Celebrities are cast by the channel. They agree a fee and walk in on premiere night having qualified for nothing. Everyone else has to win their seat on television first, and this is the show where that happens.
A five-stage funnel for members of the public: online registration, phone interview, group discussion, in-person interview, then an on-air task trial scored by judges alongside a public vote. Season 1 sent six people into the house, three by public vote and three by jury pick, plus one wildcard.
Digital-exclusive first season. Forty-five auditionees were shown, fifteen reached the televised trial, and six entered the house: three chosen by public vote and three by the judges. A seventh entered later as a wildcard.
Season 9 was won by Kalyan Padala.
Casting is run by the broadcaster, not by Clapnumber. We do not take applications and we cannot pass one on. Dates and counts here follow what the show has published; where nothing has been published we leave it blank. Latest season began 15 Aug 2026.