Bigg Boss Halla Bol Grand Finale special moments

Bigg Boss season 8 was wrapped up with a grand celebration and a winner. A tough fight ensued for the crown between final five champions.

ut ultimately audience's favourite Gautam Gulati defeated his rivals to be crowned as the winner of the eighth season of Bigg Boss.

Karishma Tanna has been declared as the first runner up and Pritam Singh grabbed the third spot. Other two finalists Ali Quli Mirza and Dimpy Mahajan were ousted from the house a day before the finale.

The first prize for Gautam means a trophy and a cash prize of Rs. 50 lakh.

Adding a twist in the finale, all three finalists were offered cash prize of Rs. 25 lakh to walkaway from the final. Pritam grabbed the opportunity and walked away with a cash prize of Rs. 25 lakh. However, the runner up Karishma Tanna received no cash prize as the title was given to Gautam Gulati.

The winner was decided on the basis of audience's votes and Gautam being most popular of them all garnered most votes. Karishma failed to match him in terms of the numbers of votes in her favor.

The Bigg Boss finale which was shot on January 30 saw grand celebrations that included performances by Malaika Arora Khan and Sonakshi Sinha.

This year's Bigg Boss was extended four weeks that was called Bigg Boss Halla Bol. The final five contestants (champions) were challenged by previous season's contestants (challengers). One by one, all five challengers Ajaz Khan, Sana Khan, Mahek Chahal, Rahul Mahajan and Sambhavna Seth were eliminated from the house.

Only five contestants Ali Quli Mirza, Dimpy Mahajan, Karishma Tanna, Pritam Singh and Gautam Gulati were left for the final fight. Gautam has been the most genuine contestant throughout the season with his natural and decent behaviour. He garnered huge support in and outside the house with his performance.