The TV show Bigg Boss has always roped in big names from Bollywood. The likes of Shilpa Shetty, Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan have already hosted the show. This year the production house is eyeing none other than Sanjay Dutt to host it.

Salman Khan who hosted the earlier edition of the show with great success was supposed to carry on but because of his very busy schedule he had to back out of the project. Indeed it was Salman Khan who suggested Sanjay Dutt to the producers.

"After Amitabh, it was Salman Khan who was arguably the most popular host of the show so far. However Salman, who was supposed to host the fifth season as well, is tied up with too many film commitments. He has to shoot for Sher Khan immediately after Bodyguard. Then he has Kabir Khan's Ek Tha Tiger, Nadiadwala's Kick and Dabangg 2. Considering his busy schedule, Salman suggested the show producers that they approach Sanjay Dutt for the show”, said a source.

"However, Sanjay is yet to sign the dotted lines. But everything has been chalked out. The show goes on air in October. Karan Johar's Agneepath will be wrapped up by then. He will start shooting for Bigg Boss immediately after that. He will soon sign the papers and will officially confirm the news. The production house has also also started approaching the contestants for the new season," added the source.

Rumors were going around that Sanjay Dutt would make his small screen debut with ‘Dus Ka Dum’. When contacted the channel, they denied the rumors and Sanjay Dutt was unavailable for comments.