Bigg Boss 10 winner: Manveer Gurjar triumphs; Bani J finishes in second place

And as the 10th season of Colors TV’s Bigg Boss ends, so do our updates from the show. Bani and Manveer switched off the lights in the Bigg Boss 10 house, and stepped out, their dream run having reached a fitting conclusion.

Noida boy Manveer Gurjar, the owner of a dairy farm, was the very first contestant to make it to the Bigg Boss 10 finale week. And he has finally won the season as well.

And what a moment it is, for the contestant who began as part of the non-celebrity ‘Indiawale’ team, but soon became a star in his own right, thanks to his journey on the show,

Which means…

Manveer Gurjar is the WINNER of Bigg Boss season 10.

It’s the final few minutes of Colors TV’s Bigg Boss 10. 

And we can confirm that VJ Gurbani Judge — popularly known as Bani J — is the first-runner up (second overall). While this is no doubt a crushing blow to her many fans, it’s been a great journey for the contestant.

.@bani_j & #ManveerGurjar get emotional as its now time for them to bid goodbye to the Bigg Boss house! #BB10GrandFinale

— ColorsTV (@ColorsTV) January 29, 2017

It’s an emotional moment for Bani and Manveer, for more reasons than one.

While the official announcement is still awaited, it is by now common knowledge as to who has won the 10th season of Bigg Boss 10.

Salman informs Bani and Manveer that they’ve crossed previous levels of popularity for Bigg Boss contestants. Salman shows them how fan support was drummed up for both of them outside the BB house.

.@lopa9999 gets out of the race to finale and @bani_j & #ManveerGurjar become the Top 2 finalists of Bigg Boss Season 10! #BB10GrandFinale

— ColorsTV (@ColorsTV) January 29, 2017

It is now down to the wire for Bani Judge and Manveer Gurjar. The stress levels in the Bigg Boss house are rising as the duo waits to find out which one of them will walk away with the trophy and the Rs 40 lakh cash prize.

And Salman confirms Lopamudra Raut is the second runner-up for season 10! Lopa leaves the house, as Bani and Manveer wait to find out who has won. And so Lopa’s journey on BB10 has come to an end.

But for some reason, when Salman announces Lopa’s name, she isn’t convinced she’s really the winner.

Salman is ready to announce the winner of Bigg Boss 10!

The soundtrack, as Manveer points out, is the apt ‘Dangal, Dangal…’

Salman is now ribbing Bani and Lopa about their extremely acrimonious equation on season 10 of Bigg Boss. But before that, both girls take to the stage for an appropriately confrontational dance routine. See pictures here:

A series of Salman’s most hilarious outtakes from the Bigg Boss 10 shoot have now been aired.

All fun and good. Now can we please get back to the Bigg Boss finale please?

Turns out the children, Sohail and Neha were all there to promote some other Colors show called Chhote Miyaan.

All fun and good. Now can we please get back to the Bigg Boss finale please?

Turns out the children, Sohail and Neha were all there to promote some other Colors show called Chhote Miyaan.

Looks like @BeingSalmanKhan is a favorite among all these Chote Miyan! #BB10GrandFinale pic.twitter.com/dFtJTZGOFl

— ColorsTV (@ColorsTV) January 29, 2017

.@BeingSalmanKhan & @SohailKhan share some funny moments from their childhood! #BB10GrandFinale pic.twitter.com/aXKKVekBAV

— ColorsTV (@ColorsTV) January 29, 2017

.@SohailKhan & @NehaDhupia are here to introduce to you 'Chote Miyan'! #BB10GrandFinale pic.twitter.com/XKrhN9newf

— ColorsTV (@ColorsTV) January 29, 2017

Sohail Khan and Neha Dhupia have visited the sets. At Neha’s question as to whether or not they were mischievous as children, Sohail recounted an incident when Arbaaz, Salman and he got into a stone fight. Salman and Arbaaz turned tail and ran when a stone hit Sohail!

These little ones are here to tickle your funny bone! Don't miss! #BB10GrandFinale pic.twitter.com/EspnSgA3JB

— ColorsTV (@ColorsTV) January 29, 2017

Salman proves he’s a hit with the kids when these little stars come calling.

Aaaaand some more Rising Star promotions. A tad tiresome, we must say.

