Calling His Arrest Worst Days Of His Life, Munawar Faruqui Says He Wrote A Comedy Set In Jail
On the show Lock Upp, Munawar Faruqui opened up on his experience in jail. The comedian was arrested for allegedly making obscene remarks about Hindu gods and goddesses during a show in Indore. His lawyer said that he was arrested for a joke he didn't crack after the complainant overheard "some jokes" he had been preparing for the show.
Recounting the story of his arrest, Faruqui said they were the worst days of his life. He also said that he wrote a comedy set on his arrest while he was in jail.?
"When I went to jail, I started writing my new special comedy on Arrest. When I reached the police station, jokes started coming to my mind. I was in very bad condition at that time. Those were the worst days of my life. At the same time I was observing everything and writing jokes about all of them in my mind."
The conversation started after contestant Saisha Shinde suggested that Munawar Faruqui should write a book on his experiences as it will be inspiring for many. The stand-up comedian said, "I want to write stand-up" and added "I think success is still far away. I will write my story only after that".
Furthermore, he revealed, "Right now I have a long show of one and a half to two hours. It¡¯s about me getting arrested and coming out of jail. There is no joke about religion. Neither is there any political satire nor is it about any celebrity. Joke only about me. is on me. In which it is about how I went to jail and how I came out from there."
On the reality show Lock Upp, Munawar Faruqui also revealed how his mother died by suicide.?He has also confessed that he is married and has a son.?
"I am not hiding anything, but we have been separate for the past one and a half years. Court ki cheezein ho rahi hain (The matter is in the court) and I do not want to discuss that. It has been difficult."??
? When Saisha reminded him that he can come clean via the show, he told her, "There are so many tags on me already. I do not want any more of that. This is mentally consuming. It has been bothering me for four years. Things are in the court, I will say something and then people want to know more. I do not want to get into that. I was trying to make things better, but it was not to be. Whatever I am doing right now, it is for the young one (son)."??
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