Lock Upp finale: Munawar Faruqui lifts the winning trophy, fans share sweet congratulatory wishes

Ekta Kapoor's Lock Upp has finally come to end. The winner of the reality show after 70 days since it started is Munawar Faruqui. The comedian lifted the winning trophy after receiving around 18 lakh votes. The show was hosted by Kangana Ranaut.
Lock Upp winner Munawar Faruqui

Lock Upp winner Munawar Faruqui

KEY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Munawar Faruqui has emerged as the winner of Lock Upp
  • The comedian was one of the most popular contestants on the show
  • The show was hosted by Kangana Ranaut and was backed by Ekta Kapoor
Lock Upp, produced by Ekta Kapoor, ended in a grand way with Munawar Faruqui lifting the winning the trophy. The comedian was one of the most popular contestants on the show who had won the hearts of the audience with his antics. The controversial show was streamed online for 70 days and was being hosted by Kangana Ranaut with Karan Kundrra joining in as a jailor.
The six contestants who were competing in the finale episode were Prince Narula, Shivam Sharma, Munawar Faruqui, Anjali Arora, Payal Rohatgi and Azma Fallah.
Even before the finale episode began, fans of the show had already taken to Twitter and shared that they wanted Munawar Faruqui to win the show.
Fans are showering love on the comedian. One Twitter user wrote, "Prince said ! He wasn't there as a contestant When prince came in the jail munawar and zeeshan told the camera's he wasn't here as a contestant #MunawarFaruqi was a hilarious and understanding guy...TROPHY AWAITS MUNAWAR."
Kangana revealed that more than 18 lakh votes were received for the winner, however, the end result was in the hands of the actress. The makers named the finale episode "Badass Finale". Kangana along with Karanvir Bohra and other contestants shook a leg on the stage to the song She's On Fire, the recently released dance track from the upcoming film Dhaakad.
Actress Divya Dutta had arrived on the show to promote Dhaakad. Kangana asked her whom she thought was "badass" among the finalists and she took Shivam Sharma's name. Besides this, Karan Kundrra and Tejasswi Prakash delivered a fiery performance in the finale episode.
Lock Upp started with 20 controversial contestants as inmates with Kangana being the host. Karan Kundrra was later introduced as the jailer. In a recent episode, Tejasswi Prakash arrived on the show as the warden.
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