Karishma Tanna joined in too.

Some light entertainment before getting back to the tense business of the night: Mouni Roy dances with Salman Khan! The Naagin actress is all-grace as she dances to the Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo title track.

Bigg Boss 10 finale: How the controversial show unfolded over ten seasonshttp://www.firstpost.com

Incidentally, Bigg Boss has now completed 10 years. A decade, already? Let’s see how the controversial reality TV show unfolded:

Awesome It is @BeingSalmanKhan with @Shankar_Live @monalithakur03 @diljitdosanjh #BB10GrandFinale on @ColorsTV @BiggBoss #RjAlok ???????????????????? pic.twitter.com/uy2llVhf83

— RJ ALOK (@OYERJALOK) January 29, 2017

Before that, here’s a quick glimpse of the interaction between Salman Khan and India’s Rising Star judge Shankar Mahadevan:

Salman says they’ll soon be announcing the name of the second runner-up (overall third), whose turn it will then be to leave the Bigg Boss 10 house.

And the proceedings are back on track!

Also still to come, is Bani and Lopa’s performance. We’ve seen a sneak peek of it, and it looks pretty racy!

.@BeingSalmanKhan sings 'Main Hoon Hero' to impress the judges of #IndiasRisingStar! #BB10GrandFinale

— ColorsTV (@ColorsTV) January 29, 2017

The three finalists, meanwhile, have a long wait in store before they find out who among them will be the luckiest.

There’s been a short break in the finale proceedings as a cross-promotional segment for Colors’ new show India’s Rising Star is being telecast.

LOVELYYYYYYY @BeingSalmanKhan @iHrithik with @yamigautam #BB10GrandFinale on @ColorsTV @BiggBoss #Kaabil #RjAlok pic.twitter.com/wiia06P7JA

— RJ ALOK (@OYERJALOK) January 29, 2017

And here’s a quick video recap of Hithik’s exchange with Salman on the BB10 finale:

Meanwhile, Hrithik and Yami have bid adieu to the Bigg Boss 10 finale. But not before taking a selfie with Salman!

Here are some snapshots of the M3’s sizzling number:

In the first contestant performance of the night, Manu and Manveer have taken to the stage. Meanwhile, they’ve been joined on stage by the third contestant of their trio (M3) — Mona Lisa aka Antara Biswas.

The finalists now get to interact with Yami and Hrithik via Jio TV. They seem to be in splits as Hrithik asks Bani, Lopa and Manveer a bunch of tongue-in-cheek questions.

Salman has now asked a blindfolded Hrithik to identify his Kaabil co-star Yami Gautam from among a bevy of ladies — and one gent!

Hrithik and Salman have a Bhai-style dance face-off!

The Kaabil team has now come on the show: Salman introduces Hrithik Roshan to the audience as his ‘chhota bhai’ from his Karan Arjun days. Hrithik tells the audience that Salman was a major source of encouragement during his days as a newcomer.

And now Salman wants Hrithik to dance with him on stage!

Salman now informs the viewers that Manu has made the right choice: The vote count put him at fourth place in the contest.

But who among Lopa, Bani or Manveer will now have the highest number of votes?

And Manu Punjabi has now been shown to walk away with the Rs 10 lakhs. He is now officially out of the running.

Salman informs the contestants that all the votes cast for them hav been tallied. Now it’s merely a question of announcing the winner’s name.

The stars are all set to gleam on the #BB10GrandFinale stage! Tune in at 9PM! @Roymouni @RealKVB @meera1611 @veejay_k @BeingSalmanKhan pic.twitter.com/qJmuz96FLj

— ColorsTV (@ColorsTV) January 29, 2017

Waiting for their turn on stage are the performers for the night — Colors Tv’s top actors, including Naagin star Mouni Roy.

Salman reminds the finalists that the winner will only take home Rs 40 lakhs — not the usual 50.

But there’s a major twist for these four: and as we told you earlier, Salman will now clearly offer one of the contestants the chance to exit the contest with Rs 10 lakhs.

Salman is now giving the finalists a ‘final task’: To get up to date with the news they’ve missed. Bani, Lopa, Manveer and Manu are learning for th first time about demonetisation and the note ban; Donald Trump’s win in the US Presidential elections; MS Dhoni’s resignation as the captain of the Indian national cricket team; about Jayalalithaa’s death, the blockbuster success of Dangal.

