Days after winning the reality show Lock Upp, Munawar Faruqui conducted his first Instagram live on Wednesday.
The live session drew over 1.4 lakh people. Munawar spoke with fans about his relationship with co-contestant Payal Rohatgi, as well as his reaction to Sunil Pal’s allegations against him.
Comedian Sunil Pal, had attended the premiere of Lock Upp and had targeted Munwar, accusing him of making vulgar jokes and indirectly calling him a “terrorist.” In response to the same,Munawar said, “Sunil Pal bhai to chalu hi ho gaye they, band hi nahi hore they. Kya bhadke huye they mere pe. Main bola, ‘Sunil bhai, maine tumhara kya bigada hai yar’ (Sunil Pal was very angry with me, I said what have I done to you).”
Munawar responded to Sunil Pal’s post in which he tagged Munawar and asked him to save comedy from vulgarity, “I respect and love comedy as much as you do. Please don’t say that comedy is in danger because of me. You have a right to your opinion. We all can save comedy together. Your way is different, mine is different. When you came on stage, you must have felt I was disrespecting but I was not. Even if you think I did, I didn’t mean it. You said ‘aukaat (worth)’ nahi hai meri, aukaat bana lenge.”
Munawar was also asked if he would like to participate on Bigg Boss. “I have just spent 72 days in isolation in a reality show. I don’t know about future, but if I am asked at this point then definitely no. But maybe if they give me the option of bringing someone else with me,” he said.
When asked about his opinion on working with Payal he said, “It depends on what the song is about, people can’t see us as a couple. But I would definitely want to work with her. She is very hardworking and always gave her 100 percent in tasks.”
Munawar won the show, as well as a cash prize of Rs. 20 lakh and a car. While Payal was named first runner-up, and Anjali was named second runner-up.
