Review: Bigg Boss 7 claims to be the most UNPREDICTABLE season yet

The seventh season of Bigg Boss, if you go by host Salman Khan’s several reminders during the two and a half hour-long inaugural episode from Sunday night, is different from the previous seasons.

Before we get into the details of said changes in the show, there are several changes we notice ourselves.

First off, Salman -- returning as Bigg Boss host for the fourth time -- seems to have eased into his role as the host.

He looks less dazed as he mouths off wisecracks, flirts (only mild inappropriateness takes place) with the women inmates on stage and humours Ratan Rajput when she presents him with a mock-proposal.

Salman gets a breather as comedian Kapil Sharma takes charge briefly with is Comedy Nights with Kapil cast. Then there's Akshay Kumar, who makes a brief appearance to talk about his upcoming film Boss.

Speaking of which, did Bigg Boss have a change of guard? His voice sounded slightly different from what we've heard over the years.

Amidst all the introductions and guest appearances, we are informed that the stay in the house will be for 105 days (as opposed to last year’s 90 days) and inmates will be watched by 74 cameras 24/7.

This season’s house is divided into two parts -- Jannat (heavan), designed like the standard Bigg Boss houses, and Jahannum (hell) that resembles a more primitive-style accommodation with Indian toilets and a mud floor.

Also accompanying Bigg Boss in the house will be a female warden to discipline the star inmates.

Talking about inmates (there are 14 this year), this season happens to have the most interesting lineup of all.

From Tanisha Mukherjee to Anita Advani, Gauhar Khan and Hazel Keech, we’ll see some really well-known faces bunk up with actor Armaan Kohli, wrestler Sangram Singh and producer/director and Salman’s close friend Rajat Rawail.