Kangana Ranaut-Munawar Faruqui in Lock Upp: Twitter is flooded with memes, Kunal Kamra jokes about boycott dilemma

Kunal Kamra joked that a section of people will be conflicted about whether to watch Lock Upp because of Kangana Ranaut or boycott it due to Munawar Faruqui’s participation. Many Twitter users also shared memes.

As stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui’s participation in Lock Upp was announced, it became fodder for memes. The ALTBalaji and MX Player reality show is hosted by actor Kangana Ranaut, who is on the other end of the political ideology spectrum. In fact, he has often been critical of her on Twitter.

There were many memes about Munawar Faruqui’s participation in Lock Upp, hosted by Kangana Ranaut.

Comedian Kunal Kamra tweeted, “Munawar & Kangana both on the same show. bhakts confused on if they’ve to boycott or not.” Twitter users had a field day and flooded the microblogging site with memes. “Divided by Ideology(s), United by Money,” one wrote. Many others shared funny posts too.

Munawar Faruqui has often been critical of Kangana Ranaut on Twitter.

One Twitter used an Ashneer Grover line from Shark Tank India in a meme.

Twitter was flooded with memes on Munawar Faruqui’s participation in Lock Upp.

On Tuesday, a promo for Lock Upp introduced Munawar as the second confirmed contestant after television actor Nisha Rawal. “Though it’s going to be a tough and challenging journey for me, I am glad that this show also gives me an opportunity to be myself in a real set-up,” he said in a statement.

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Munawar was arrested in January last year for allegedly cracking offensive jokes about Hindu gods and hurting religious sentiments. He was granted bail after he spent more than a month in jail.

Lock Upp is a new reality show where 16 controversial celebrities will be locked up in a prison for 72 days. The series, which marks Kangana’s debut as a host, will begin streaming from February 27.