After preventing for elementary prerequisites for 70 days, Munawar Faruqui has been introduced because the winner of Lock Upp. The Kangana Ranaut display additionally had Payal Rohatgi, Anjali Arora, Azma Fallah and Shivam Sharma as finalists. In conjunction with the trophy, Munawar additionally took house Rs 20 lakh money prize and a brand spanking new automobile.
Not like maximum truth displays, this one zeroed on its winner now not simplest at the foundation of votes. The host used to be given the chance to have the final word. Munawar won the absolute best votes, however Kangana additionally picked him as without equal winner.
Munawar entered the display at the heels of his controversy. He had spent a month in prison remaining yr for allegedly “insulting Hindu gods and goddesses” right through considered one of his displays. After he used to be launched on bail, lots of his displays had been cancelled. In a commentary, the comic had later mentioned, that he used to be installed prison for a funny story he had by no means made. He additionally hinted that he used to be executed with comedy. “Nafrat jeet gayi, artist haar gaya (hate has received, artist has misplaced). I’m executed, good-bye. Injustice,” he had written.
Ahead of getting into the display, Munawar interacted with indianexpress.com and mentioned Lock Upp will put him out of his convenience zone. Then again, once we requested him what made him make a selection a display this is more likely to thrive on controversies, he mentioned, “At the start, I don’t suppose there’s anything else incorrect in being debatable. It simplest signifies that folks didn’t listen your aspect of the tale, or perhaps you had been taken out of context. I by no means sought after to be part of controversies. I by no means went and advised the media my commentary to reason some bawaal (commotion). The a part of my video that had harm folks, I got rid of it in an instant. It used to be the general public that performed it round for a yr and made it information. I by no means sought after to be debatable, they made me one.”
Referred to as the mastermind of Lock Upp, Munawar Faruqui used to be hailed for being good and taking part in the sport. His friendship with Anjali Arora used to be additionally lauded via lovers, who even nicknamed them as ‘Munjali’. Famous person clothier Saisha Shinde additionally expressed her love for him at the display. Then again, Munawar confessed of being in love with somebody out of doors the display. The comic additionally spread out about his previous, be it his divorce, his mom’s suicide or him being sexually assaulted as a kid. His adventure, and upward thrust from poverty additionally struck a chord with the target audience, who trended ‘Unhealthy**s Dongriwala’ and ‘Munawar For The Win’ for him.
Whilst Munawar took house the name, Payal Rohatgi and Anjali Arora had been introduced as the primary and 2nd runner up, respectively.