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Lock Upp: Badass Jail, Atyaachari Khel!
GenreReality
Created byEkta Kapoor
Presented byKangana Ranaut (season 1)
(Host)
Karan Kundrra (season 1)
(Jailor)
Tejasswi Prakash (season 1)
(Warden)
StarringSee Below
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes71
Production
Production locationsMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Production companyEndemol Shine India
Original release
NetworkALTBalaji
Release27 February (2022-02-27) –
7 May 2022 (2022-05-07)

Lock Upp: Badass Jail, Atyaachari Khel! is an Indian reality television series created by Ekta Kapoor[1] and currently hosted by Kangana Ranaut,[2] premiered on ALTBalaji and MX Player from 27 February 2022.[3][4] The Grand Finale or Badass Finale of the show was held on 7 May 2022 where Munawar Faruqui[5] emerged as the winner while Payal Rohatgi[6] was announced as the Runner-up.[7]

Overview

Ekta Kapoor teased the show on her social media handles. Kapoor described the show as the biggest and the most fearless reality show.[8]

Concept

Contestants called Inmates who were accused in outside world fought it out in jail to earn every basic necessity and win the heart of the host and audience by performing tasks and showcasing their personalities. Karan Kundrra was introduced as Jailor for the entire season.[9] Tejasswi Prakash entered as the Warden for the finale episode.[10] In the end, the contestant with the highest votes walks away with freedom and the trophy of Lock Upp: Badass Jail, Atyaachari Khel!.[11]

Series details

Main article: Lock Upp (season 1)
SeriesHostHouse LocationEpisodesOriginally airedDaysHousematesPrizesWinnerRunner-up
First airedLast airedNetwork
1Kangana RanautMumbai7127 February 2022 (2022-02-27)7 May 2022 (2022-05-07)MX Player & ALTBalaji7020₹20 Lakhs
The Next Gen Maruti Suzuki Ertiga
Italy Trip		Munawar FaruquiPayal Rohatgi

Contestants

Clique Season 1
Activist Swami Chakrapani
Tehseen Poonawala
Actor/Actress Ali Merchant
Chetan Hansraj
Karanvir Bohra
Mandana Karimi
Nisha Rawal
Payal Rohatgi
Poonam Pandey
Sara Khan
Vinit Kakar
Zeeshan Khan
Comedian Munawar Faruqui
LGBTQ+ Saisha Shinde
Reality Show Alumni Karanvir Bohra
Shivam Sharma
Sidharth Sharma
Social Media Fame Anjali Arora
Azma Fallah
Sportsperson Babita Phogat
  Winner   Runner-up   Finalists
Wildcard (Considered as Original Contestants)
Wildcard

Reception

Critical reception

Namrata Thakker of Rediff.com gave the show two and a half stars out of five and observed, "Lock Upp looks and sounds like Bigg Boss, on the surface but it isn't" to find out more you'll have to watch the show!.[12]

On 21 March 2022, The show crossed 100 million views in just 19 days.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lock Upp Grand Finale: Ekta Kapoor expresses excitement, says 'May the best man/woman win!'". The Times of India. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Kangana Ranaut to make digital debut with Ekta Kapoor's web show". 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ "All you need to know about Kangana Ranaut's show 'Lock Upp'". The Times of India. 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Kangana Ranaut thrilled to host Ekta Kapoor's reality show 'Lock Upp'". Zee News. 3 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Lock Upp grand finale highlights: Emotional Munawar Faruqui lifts trophy, gets a hug from host Kangana Ranaut". Hindustan Times. 7 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Munawar Faruqui wins Lock Upp season 1, Payal Rohatgi is first runner-up". Hindustan Times. 8 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Lock Upp Grand Finale Live Updates: Munawar Faruqui wins, Payal Rohatgi is first runner-up". 8 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Ekta Kapoor to announce the biggest and the most fearless reality show for ALTBalaji and MX Player". The Free Press Journal. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Lock Upp Grand Finale: Karan Kundrra says 'My journey as jailor has been a roller coaster ride' | TV - Times of India Videos". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  10. ^ "Lock Upp: Warden Tejasswi Prakash to unleash 'atyaachaar' with jailor Karan Kundrra on Kangana's show". 5 May 2022.
  11. ^ "All you need to know about Kangana Ranaut's show 'Lock Upp'". The Times of India. 9 February 2022.
  12. ^ THAKKER, NAMRATA. "Lock Upp Review". Rediff.
  13. ^ "Kangana Ranaut's Lock Upp becomes 'highest watched reality show' in OTT space with 100 million views in 19 days". Hindustan Times. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

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