Tejasswi Prakash crowned Bigg Boss 15's winner; a look at previous seasons' winners

The grand finale of Bigg Boss 15 took place on Sunday, January 30. Tejasswi Prakash won the coveted trophy along with cash prize of Rs 40 lakhs. While the audience found its Bigg Boss 15 winner, let's take a look at what winners of the previous seasons: (All Photos - Instagram)

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Television actress Tejasswi Prakash was crowned the winner of Bigg Boss 15. She lifted the trophy and also won a cash prize of Rs 40 lakhs. Tejasswi played solo throughout the show and her love affair with Karan Kundrra was the highlight of her journey. Pratik Sehajpal emerged as the first runner of the show. Nishant Bhat took a briefcase of Rs 10 lakhs, which reduced the winning prize money from 50 to 40 lakhs.

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Rubina Dilaik lifted the Bigg Boss 14 trophy and took home prize money of Rs 36 lakhs. Ever since, the actress has been doing back-to-back music videos and also reprised her character of a transgender in Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki. Rubina also quenched her travel thirst by visiting some foreign locations with husband Abhinav Shukla.

Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla is no more between us. The actor left everyone on September 2, 2021 morning after he succumbed to a heart attack. His death has left a deep void in his family and fans' lives. But he's remembered through his work and was repeatedly mentioned during Bigg Boss 15 by the host, Salman Khan. The host shared how he played solo and emerged to be the winner of the show. After Bigg Boss 13, Sidharth featured in a few music videos and appeared as 'Toofani Senior' in Bigg Boss14. Shehnaaz will also pay a tribute to the late actor on BB 15 finale.

TV 'bahu' Dipika Kakar was announced as Bigg Boss 12's winner and she took home a cash prize of Rs 30 lakhs. After the show, she was seen in Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum and is currently creating vlogs with her husband Shoaib Ibrahim and sister-in-law Saba Khan.

Shilpa Shinde dethroned Hina Khan to become the winner of Bigg Boss 11. After the reality show, she was seen in a comedy show for a brief period of time and was recently seen in a web series. Shilpa won the cash prize of Rs 50 lakhs.

Manveer Gurjar was announced as the winner of Bigg Boss 10 and took home the prize money of Rs 50 lakh. Reportedly, he joined a political party and is working for the development of his 'Gurjar' community. He actively gives his opinions about the ongoing season on social media. He was the first commoner to have won the show.

Prince Narula is called the king of reality shows and he was awarded with Rs 50 lakhs. Prince won Roadies 12, Splitsvilla, and later, he was seen as a mentor on both the reality shows. Prince also participated in Nach Baliye 9 with Yuvika Chaudhary and won the dance show, too. Currently, he is seen producing and acting in Punjabi music videos and other projects.

Gautam Gulati was seen as the second lead in the television show, Diya Aur Baati Hum before entering the Bigg Boss 8 house. The reality show changed his life and earned him massive fandom, especially among females. Gautam has done music videos, appeared as guests on BB shows and is doing films too. Gautam was also given prize money of Rs 50 lakhs.

Gauahar Khan won Rs. 50 lakhs and is extremely vocal about her opinions on every season of Bigg Boss 15 on social media. She had also entered Bigg Boss 14 as a 'Toofani Senior' and is seen in films, web series, music videos and creates content on social media with husband, Zaid Darbar.

Urvashi Dholakia is best remembered as antagonist Komolika from the show, Kasautii Zindagii Kay. She participated in Bigg Boss 6 and emerged as the winner. After the win, Urvashi was offered Chandrakanta – Ek Mayavi Prem Gaatha, which lasted till 2018. And now, Urvashi is all set to be seen in the sixth installment of the popular franchise, Naagin by Ekta Kapoor.

Juhi Parmar gained popularity as TV bahu 'Kumkum' but she earned another fanbase after winning the controversial reality show, Bigg Boss 5. The actress was given a humungous cash prize of Rs 1 crore. She did several TV shows after her Bigg Boss stint and was last seen in Hamari Wali Good News.

Shweta Tiwari also stunned everyone with her stint in Bigg Boss 4 and became the winner of the season. She, too, was given Rs 1 crore for winning the show. The actress did several television shows after Bigg Boss, appeared in dance reality shows and also did Khatron Ke Khiladi 11. Currently, she is swaying away everyone with her timeless transformation.

Vindu Dara Singh is a self-confessed Bigg Boss buff. He won Rs 1 crore for winning Bigg Boss 3 and was arrested in 2013 IPL spot-fixing case for having links to the bookies. He was seen in Bigg Boss 14 as Rakhi Sawant's connection and entertained the audience.

Ashutosh Kaushik was first seen in the youth-based reality show, Roadies 7. Later, he appeared in Bigg Boss 2 and was announced as the winner, who earned Rs 1 crore. He also went on to do a few films after the reality show. He isn't active in showbiz currently.

90s popular Bollywood actor Rahul Roy participated in Bigg Boss to revive his career. He, too, won Rs 1 crore and owns a production company by his name that produces films. Rahul Roy suffered brain stroke in 2020 and spoke about it with ETimes. He is back to business now.