Bigg Boss 5: Shakti Kapoor is the only male contestant!

Since the time Bigg Boss 5 was announced, one question which intrigued the small screen viewers was ‘Who all are going to be the inmates this season?' Speculations were doing rounds for a long time and some made it to the headlines. Even during the press conference, Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt claimed to be unaware about the final list. However, after many market speculations, the show's finally on air and here are the names of the people, who are a part of the Bigg Boss this time round. Interestingly, all the contestants are females barring one- Shakti Kapoor. This also seems like an deliberate effort to grab headlines as he is often accused of being a womaniser.

Shakti Kapoor: The list starts with the controversial figure of Bollywood, Shakti Kapoor. He is not only known for playing comic characters in movies, but also for the most controversial sting operation.

Raageshwari Loomba: Raageshwari is an Indian pop singer, actress, model, television anchor and former MTV VJ.

Shradha Sharma: Shradha who earned lot of media attention after Raja Chaudhary and her relation came into limelight. She was seen on Emotional Atyachaar and Love Lockup on small screen.

Nihita Biswas: The wife of Charles Sobhraj, 23-year-old Nihita Biswas Sobhraj is going to be a part of Bigg Boss House.

Pooja Misra: Pooja is a model turned actress and popular ramp model.

Sonika Kaliraman: Sonika Kaliraman is an indian wrestler and has been featured in reality show - Khatron Ke khiladi.

Pooja Bedi: Pooja is the daughter of actor Kabir Bedi and is a former Bollywood actress. Pooja worked in Bollywood films, and appeared in many commercials. The actress has also been part of talk shows and reality shows on small screen.

Shonali Nagrani: Shonali won the pageant of former Miss India International in 2003. Also, she is an Indian film actress and model and has appeared in Hindi language films.

Laxmi Tripathi: Laxmi Tripathi, a tall beautiful and handsome transgender. She is confident and vocal about her opinion, and fights to protect the rights of her people.

Juhi Parmar: Juhi is a well known TV personality and a versatile anchor, actress, Television Presenter, singer and dancer. She has essayed many important roles in serials like Shaheen, Kumkum and Devi.

Vida Samadzai: Vida is Miss Afghanistan 2003 and the first Afghan woman to participate in an international beauty pageant.

Mandeep Bevli: Mandeep is an anchor and has worked for various channels. Mandeep specializes in hosting shows related to Bollywood rumours.

Mahek Chahal: Mahek who shares a strong friendship with Salman Khan and has also entered Bollywood with his recommendation. 

Gulabo Sapera: The talented Gulabo is the dancing queen of Rajasthan and a name to reckon with. It was she, who took aken the 'Kalbelia' to a new height