Munawar Faruqui

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Munawar Faruqui
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Faruqui in 2024
Birth nameMunawar Iqbal Faruqui
Born (1992-01-28) 28 January 1992 (age 32) [1]
Junagadh, Gujarat, India [2]
Medium Stand-up comedy
NationalityIndian
Years active2018–present
Genres
Spouse
  • Jasmine
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    ​
    (m. 2017;div. 2022)​
    [3]
    Mehzabeen Coatwala
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    (m. 2024)​
Children1
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2018–present
Genre
  • Comedy
Subscribers5.27 million [4]
Total views440 million [4]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 6 November 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.

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Early life and education

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]

Career

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]

Personal life

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, 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] In May 2024, he married Mehzabeen Coatwala, a makeup artist. [30] [31]

Controversy

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 [32] accusing him of making malicious jokes about Hindu deities and the Minister of Home Affairs of India, Amit Shah. [33] 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. [34] The police, despite having no evidence against Munawar, still arrested him. [35]

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. [36] He was subsequently granted bail by the Supreme Court of India. [37] He spent 37 days in jail. [12]

On 26 March 2024, he was detained by Mumbai police during a raid at an illegal Hookah Bar in Mumbai. He was later released on bail as offence was bailable. [38] [39]

Filmography

Television

List of television credits
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019 Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala Roast Comic
2022 Lock Upp 1 ContestantWinner [40]
2023–2024 Bigg Boss 17 [41]

Special appearances

YearShowRoleNotesRef.
2024 Suhaagan: Ke Rang Jashn Ke Rang HimselfHoli Celebration [42]
Dance Deewane 4
Madness Machayenge – India Ko Hasayenge
Bigg Boss OTT Season 3 To interact with housemates and conduct a task.

Music videos

List of music video credits
YearTitleSinger(s)NotesRef.
2022"Halki Si Barsaat"Saaj BhattFeaturing; Nazila Sitaishi
2022"Ik Tu Hi"Rito RibaFeaturing; Oviya Darnal
2024"Halki Halki Si" Asees Kaur, Saaj BhattFeaturing; Hina Khan [43]

Discography

YearTrackCo-artistNotesRef.
2020"Jawab"Spectra [44]
"Nagpada Ka Rider"Spectra [45] [46]
2021"Aazmaish"Nazz [8] [47]
"Dus Lakh"Spectra [48] [ citation needed ]
"Hunarat" [49] [50]
"Khawab"DRJ Sohail [51]
2022"Kalandar"Farhan Khan [52]
"Khamoshi"Farhan Khan [53]
"Todh"Prince Narula [48]
"Kaamil" [48]
2023"Alag BT"HitzoneFrom his first Album: "Madari"
"Noor" [54]
"Madari"Farhan Khan, Charan [55]
"Mumtaz"
"Kajal"
"Tu Lage Mujhe"
"KOD"
"Malaal"ft.Rashmeet Kaur
"Legacy" Ganesh Acharya
2024"Dhandho"Spectra

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