'Bigg Boss 9': Mandana Karimi Confirmed, Parth Samthaan Approached; Other Rumoured Contestants [PHOTOS]

Controversial reality show "Bigg Boss" is gearing up for its next season and it looks like the show will go on air soon with the rumoured list of contestants doing the rounds.

Housing.com co-founder and former CEO Rahul Yadav had recently hinted that he is one of the expected contestants of "Bigg Boss 9" and later various media houses reported the expected list of contestants.

"And the Big Boss talks are getting serious. WTF! Any advice? [I really don't know what this Big Boss really is. Not watched TV from 13 yrs]" Yadav posted on his Facebook page.

And now a leading website has reported that "Bhaag Johnny" actress Mandana Karimi is confirmed as a "Bigg Boss 9" contestant.

BollywoodLife.com reported that the Iranian beauty, who will make her Bollywood debut with "Bhaag Johnny", is the first contestant to confirm that she has been roped in for the ninth season of the reality show.

Also, some reports suggest that the makers of the show had approached popular "Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan" actor Parth Samthaan to be a contestant. The actor announced on Twitter that he has quit MTV's "Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan" and now rumours of him being offered the reality show has started doing the rounds.

Meanwhile, reports of expected contestants of "Bigg Boss 9" have made headlines again and the list includes Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, VJ Bani, Asha Negi, Sana Saeed and Rashmi Desai.

The list also includes controversial self-proclaimed god-woman Radhe Maa and Shweta Basu Prasad, but both of them have denied the reports.

"No I am not participating in Bigg Boss, please avoid pseudo news about it. Zero verification!" Shweta Basu tweeted.