<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Bigg Boss has undergone quite a change since it first aired in 2006, and was hosted by Arshad Warsi. However, the one thing that has been constant is its popularity. Fans look forward to each season and pour immense love on their favourite contestants. With just hours to go for the Bigg Boss 16 finale, here is looking back at the winners of the previous seasons.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rahul Roy - Bigg Boss 1 winner</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rahul Roy, best known for his role in the 90s hit Aashiqui, beat Carol Gracias to win the first-ever season of Bigg Boss in 2007. Along with the trophy, he took home Rs1 crore.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ashutosh Kaushik - Bigg Boss 2 winner</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Reality television star Ashutosh Kaushik won Bigg Boss 2 in 2008, a year after he won MTV Roadies 5. He, too, was awarded Rs1 crore. He was recently in the news after he approached the Delhi High Court seeking removal of certain pictures, videos and articles online, citing his ‘Right to be Forgotten’.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Vindu Dara Singh - Bigg Boss 3 winner</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Vindu Dara Singh, who has acted in films such as Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya, Partner, Kambakkht Ishq and Housefull, was the winner of Bigg Boss 3. He defeated Pravessh Rana to win Rs1 crore.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Shweta Tiwari - Bigg Boss 4 winner</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Television star Shweta Tiwari won Bigg Boss 4 in 2011 and the prize money was Rs1 crore. She has since participated in a bunch of other reality shows, including Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and Khatron Ke Khiladi.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Juhi Parmar - Bigg Boss 5 winner</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Juhi Parmar, best known for playing the titular role in Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan, was announced as the winner of Bigg Boss 5 in 2012. She competed against Pooja Bedi, Sunny Leone and Shakti Kapoor, among others. She won an amount of Rs1 crore.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Urvashi Dholakia - Bigg Boss 6 winner</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Unlike previous seasons, the prize money for Bigg Boss was slashed in the sixth season. Winner Urvashi Dholakia, who defeated Imam Siddique, took home ₹50 lakh.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gauahar Khan - Bigg Boss 7 winner</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gauahar Khan beat her co-contestants, including Tanishaa Mukerji, Kushal Tandon, Pratyusha Banerjee and Ajaz Khan, to win Bigg Boss 7. She won ₹50 lakh. In Bigg Boss 14, she returned as a ‘senior’ for a two-week stint on the show.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gautam Gulati - Bigg Boss 8 winner</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gautam Gulati, who grabbed eyeballs for his displays of affection with Diandra Soares on Bigg Boss 8, became the winner of the show. He was given ₹50 lakh along with the trophy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Prince Narula - Bigg Boss 9 winner</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Along with the Bigg Boss 9 trophy, Prince Narula also won the heart of his co-contestant Yuvika Chaudhary, whom he eventually married. He won prize money of ₹50 lakh.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Manveer Gurjar - Bigg Boss 10 winner</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Manveer Gurjar, the first non-celebrity to win Bigg Boss, got a cheque for ₹50 lakh as he was announced the winner. He beat Bani J to take home the trophy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Shilpa Shinde - Bigg Boss 11 winner</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Shilpa Shinde won ₹44 lakh as the Bigg Boss 11 winner, while second runner-up Vikas Gupta took home ₹6 lakh after winning the ‘Vikas City’ task.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dipika Kakar - Bigg Boss 12 winner</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Television star Dipika Kakar became the Bigg Boss 12 winner and won ₹30 lakh. The amount she took home was reduced as singer Deepak Thakur chose to leave the show after taking the money bag of ₹20 lakh. HT</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>