Munawar Faruqui is an Indian stand-up comedian and writer, known for his controversial comments on religion and Indian politics, which often lands him in trouble.
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Wiki/Biography
Munawar Faruqui was born on Tuesday, 28 January 1992 (age 30 years; as in 2022) in Junagadh, Gujarat. His full name is Munawar Iqbal Farooqui. He is proficient in graphic design and art direction.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: dark brown
family and religion
Munawwar belongs to a Muslim family from Junagadh.
parents and siblings
He has a sister named Shabana Shaikh.
wife and children
According to Munavvar, they got married in 2017. In an episode of the reality show ‘Bigg Boss 17’ (2023), Munawwar had revealed that he has a son named Mikael. He said that they got divorced in 2022. In April 2022, in an episode of the reality show Lock Up hosted by Kangana Ranaut, he talked about his wife and said that he has not been with his wife for 1.5 years.
Munawar Faruqui with his wife and son
relationships/affairs
Nasila Sitashi
In December 2021, Munawwar was reported to be in a relationship with an Indian model named Nazila Sitashi.
Munawar Faruqui and Nazila Sitashi
There were rumors of their breakup in 2022, but they later denied it. In an episode of Bigg Boss 17, Munawar Faruqui told that he is in a relationship with someone, but he did not reveal the name. According to him, he was dating this person for two years. Munawwar and Nazila ended their relationship in 2023. On 18 December 2023, Nazila clarified on social media that she has no relationship with Munawwar after actor Ayesha Khan alleged in Bigg Boss 17 that Munawwar has double-dated with her.
Ayesha Khan
Reportedly, Munawar was once in a relationship with actor and model Ayesha Khan. In 2023, Ayesha claimed that Munawwar had a double date with her. According to Ayesha, Munawwar had told her that he had broken up with Nazila, but he was still talking to her. However, Munawwar later said in an episode that he was not happy with Nazila and wanted to set things right.
Ayesha Khan
Before Ayesha’s entry in the show, a teaser was released by Bigg Boss 17 in which she can be heard saying this.
You told me that you broke up with Nazila but you are talking so loudly about your relationship with her on the show. You told me you love me and want to spend time with me. You told me that you love me and want to spend quality time with me. And all this while you were begging him to say this…Isko to timing nayi bole. So how did I come into the picture? Had it been just me and him, I probably would have heard this conversation. Other women were also involved in this.
Ayesha further said,
he asked me out. While we weren’t committed, things were happening between us. Now he is lying about his dating life on national television. I have to face him. He has broken my trust. When he had relations with other women, he kept me in his trap.
Later in an episode of Bigg Boss 17, Munawwar expressed his desire to be in a relationship with Ayesha. He asked if his family would accept him after his issues were resolved. Shortly after the episode aired, multiple media outlets reported that they were back in a relationship.
it’s almost official#AyeshaKhan And #MunawarFarooqui in relationship #BiggBoss17
– The Khabri (@TheKhabriTweets) 27 December 2023
🚨 Tonight’s Episode – Munawar Faruqui indirectly proposes Ayesha Khan
Munawwar expressed his desire to be in a romantic relationship with Ayesha. Munavvar asks if Ayesha’s family resolves their differences, will they agree to their union. He further asked if he had…
– #BiggBoss_Tak👁 (@BiggBoss_Tak) 27 December 2023
livelihood
stand up comedy
Munavvar is a stand-up comedian from Mumbai. His content is mostly political in nature and he is usually seen criticizing the Narendra Modi government. Here is a video in which he is talking about NRC (National Register of Citizens) and the Delhi riots during anti-CAA protests in 2020.
Faruqui is a popular stand-up comic, and he toured almost all over India with his stand-up special “Dongri to Nowhere” in 2019.
Apart from being a stand-up comic, he is also a singer and rapper. Munawwar released his first rap song ‘Jawaab’ during the COVID-19 lockdown.
His videos have a combined total of over 23 million views on YouTube. Farooqui has around 535k subscribers on his YouTube channel.
reality show
On 8 May 2022, Munawar Faruqui was declared the winner of the Kangana Ranaut-hosted reality show Lock Up. Payal Rohatgi was the first runner-up of the show, while Anjali Arora was the second runner-up. Along with the winning trophy, Faruqui took home Rs. 20 lakh cash prize and a new car. During the show, Faruqui revealed many things about his past, be it his divorce, his mother’s suicide, and childhood sexual assault.
Munawar Faruqui after winning the first season of Lock Up
Munawar Faruqui appeared as a contestant in the reality show ‘Bigg Boss 17’ in 2023. The show aired on Colors TV.
Munawar Faruqui in reality show ‘Bigg Boss 17’ (2023)
He was declared the winner of the show on 28 January 2024; He received a check of Rs. 50 lakhs and a Hyundai Creta.
