New Delhi:
Munawar Faruqui has emerged as one of the strongest contenders to win Kangana Ranaut’s show. He became the second finalist in Lock Upp and his fans promoted the ‘Munawar for The Win’ hashtag on Twitter over the weekend. The trend has gained more than two million tweets on the social media platform, making Munawar the most trendy participant in the digital reality show hosted by Kangana Ranaut.
Lock Upp is one of the most-watched digital shows since it premiered in February on ALT Balaji and MX Player. As the show is nearing its finale, contestants are leaving no stones unturned to reach the finals. In a recent episode, Munawar beat Saisha Shinde, Poonam Pandey, and Payal Rohatgi to become the next finalist after Shivam Sharma.
When Munawar was announced as the second finalist, his fans cheered on social media and began to trend the hashtag ‘Munawar for The Win’, which has now broken the record with two million tweets. Some fans even declared Munawar the winner of the first Lock Upp season.
Munawar has seen several ups and downs during his journey on the show. He also made many shocking revelations that took the internet by storm. He revealed that he was married and has a son. When Kangana mentioned the buzz surrounding him on social media and asked him to tell the answer truthfully, to which Munawar agreed. She showed a blurred image on the screen, which left everyone rather baffled. After this, Munawar confessed that he was married and that he also had a child from that marriage. He said that he got married at a young age and that they haven’t been living together for the past 1.5 years.
Munawar also had a breakdown when he opened up about the sexual abuse he had to face as a little kid. He revealed, “They were my relatives, two of them and it continued for 4-5 years. I would not understand at the time. It was a close family. It went on for 4-5 years and got extreme in the fourth year. Then they realised they should stop it.”
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