Lock Upp grand finale highlights: Emotional Munawar Faruqui lifts trophy, gets a hug from host Kangana Ranaut

Munawar Faruqui showed off his Lock Upp winner's trophy.

Winner Munawar Faruqui not only takes home ₹20 lakh and a car but also an all expense paid trip to Italy.

Payal, Munawar and Anjali made it top the top three before he was announced the winner. 

A video shared by an audience member shows Munawar Faruqui lifting the Lock Upp trophy amid bursting confetti. Kangana handed him the trophy.

Sara Khan and Shivam Sharma performed on a few songs when Kangana requested them to entertain the audience. Kangana also got Shivam and his father in a face-off of poetry. Kangana then welcomed Karan Kundrra and Tejasswi Prakash on the stage. The couple also danced on the stage before starting their discussions with the show host. Kangana asked them to complain about each other.

Kangana announced Munawar Faruqui got more than 18 lakh votes and made it to top three. "As you have seen in judgement day episodes, voting is only first step. Rest depends on me," Kangana said. Next, the girls from Lock Upp performed on a few songs.

Former contestants were then given the power to pick one contestant who would make it to the top three. Anjali was the chosen one and she joined Munawar in the top three list.

Prince was never a contestant, reveals Kangana. She then announced that Prince Narula was only sent inside the jail as a troublemaker and was never really a contestant. She also said that he has bagged a big project with Alt Balaji, instead of a chance at fighting for the Lock Upp trophy.

Kangana Ranaut posted on Instagram that the show's finale episode crossed 10 million views and she wrote, "Yeh kar diya dhamaka and the badass finale is just starting."

Kangana then asked Munawar Faruqui to share some of his comments about his co-contestants. Munawar said, "Those who played Lock Upp like Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, are out of the show and those who played it like Kasauti Zindagi Kii are the finalists now." He also took digs at Payal Rohatgi and called her a perfect fit for the role of vamps in daily soaps.

Kangana Ranaut next presented her new song from Dhaakad, She's On Fire, on the stage. Director Razneesh Ghai and Dhaakad team also joined Kangana on the stage.

Kangana unveiled the trophy for the show. When she asked Munawar Faruqui, if he had any plans for the finale episode as well, he said, "Yes, I will kick out the rest five." Kangana also asked Munawar's sister about Payal Rohatgi's game and she praised Payal. Kangana also asked Sangram to talk about Munawar and he said, "It didn't look like he'd go ahead, but he has come forward. Both Payal and Munawar played in their own ways." 

Vinit Kakkar then said Munawar should not win the show as it would be very predictable. Kaaranvir Bohra said he felt like a finalist as everyone took his name quite frequently.

Kangana Ranaut kick started the grand finale and welcomed contestants and audiences to her show's final episode. The finalists then made their entry on the stage with a dance performance on a few songs.

A promo shared for the upcoming finale episode shows all contestants sitting together except Prince Narula. Could this mean that Prince might be the first one to get eliminated?

Warden Tejaswwi Prakash and jailer Karan Kundrra were spotted by the Mumbai paparazzi stepping out of a vanity van in matching white outfits.

Kangana Ranaut will be joined on stage by the team of her film Dhaakad, including actor Divya Dutta. They will dance to the film's song She's on Fire with the contestants of the show.

Payal Rohatgi's fiance Sangram Singh shared a tweet in her support. “Proud of your journey in show. God decision will be best. Hope you will win show. God bless you & all #LockUpp #PayalRohatgi WIN IT PAYAL SHERNI,” he wrote and shared her pictures from the show.

Fans of the show are upset after the latest promo, in which Kangana Ranaut said she will be the one to choose the winner. “Kya bakwas hai janta kya jhank marne k liye hai (What is this nonsense? What is the audience there for?), TROPHY AWAITS MUNAWAR,” wrote a fan on Twitter. “We have invested over two months in this show! we deserve to pick the winner! and we have… Munawar WILL WIN,” wrote another.

Host Kangana Ranaut took to Instagram to share photos of her stunning white dress for the grand finale. “Bad ass finale tonight …. Find out who will be the winner of India’s biggest reality show, Lockupp season one … tonight at 10:30pm @altbalaji @mxplayer,” she captioned her post.

In a new promo, Karan Kundrra and Tejaswwi Prakash shared their romantic secrets with Kangana Ranaut. Tejaswwi told Kangana how Karan likes his phone more than her. However, he clarifies that even on his phone, he is looking at her.

The winner of season one will not only take the trophy home but also the prize money of ₹20 lakh and also a car. In fray for the trophy are Munawar Faruqui, Payal Rohatgi, Prince Narula, Shivam Sharma, Anjali Arora and Azma Fallah.

In a new promo for the show, host Kangana Ranaut took centrestage for an important announcement. She said that the power to choose the winner is not completely with the viewers. She said that like all Judgement days, she will be the one with the final authority on who gets crowned the winner.