"People usually apologize after making jokes," says Indian comedian Munawar Faruqui in an episode of Bigg Boss, a popular reality show. to show.
"But in my case, it's better if I do it in advance."
His humor was not missed by the millions of Indians who watched the program, a local version of Britain's Big Brother. In the show, 21 contestants are isolated in a custom-built house, where they are filmed 24 hours a day and are evicted following weekly public votes.
Amid the eclectic mix of competitors, Faruqui stood out. A Muslim, he was arrested in 2021 for hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus for a joke he did not tell. He spent five weeks in jail before a court granted him bail.
Three years later, the 32-year-old won the popular reality show, taking home a whopping sum of 5 million rupees ($60,160; 47 £455).
On Monday, crowds of people gathered in the Dongri area, a Muslim ghetto just outside the city of Mumbai , to welcome him, a sort of reception usually reserved for movie stars. His name has been trending all week and social media is full of his memorable lines from the show.
But not everyone is happy. An anchor of a popular Hindi television channel said it was "worrying, distressing and disastrous".
"People usually apologize after making jokes," says Indian comedian Munawar Faruqui in an episode of Bigg Boss, a popular reality show. to show.
"But in my case, it's better if I do it in advance."
His humor was not missed by the millions of Indians who watched the program, a local version of Britain's Big Brother. In the show, 21 contestants are isolated in a custom-built house, where they are filmed 24 hours a day and are evicted following weekly public votes.
Amid the eclectic mix of competitors, Faruqui stood out. A Muslim, he was arrested in 2021 for hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus for a joke he did not tell. He spent five weeks in jail before a court granted him bail.
Three years later, the 32-year-old won the popular reality show, taking home a whopping sum of 5 million rupees ($60,160; 47 £455).
On Monday, crowds of people gathered in the Dongri area, a Muslim ghetto just outside the city of Mumbai , to welcome him, a sort of reception usually reserved for movie stars. His name has been trending all week and social media is full of his memorable lines from the show.
But not everyone is happy. An anchor of a popular Hindi television channel said it was "worrying, distressing and disastrous".
Image source, Munawar Faruqui via Instagram< /figure>By Zoya MateenBBC News, Delhi
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