# Qazi Touqeer, Mary Kom among rumoured Bigg Boss 20 contestants 2026-08-19T16:21:28+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Singer Qazi Touqeer and boxing legend Mary Kom are among the names reportedly confirmed for the upcoming season of Bigg Boss 20, according to content creator Jeevika Singh. The show, hosted by Salman Khan, is set to premiere on September 6, though the official contestant list has not been released yet. Qazi Touqeer rose to fame after winning the singing reality show Fame Gurukul in 2005 alongside Ruprekha Banerjee, and is known for hits like Yeh Pal. Mary Kom, a six-time world amateur boxing champion and India's first woman boxer to win an Olympic medal (bronze at the 2012 London Olympics), could bring a sports icon's presence to the house. Other rumoured contestants include actors Khushi Dubey, Vikrant Singh Rajpoot, Geeta Basra, Rajat Bedi, Elnaaz Norouzi, Niti Taylor, Aryan Kelvin, Jennifer Winget, Kushal Tanwar, and comedian Ashish Chanchlani. The final lineup is expected to be revealed at the grand premiere. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Bigg Boss 20 marks another season of the long-running reality franchise, known for mixing celebrities from diverse fields to generate drama and viewership. If Mary Kom indeed participates, it would follow a pattern of including sporting icons like Sushil Kumar and Vijender Singh in past seasons. The show airs on Colors TV and streams on JioCinema, with the premiere set for September 6. The final confirmed list will determine whether the season maintains its TRP momentum, which has seen fluctuations in recent years. ## Coverage - siasat.com Leads with fan excitement and unconfirmed names from a single social media source, framing speculation as news This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bigg Boss, Jeevika Singh, Mary Kom, Qazi Touqeer, Salman Khan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/qazi-touqeer-mary-kom-among-rumoured-bigg-boss-20-contestants/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/qazi-touqeer-mary-kom-among-rumoured-bigg-boss-20-contestants/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/