Lock Upp: Ali Mercchant talks about his second marriage and divorce, says 'she wanted me to quit DJing'

Lock Upp: Ali Mercchant has revealed that his second wife did not want him to be a DJ and their life philosophies differed, which is why they parted ways in December 2021.

On Sunday's episode of the ongoing reality show Lock Upp, Ali Mercchant revealed that he got married for a second time, in 2016 and the marriage ended last year when he got divorced in December. Host Kangana Ranaut conducted the task when Ali opened up. ()

Ali Mercchant talks about his second marriage.

The contestants named for eviction in the chargesheet are given an opportunity to save themselves by revealing a secret about themselves. They do not get to choose, but are told about one particular secret that they have shared with the show makers and are given an option to reveal it and save themselves or not reveal it at all. For the task on Sunday, Munawar Faruqui was shown the word 'maa (mother)', Anjali Arora was shown 'suicide', Payal Rohatgi was given the word 'rehab while Ali was shown the word 'divorce'. Ali chose to reveal his secret and save himself from eviction from the show.

Ali said, "I always wanted to get married and I got into an arranged marriage in 2016. In December 2021, we got separated. What happened was, the girl whom I married, is from a very orthodox family. I had begun DJing at the time and nightlife is a difficult industry for Muslim families to be in. I also did small businesses. She did not want me to be in night life, she wanted me to be in business or actor. "

On Sunday's episode, Ali and Munawar saved themselves by sharing secrets while Mandana Karimi was evicted from Lock Upp. On the episode, Prince Narula entered as a challenger.