“Bigg Boss 17” winner Munawar Faruqui: Everything you need to know

Salman Khan, the host and celebrity of Bigg Boss, live-voted for popular stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, who defeated actor Abhishek Kumar to win the reality show on Sunday. Faruqui took home a brand-new automobile and a cash award of Rs 50 lakh.

In addition to Faruqui and Kumar, the actors Mannara Chopra, Ankita Lokhande, and social media star Arun Mahashetty were the other three finalists vying for the trophy in the finale.

On the final episode of the most recent season that aired on the Colours channel, superstar Ajay Devgn was the special guest.

The stand-up comedian stated, “I went inside the Bigg Boss 17 house to win the show and not even for a second I forgot about my dream or goal. There were distractions and I felt I had to distract myself from the game and fix the problems. The feeling and experience of winning the show is unreal, this victory and love that I have got is because of fans and almighty.”

On social media, many people had expected Faruqui would win. The comedian first gained notoriety in 2021 when he was imprisoned for more than a month for insulting Hindu deities during a stand-up performance.

He won the first season of Lock Upp, a reality TV programme hosted by star Kangana Ranaut, in 2022.

Faruqui’s charisma and wit won over both viewers and other housemates during his time on Bigg Boss season 17. Talk about his personal life persisted throughout the programme as well.

With 17 participants, including Vicky Jain, Ayesha Khan, Anurag Dobhal, Aishwarya Sharma, Neil Bhatt, Isha Malviya, Jigna Vora, Firoza Khan, alias Khanzaadi, and Rinku Dhawan, the most recent season of Bigg Boss debuted on October 15, 2023.