: Shehnaaz Gill and MC Square conducted two interactive tasks with the housemates:

: After being eliminated in a previous episode, Tina Datta returned to the house. Her comeback was tied to a difficult choice given to Shalin Bhanot by Bigg Boss: he had to choose between saving ₹25 lakh of the prize money or bringing Tina back. Shalin pressed the buzzer to bring her back, but the reunion was far from happy.

: Former contestant Shehnaaz Gill appeared on the Weekend Ka Vaar stage alongside rapper MC Square to promote their new song, "Ghani Sayani". She shared lighthearted moments and banter with host Salman Khan , even recreating an iconic scene from the film Hum Aapke Hain Koun .

: One housemate sat in a spinning chair while another answered "spicy" questions; a "yes" answer caused the chair to spin.

In , which aired on 11 December 2022 , the primary focus was the dramatic return of Tina Datta and the subsequent fallout with Shalin Bhanot . Key Events of Episode 72

: The episode set the stage for the next captaincy task, which eventually led to Sumbul Touqeer , Tina Datta , and Soundarya Sharma being appointed as the new captains. Bigg Boss 16, 12 December, Episode 73 Full Written Update

: Housemates identified "bad attributes" in their fellow contestants that they wished to "kill" with toxic water.

: Immediately upon her return, Tina confronted Shalin , expressing her anger that he had initially been willing to let her go for the prize money. She accused him of being "fake" and stated that she now saw his "real face".