Hyderabad: Nikhil, a teleserial actor, was proclaimed the winner of Bigg Boss-8, which lasted 106 days, on Sunday. After Prerana, Avinash, and Nabil left, Gautam and Nikhil faced off in the climax. They turned down the host Akkineni Nagarjuna’s invitation to eliminate one of them. The host then named Nikhil as the winner and Gautam as the runner-up. Global Star Ramcharan congratulated them and handed over the awards.