Munawar Faruqui, who is a stand-up comedian and reality TV star, has won the 17th season of Bigg Boss. On Sunday, Bollywood actor and show host Salman Khan declared Faruqui as the winner. The 32-year-old Faruqui defeated actor Abhishek Kumar and won the prize money of ₹50 lakh and a car through live voting in the finale. Popular actors, Ajay Devgn and R Madhavan were the special guests in the finale.
Who is Munawar Faruqui?
Here are the details about Munawar Faruqui, the winner of Bigg Boss Season 17.
- Munawar Faruqui was born on 28 January 1992 to a Gujarati Muslim family in Junagadh, Gujarat.
- He had a tough childhood. He left studies after Class V owing to financial problems in the family and did menial jobs to make ends meet.
- When Munawar was 10-years-old, he saw his house burn down during the Godhra riots in Gujarat and became homeless.
- After his mother’s death, he moved to Dongri, Mumbai, when he was 14. He did odd jobs in Mumbai to survive.
- In January 2020, Munawar Faruqui uploaded his first stand-up comedy video titled “Politics in India, Instagram & Sign Boards.”
- He has over 4.62 million subscribers, and his video “Ghost Story” has over 21 million views on YouTube.
- In August 2020, he released a song titled “Jawab” in collaboration with Indian musician Spectra.
- In January 2021, Munawar was performing at Munro Cafe in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Eklavya Singh Gaur, son of BJP MLA Malini Gaur, accused him of making malicious jokes about Hindu deities and stopped the show. He was arrested mid-show by the MP Police. According to reports, they had no evidence against him, but his bail plea was rejected nonetheless.
- The Supreme Court of India granted him bail after 37 days.
- Munawar Faruqui was the winner of Lock Upp, a reality TV show hosted by Kangana Ranaut in 2022.
- In November 2022, he did a Punjabi song titled “Todh” with Prince Narula and Rony Anjali.
National celebrity after the win
Now that Munawar Faruqui has won Bigg Boss Season 17 in 2023-24, the popular reality show hosted by leading Indian actor Salman Khan, he is a celebrity in his own right.
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