The news update that got the most hoots from the contestants: That disgraced contestant Swami Om was pummeled on a TV show where he made an appearance.

Speaking about his journey, Manveer Gurjar got emotional. He talked about how surviving in the Bigg Boss house for over 100 days made him realise how insignificant were the tiffs he’d had with his family members. He said he felt more capable of dealing with other people’s habits and quirks after his time in the house.

Bani, Manu and Lopa also talked about how they had traversed their three months in the Bigg Boss house. Lopa said she’s learnt to control her temper after her Bigg Boss stint!

The finalists’ friends and families are now talking about Bani, Lopa, Manu and Manveer, as individuals.

It’s now time for a jazzy introduction to the four finalists (Manu’s ouster, as reported by us, has not been telecast yet). Manveer, Manu, Bani and Lopa have made their entrances on the stage.

Public support seems to be pouring in for Bani and Manveer on social media.

Salman is now engaging in some good-natured ribbing of the contestants who were evicted. He teased Rohan and Karan Mehra about their spiked hairdos, wondering if their hair was standing on end because they were still in shock over their evictions! He asked Nitibha and Lokesh about what life has been like after they left the show.

Bigg Boss controversies over the years, featuring Dolly Bindra, KRK, Imam Siddique and Swami Omhttp://www.firstpost.com

While Salman recounted the controversial moments from this 10th season — including the scandals involving Priyanka Jagga and Swami Om — we went over the low points of Bigg Boss’ seasons so far. Read them here:

Here’s what’s at stake for the winner of season 10 of Bigg Boss — apart from the prize money, of course: A shiny, glittering trophy unveiled by Salman Khan as he kicked off the grand finale.

Who do you think will win @ColorsTV's @BiggBoss season 10? #BiggBossfinale

— Firstpost (@firstpost) January 29, 2017

Firstpost asked Twitterati who they thought would win Bigg Boss season 10. Here’s who they said they were rooting for:

The thumkaas that you just can't miss! Prepare yourself for a roller coaster #BB10GrandFinale in just few minutes! @BeingSalmanKhan pic.twitter.com/odqkN1kLFR

— ColorsTV (@ColorsTV) January 29, 2017

And the Bigg Boss 10 grand finale has kicked off on Colors TV! Salman Khan’s is the first performance of the night. Salman has performed to a special rap that sets out the journey so far of the Indiawale and Celebrity contestants.

Bigg Boss 10: How Manu, Manveer, Bani J and Lopamudra’s journey to the finale played outhttp://www.firstpost.com

Here’s a quick recap of how the journey of the three finalists — Bani J, Manveer Gujar and Lopamudra Raut — played out:

Bigg Boss 10 Grand Finale brings a bouquet of entertainment!http://www.colorstv.com

Meanwhile, here’s how the schedule of the grand finale will roll out:

Before Bigg Boss 10 finale, here’s what previous winners of the show are uptohttp://www.firstpost.com

As Manveer, Lopa and Bani J wait to find out which of them is the winner, here’s a thought — what are previous winners of Bigg Boss up to?

The ex-housemates of this season are all set for a grand night! Who are you excited to see? #BB10GrandFinale pic.twitter.com/NPOeDg3mVf

— ColorsTV (@ColorsTV) January 29, 2017

The pic says it all.. #boys #bonding #BB10 #grandfinale #happiness @BiggBoss @ColorsTV @EndemolShineIND pic.twitter.com/2yJETFMTLM

— Rahul Dev (@RahulDevRising) January 29, 2017

Less dramatically, actors and this season’s contestants Rahul Dev, Gaurav Chopra, Rohan Mehra and Karan Mehra also made their way to the Bigg Boss 10 sets to be part of the grand finale.

Bigg Boss 10: Swami Om detained by Lonavla police to keep him away from finale?http://www.firstpost.com

Even before the Bigg Boss 10 grand finale kicked off, there was some high drama as controversial contestant Swami Om, who was forcibly evicted for urinating on fellow contestants, was reportedly detained by the Lonavla police while making his way to the sets. Om had previously threatened to disrupt the grand finale and harm celebrity host Salman Khan. However, Lonavla police did not confirm whether or not they had Om in custody.