With Bigg Boss 5 soon to go on air, names of likely participants keep popping up. Mike Tyson is a done deal now that he has signed on the dotted line and will arrive in Mumbai in a few months. Lady Gaga’s on the list, too. Until a year ago, few knew of her, now even Simi wants her for her chat show. The buzz in the industry is that Colors is in talks with the multiple-Grammy winning American singer for a special appearance in the fifth season of Bigg Boss, to be co-hosted by Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan.

Among the desi names, Amar Upadhyay is being bandied around. They’ve even approached soap queen Ekta Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit too. Now it’s being said that Bollywood baddie Shakti Kapoor, who was approached for the last season as well, has reportedly agreed to be “locked up” this time around. Insiders report that Shakti Kapoor is completing all his projects since he will soon leave for Karjat where the Bigg Boss house has now moved. When asked, the actor said, “I get approached every year to participate in Bigg Boss!”