Lock Upp

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

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

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. Tejasswi Prakash entered as the Warden for the finale episode. In the end, the contestant with the highest votes walks away with freedom and the trophy of Lock Upp: Badass Jail, Atyaachari Khel!.

Participants in the order of appearance and entering the jail.

• Munawar Faruqui – Stand-up comedian.
  • Charge - Allegations of mocking hinduism at his show. He unintentionally or intentionally mocked hindu deity Ram & Sita in a bollywood song. Also making controversial dark jokes in his comedy show about various events of religious extremism.
• Chakrapani – Self-proclaimed Swami.
  • Charge - He has gained media attention for his 'gomutra party' during the initial days of the coronavirus pandemic, Also for his purchase of wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim's properties at auctions and his attempts to convert them into public toilets.
• Saisha Shinde – Fashion designer.
  • Charge -
• Poonam Pandey – Actress and model. Known for her posting revealing pictures and videos on social media.
  • Charge - Involvement in the porn film racketing controversy scandal.
• Babita Phogat – Wrestler.
  • Charge - She entered politics by joining the 'Bharatiya Janata Party' in 2019 and claimed that 'Tablighi Jamaat' is a bigger problem than COVID-19.
• Sara Khan – Actress.
  • Charge - Married Ali Merchant on the Bigg Boss 4, then divorced within a few months.
• Shivam Sharma – Actor and Entrepreneur.
  • Charge - Scallywag and flirty nature.
• Siddharth Sharma – Actor
  • Charge - He was in news after conflicts and jealousy with co-actors.
• Anjali Arora – Social media influencer.
  • Charge -accused for posting non-influencing content.
• Nisha Rawal – Actress.
  • Charge - Controversial fights.
    Nisha filed a police complaint against her then-husband, actor Karan Mehra, accusing him of physical assault and an extramarital affair.
• Tehseen Poonawala – Lawyer and political analyst.
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• Payal Rohatgi – Actress and model.
  • Charge - In October 2019, she made controversial remarks concerning Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi in a video shared on social media. In 2020, her Twitter account was permanently suspended.
• Karanvir Bohra – Actor.
  • Charge - Steals the limelight. He participated in ten reality shows but never won.

• Ali Merchant - Actor, anchor, DJ and music producer.
  • Charge - Ex-husband of Sara khan, married for publicity.
• Chetan Hansraj - Actor.
  • Charge - Known for playing villainous roles.
• Mandana Karimi - Iranian actress and model based in India.
  • Charge - She was accused for creating controversies.
• Azma Fallah -
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• Zeeshan Khan - Actor and model.
  • Charge -
• Vinit Kakar - Actor and entrepreneur.
  • Charge - Dirty player.

• Prince Narula - Actor And Model.
  • Charge- Serial Winner

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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!.

Akansha Tiwari of Aaj Tak wrote "while Kangana Ranaut is as good an actress as ever, she didn’t come across as a strong host. Her hosting didn’t quite live up to the expectations."

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

• List of programs broadcast by ALTBalaji

• Lock Upp: Badass Jail, Atyaachari Khel! on ALTBalaji
• Lock Upp at IMDb
• Lock Upp: Badass Jail, Atyaachari Khel! on MX Player