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Birth name | Munawar Iqbal Faruqui | |||||||||
Born | [1] Junagadh, Gujarat, India [2] | 28 January 1992 |||||||||
Medium | Stand-up comedy | |||||||||
Nationality | Indian | |||||||||
Years active | 2018–present | |||||||||
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Children | 1 | |||||||||
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Years active | 2018–present | |||||||||
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Subscribers | 5 million [4] | |||||||||
Total views | 400 million [4] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 23 January 2024 |
Munawar Iqbal Faruqui (born 28 January 1992) is an Indian stand-up comedian, rapper and singer. In 2022, he won the reality TV show, Lock Upp 1 . [5] In 2023, he participated in Bigg Boss 17 and emerged as the winner.
Faruqui was born in Junagadh, Gujarat, [6] [7] on 28 January 1992 into a Gujarati Muslim family. [8] His father lost the money and came under a huge debt. [9] Due to financial constraints, he left school after the 5th class. [10] He started to work to make the ends meet. Still a child, he worked at a gift shop and later joined his mother & grandmother in making and selling samosas and chaklis. [9] His mother committed suicide when he was 14 years old. After his mother's death, he relocated to Mumbai at his aunt's request. [9] [11] He started to do some odd jobs in Mumbai. [12] In 2020, his father passed away, after being paralysed. [12]
In April 2020, he uploaded a standup comedy video named "Dawood, Yamraaj & Aurat" on his YouTube channel. [13] He released his debut song "Jawab" in collaboration with Indian musician Spectra in August 2020.
On 28 February 2021, he uploaded a standup comedy video named "Ghost Story" on his YouTube Channel. [14]
In 2022, he became a contestant on Balaji Telefilms' reality television show Lock Upp , hosted by Kangana Ranaut. [15] [16] On 8 May 2022, he was declared the show's winner. [17] The show was streamed on OTT platforms ALTBalaji and MX Player. [18]
In 2023, he became a contestant on the reality TV show Bigg Boss 17 , hosted by Salman Khan. On 28 January 2024, he was declared the show's winner. [19]
Faruqui married Jasmine [20] [21] in 2017 but the marriage ended in divorce in 2022. The ex-couple has a five-year-old son. [22]
In December 2021, he started dating social media influencer Nazila Sitaishi. [7] [23] [24] [25] In Bigg Boss 17 , his ex-partner Ayesha Khan accused him of two-timing her and Sitaishi and being involved with multiple women. [26] [27] Subsequently, on 18 December 2023, Sitaishi broke up with him on Instagram live, accusing him of cheating. [28] [29]
Munawar Faruqui was on his tour performing stand up comedy in different cities of India. On 1 January 2021, he performed a stand-up show at Munro Cafe in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, which was interrupted by Eklavya Singh Gaur, son of BJP MLA Malini Gaur [30] accusing him of making malicious jokes about Hindu deities and the Minister of Home Affairs of India, Amit Shah. [31] On 2 January, he was arrested by Madhya Pradesh Police in the midst of his comic act, stating that he was arrested under the Hate speech laws in India. [32] The police, despite having no evidence against Munawar, still arrested him. [33]
His arrest was heavily criticised for not respecting a comedian's freedom of speech, including by a joint initiative of the global Indian diaspora on 2 February 2021, that said a group of South Asian American stand-up comedians will perform a virtual comedy show on 6 February 2021 to show their solidarity with the jailed Faruqui. [34] He was subsequently granted bail by the Supreme Court of India. [35] He spent 37 days in jail. [12]
On 26 March 2024, he was detained by Mumbai police during a raid for consuming hookah at a Hookah Bar in Mumbai. He was served a notice and allowed to leave later. [36]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala | Roast Comic | ||
2022 | Lock Upp 1 | Contestant | Winner | [37] |
2023–2024 | Bigg Boss 17 | [38] |
Year | Show | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2024 | Suhaagan: Ke Rang Jashn Ke Rang | Himself | Holi Celebration | [39] |
Dance Deewane 4 | ||||
Madness Machayenge – India Ko Hasayenge |
Year | Title | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | "Halki Si Barsaat" | Saaj Bhatt | Featuring; Nazila Sitaishi | |
2022 | "Ik Tu Hi" | Rito Riba | Featuring; Oviya Darnal | |
2024 | "Halki Halki Si" | Asees Kaur, Saaj Bhatt | Featuring; Hina Khan | [40] |
Year | Track | Co-artist | Notes | Ref. |
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2020 | "Jawab" | Spectra | [41] | |
"Nagpada Ka Rider" | Spectra | [42] [43] | ||
2021 | "Aazmaish" | Nazz | [8] [44] | |
"Dus Lakh" | Spectra | [45] [ citation needed ] | ||
"Hunarat" | [46] [47] | |||
"Khawab" | DRJ Sohail | [48] | ||
2022 | "Kalandar" | Farhan Khan | [49] | |
"Khamoshi" | Farhan Khan | [50] | ||
"Todh" | Prince Narula | [45] | ||
"Kaamil" | [45] | |||
2023 | "Alag BT" | Hitzone | From his first Album: "Madari" | |
"Noor" | [51] | |||
"Madari" | Farhan Khan, Charan | [52] | ||
"Mumtaz" | ||||
"Kajal" | ||||
"Tu Lage Mujhe" | ||||
"KOD" | ||||
"Malaal" | ft.Rashmeet Kaur | |||
"Legacy" | Ganesh Acharya | |||
2024 | "Dhandho" | Spectra |
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