‘Bigg Boss 17’ winner and comedian Munawar Faruqui issued an apology after making a derogatory joke about Konkanis during his stand-up set. He reportedly said, “Konkani log c****** banate hai (Konkanis fool others)” which invited flak as well as threats on social media. Following the backlash, he posted a video on X with a caption in Marathi which read, “Much love and my apologies to Konkanis.
” ADVERTISEMENT कोकणावर खूप खूप प्रेम आणि माझी माफी❤️ pic.twitter.com/pUSPYuZ9Kf August 12, 2024 said in the video, “I have noticed that some people are getting hurt over my clip and as a comedian, I don’t want to hurt anyone.
The people I made the joke about also enjoyed the show a lot. There were people from all backgrounds at the show — Marathis, Muslims, Hindus. But when we see such things on the internet, and we notice it, we understand the issue.
I want to apologise and say sorry to all. Jai Hind, Jai Maharashtra.” Munawar rose to fame in 2020 after he uploaded a standup comedy video titled 'Dawood, Yamraaj, Aurat'.
After that, he released his debut song 'Jawab' with Spectra, an Indian musician. He started his journey in showbiz in 2022 with the reality show 'Lock Upp', hosted by actress-politician Kangana Ranaut. He was crowned as the winner of the show.
He was then seen in ' ' in 2023 and there too, he lifted the trophy. He is all set to make his acting debut with the web show 'First Copy'. Speaking.