Salman Khan's 'Bigg Boss 14' postponed for a month?

Citing sources, Pinkvilla reported that repair work on the sets of Bigg Boss has been largely affected due to heavy rains in Mumbai last week. Hence, in order to ensure safety of contestants and crew, filming has been postponed for a month.

The delay is also due to the fact that contestants shall remain in quarantine for a few days before entering BB house.

"The channel and makers are forced to push the show by a month as the repair work of the set was affected due to heavy rains lashing Mumbai in the past week...The set is not yet ready for the contestants," Pinkvilla quoted sources as saying.

The show, earlier scheduled to start from September 5, is now expected to go live from October 4.

As far as Bigg Boss 14's contestants are concerned, buzz suggests that celebrities such as Jasmin Bhasin and Baal Veer actor Pavitra Punia have been approached by the makers.

Nishant Malkani, Naina Singh, Naagin actor Nia Sharma and Vivian Dsena are also in talks with the makers, according to reports.

However, no official confirmation has been made yet.

Unlike last year's format where there were only celebrity participants, the upcoming season of Bigg Boss will have 16 contestants, out of which 13 would be celebrities and three would be commoners.

Interestingly, it would also mark Salman Khan's eleventh stint with the reality show. In fact, the Bollywood superstar has filmed the recent Bigg Boss promo videos from his Panvel farmhouse.