Comedian Munawar Faruqui’s resolution to take part within the upcoming actuality present Lock Upp, hosted by Kangana Ranaut, has confused each their followers. Munawar made headlines when he was jailed for allegedly hurting non secular sentiments throughout certainly one of his reveals, however he maintains that he was punished for a joke that he didn’t crack. Kangana, in the meantime, has develop into one of many foremost mouthpieces for the precise wing.
On Tuesday, Munawar was revealed to be the second contenstant within the upcoming actuality present modelled on Bigg Boss. It will put ‘celebrities’ in merciless jail-like circumstances and topic them to humiliation from Kangana, who has mentioned in promo movies that she has an axe to grind in opposition to many individuals. In the previous, Munawar has posted a number of tweets in opposition to Kangana.
Responding to an Instagram remark that mentioned the present is now a few ‘casteist Muslim collaborating with a casteist Hindu’, and never about ‘the face of liberal ideologies and conservative ideology’, Munawar wrote, “Too soon to judge!!! Ek post dekh ke mujhe gaali de rahe ho bhai? Chalo koi baat nahi internet pe yeh aasan he. Haters ko face karke saamne khade rehne ka gudda ‘IMAAN’ ke mazboot hone se hi aata he. Aapka certificate nahi chahiye. Janta decide karegi. By the way 27th Feb.”
In an interview with Indian Express, Munawar spoke concerning the conflict of ideologies between him and Kangana. “If someone believes in ideologies, they would also believe that we live in a democratic country. We all have the freedom of speech and to put across our beliefs. If one expects to be heard and their opinions respected, they too would have to do the same. It’s going to be a give and take situation,” he mentioned.
In a collection of tweets posted throughout two years, Munawar had made a number of jokes in opposition to Kangana. “Kangana ke tweets padke lag raha hai Fir se Judicial custody chala jaun!” he’d written in certainly one of them. “Kangana is against nepotism but khud ki bahen ko manager rakha ha,” he had written in one other.
He lately took to Instagram and posted an image that merely featured the phrases ‘wait and watch’, seemingly implying that his followers needn’t soar the gun about forming opinions about him. Lock Upp premieres on Sunday on AltBalaji and MX Player.