After entertaining the viewers for over two months, Lock Upp crowned its winner in a blockbuster finale on Saturday (May 7). Munawar Faruqui defeated Payal Rohatgi and Anjali Arora in a star-studded finale to lift the winner’s trophy of Lock Upp.
Munawar received over 18 lakh votes from fans. The comedian even roasted the other contestants during the finale, taking inspiration from Ekta Kapoor’s shows.
Munawar Faruqui, who became the winner of Lock Upp, trended every day on Twitter. Ardent fans of the show supported him throughout his stint in Kangana Ranaut’s reality show. They even got emotional when the comedian opened up about his mother’s suicide and revealed she consumed due to their family’s financial crisis.
“This is a very symbolic trophy. Munawar Faruqui is the one who deserves the trophy of Lock Upp Season 1, ” remarked Ranaut while handing out the trophy to Faruqui. A short video clip of the winning moment was posted on Instagram by show producer Ekta Kapoor.
“Mirror mirror on d wall who is d ‘fair’est of them all !!! Meet Munawar Faruqui who got 18 lac votes and Kangana Ranaut’s vote too!!! THE very first winner OF Lock Upp. JAI MATA DI,” she wrote.
Faruqui’s onscreen romance with fellow contestant Anjali Arora had been the highlight of the show. Before the revelation, Arora had confessed that she had fallen in love with Faruqui.
