Find Out Who Is Munawar Faruqui And How He Came Into Kangana Ranaut’s Lock Upp!

The name of the second member of the reality show ‘Lock Upp’ has been revealed on Tuesday. Comedian Munawar Faruqui is about to participate in Kangana Ranaut’s show. Ever since the release of the promo, discussions about Munawar Faruqui have started on social media. Everyone wants to know who is Munawar Faruqui and what is his relation with the controversy.

Munawar Faruqui is a stand-up comedian from Indore. Recently, Munawar had to go to jail for making objectionable remarks on Hindu gods and goddesses and Home Minister Amit Shah. Not only this but 12 shows of Munawar Faruqui were also canceled after his release from jail. 12 shows of Munawar Faruqui were canceled in two months due to alleged threats of vandalism. Soon after his Bengaluru police asked the organizers to call off the show, Dongri to Nowhere, citing “law and order” issues, the stand-up comedian indicated that he would quit comedy.

Sharing a post on social media, Faruqui had said, “The hate won, the artist lost. I was put in jail for a joke I never did. My shows were canceled, it’s unfair.” We also had the censor certificate of the show, having the certificate only means that there is nothing wrong with the show. Not only this, 12 shows have been canceled in the last two months. Because people were threatening us that he would harm the venue and the public.

Earlier on January 1, he was arrested for allegedly making objectionable remarks about Hindu deities and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a show on New Year’s Day in Indore. Soon after the show, BJP MLA Malini Laxman Singh Gaur’s son Aklavya Laxman Singh Gaur complained to Munawar Faruqui and others. Faruqui was then arrested under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including Section 295-A, which deals with willful and malicious acts intended to outrage religious sentiments of any class.


Nitesh Prataap