwal, comedian and 'Lock Upp' Season 1 winner Munawar Faruqui and TV actress Kanika Mann.

Tejasswi Prakash, now better known as Naagin, was the Bigg Boss 15 winner. The season also saw popular faces, mainly from television, such as Karan Kundrra, who is said to be romantically linked with Tejasswi, Simba Nagpal, Shamita Shetty, Pratik Sehajpal, Nishant Bhat, Akasa Singh, Vishal Kotian and Donal Bisht.

With inputs from IANS