Munawar Faruqui with Salman Khan after winning the show ‘Bigg Boss 17’
award
- Winner (2018): Comic Who 4.0 by Pizza Burst
Munawwar Faruqui won Comic Kaun
- Winner (2018): Open Mic at Synergy Fest
Munawar Faruqui won the open mic
controversies
- In April 2020, Munawwar came into controversy after his YouTube video went viral, in which he was seen mocking Hindu deities Ram and Sita and the 2002 Godhra massacre. In the video, he described the massacre as a fictional film, directed by Amit Shah and produced by the RSS. A complaint against him was lodged with the Mumbai Police by Hindutva activist and former Shiv Sena member Ramesh Solanki.
lodged online complaint with @MumbaiPolice against those who spread hatred @FarooqiMunawar I request Mumbai Police to register FIR and take strict action against Munawwar for making fun of Shri Ram and Sita Mata@CyberDost @MahaCyber1 @ippatel @Tajinderbagga @Abhaas24 @chefvaidya @AskAnshul @MODifiedVikas , pic.twitter.com/52O8AkJP4R
– Ramesh Solanki🇮🇳 (@Rajput_Ramesh) 14 April 2020
Soon, he faced severe backlash on Twitter as thousands of netizens flooded Twitter with the hashtag that read “#ArrestMonawarFaruqui.” He later apologized for inadvertently hurting people’s religious sentiments.
you call it stand up comedy @FarooqiMunawar , Can you make fun and use such words about other religions and God, including yours? you are disgusting. @MumbaiPolice There is a need to take action against this nonsense. @Dev_Fadnavis @devangvidev @Rajput_Ramesh https://t.co/mq6FGL3pUY
– Punit Aggarwal 🇮🇳 (@Punitspeaks) 15 April 2020
- On 1 January 2020, Munawwar was arrested along with four other comedians for allegedly making vulgar remarks against Hindu deities and mocking Union Home Minister Amit Shah during their show in Indore. The complaint was filed by Eklavya Singh Gaur, head of Hindutva group Hind Rakshak Sangathan and son of local BJP MLA Malini Singh Gaur. Talking to journalists, Gaur said,
When I heard about Munavvar’s show, I bought a ticket and went to watch it. As expected, he was insulting Hindu deities and also mocked Home Minister Amit Shah by dragging his name with the Godhra riots. Such objectionable things were going on during the comedy show. We made a video of them and closed the show by taking the audience out of the cafe. Then we caught the comedian and organizers of the show and took them to Tukoganj police station.
After a few days, a video of the altercation between Gaur and Munawwar went viral in which Gaur was seen accusing Munawwar of hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus by making jokes on Hindu deities, while Munawwar was trying to calmly explain that Nothing like that is happening. Later, Inspector Kamlesh Sharma of Tukaganj police station told The Indian Express that there was no video evidence to prove the charges against him of insulting Hindu deities and Union Minister Amit Shah. Several leading comedians, including Varun Grover, Vir Das and Rohan Joshi, came out in support of Munawwar and criticized his arrest.
You can’t stop the jokes and laughter. Not because comedians are presenting it, but because people have to laugh. The more you try, the more you will be mocked now and in history.
Anyone who has ever tried to control humor now has a category dedicated to jokes.
– Vir Das (@thevirdas) 3 January 2021
I’m going to leave it here. pic.twitter.com/C8eqqDzPya
– Vir Das (@thevirdas) 3 January 2021
Even though no incriminating evidence was found against Munawwar, his bail plea was rejected by the Madhya Pradesh High Court for the third time on the grounds that since the investigation is still going on, there is a possibility that more evidence may emerge.
- On 28 November 2021, a day after his scheduled show in Bengaluru was cancelled, he hinted that he might quit stand-up comedy. Reportedly, the comedian was advised by the police to shut it down due to potential law and order problems. Several right-wing groups protested against Faruqui’s show, saying that his show could disturb communal harmony and said that Faruqui has a habit of making ‘unacceptable’ jokes on Hindu deities, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2020 and the massacre of kar sevaks in Godhra. ‘ A letter issued by right-wing group Hindu Janajagruti Samiti to Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant said,
Allowing Munawar Faruqui, who has hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus, is providing him an opportunity to repeat those crimes… Should such a program that disturbs communal harmony be allowed when the memories of the DJ Halli riots are still fresh?”
- In December 2021, he was removed from the upcoming three-day comedy show in Gurugram after the BJP Haryana unit’s IT department head filed a complaint against him. Haryana BJP’s IT department head Arun Yadav, in his complaint, accused Mr Farooqui of insulting Hindu deities. He said,
His activities have hurt my Hindu faith. “This has been done deliberately to incite communal disharmony.”
bike collection
He has a KTM RC 200.
Salary
Reportedly, he earns Rs. 1.5 lakh per comedy show. In October 2023, Munawar was reported to be one of the highest paid contestants of the show ‘Bigg Boss 17’. He reportedly received around Rs. 7-8 lakh per week for the show.
net worth
According to an article published in October 2023, Munawar Faruqui’s net worth is around Rs. 2 crores.
Facts/General Knowledge
- In the video of his dispute with Eklavya Singh Gaur, which was related to Munavvar insulting Hindu deities, he mentioned that his house was burnt during the 2002 Gujarat riots.
- Their food preference is non-vegetarian.
- He likes to smoke hookah occasionally.
- In January 2024, actress Anjali Arora, who appeared as a contestant with Munavvar on the reality show Lock Up 2022, accused Munavvar of being a “player”. While talking about him in an interview, he had said that he knows how to play with words and girls very well. When the interviewer asked the reason behind her claims, she said,
Because from the lives of so many girls… I don’t know how many girls are yet to find their true light.”
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