Ramanagara, 9 Oct

The Bengaluru South district authorities removed the seal on Vels Studios and Entertainment Pvt Ltd hosting Bigg Boss Kannada (BBK) edition in the wee hours of Thursday following Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's intervention.

The studio was sealed on Tuesday for violating environment norms.

Then, on Wednesday, Shivakumar wrote on X "I have directed the Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru South District to lift the seal on Jollywood premises in Bidadi, where Bigg Boss Kannada is being filmed."

Seeking to put an end to the uncertainty over the fate of the ongoing edition of Bigg Boss Kannada, he clarified: "While environmental compliance remains a top priority, the studio will be given time to address violations in accordance with the norms set by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board. I remain committed to supporting the Kannada entertainment industry, while also upholding our responsibility toward environmental protection.”

According to sources, district officials along with Karnataka State Pollution Control Board officials and a posse of policemen reached the studio at about 3 am on Thursday and opened it.

Actor Kichcha Sudeepa, who is anchoring the BBK, thanked Shivakumar.

"BBK12 is here to stay," the 'Eega' fame actor said on X.

The closure of the studio had put a big question mark over the fate of the ongoing season of ‘Bigg Boss Kannada’. After the closure, all the participants were forced to move out of it. The organisers had shifted them all to a private resort in Bidadi in Bengaluru South district.