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Published 11:58 IST, October 2nd 2019

Bigg Boss 13: Salman Khan headlines opening night with cheeky slip-up

Bigg Boss 13 saw host Salman Khan launch the show amidst great fanfare. The actor introduced the 13 contestants of the show who are some renowned TV celebs.

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The show Bigg Boss 13 saw host Salman Khan launch the show amidst much fanfare. The fans of the show were waiting with bated breath for the show. The viewers can expect some high octane drama from this season. The launch of the show saw Salman Khan introduce all the 13 contestants of the show, one by one. However, there was also a hilarious goof-up by Salman Khan which was unmissable. The actor made a mistake while introducing one of the contestants, Koena Mitra from the show.

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Salman Khan accidentally called out Katrina Kaif’s name instead of Koena Mitra during the launch of the show

Salman Khan had a slight slip of the tongue and he called out Katrina Kaif’s name instead of Koena Mitra while introducing the contestant. The actor also admitted this mistake in front of the audience. This season of Bigg Boss will have 13 contestants out of which there are 6 females and 5 male participants. The female contestants include names like Devoleena Bhattacharjee, Mahira Sharma, Shefali Bagga, Rashmi Desai, Dalljit Kaur, Shehnaz Kaur Gill, Arti Singh and Koena Mitra. While the male contestants consist of Siddhartha Dey, Sidharth Shukla, Paras Chhabra, Azim Riaz and Abu Malik. This season will see Bollywood actor Ameesha Patel monitoring the activities of the housemates.

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Bigg Boss 13 has some renowned TV celebrities as contestants

The last few seasons had seen celebrities, as well as commoners, embrace the show. However, this time, the show will see only celebrities battling out for the Bigg Boss trophy. This season has managed to garner the right buzz amongst the viewers as it will see prominent TV celebrities like Sidharth Shukla, Devoleena Bhattacharjee and Rashmi Desai along with well-known news anchor Shefali Bagga. However, the fans will again be in for a treat as host Salman Khan will resume his role as the task-master every weekend and give the contestants a reality check. Salman Khan made his star-studded entry on the show, grooving on his hit song, Slow Motion Mein from the film Bharat.

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12:22 IST, October 4th 2019