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After three and a half months of tough competition, Bigg Boss 17 finally crowned Munawar Faruqui as its winner. The comedian’s journey on the show has been controversial and he has been labeled a womanizer on the show. However, Munawar denied any claim and accepted everything with an apology. After facing several ups and downs in his journey, Munawar finally walks out of the show as a winner and his fans are happy for the occasion. He won Rs 50 lakhs and a new car. The comedian-turned-singer sat down with ETimes TV for an exclusive chat, addressing concerns over the impact on his image, allegations of being a set winner and rebuilding his image in the outside world. He also talked about his son Mikhail and how he would like his son to learn from his mistakes and not repeat them.
About what was going through his mind during the moment of victory and if he ever felt like the trophy might slip out of his hand.
Pehle din se joh yakeen tha wohi aakhri din bhi tha… I entered the Bigg Boss 17 house to win the show and not for a second did I forget my dream or goal. There were distractions and I felt like I had to take my mind off the game and fix the problems. Prick hai toh pehle aap ko gaadi theek karni hogi warna aap manzil tak nahi pahuchoge, I was ready to fix everything. The feeling and experience of winning the show is unreal, this victory and the love I have is because of the fans and the almighty.
About his personal life and his image suffering a blow and the fear of repairing it
Yes. I am worried and tense about how my personal life has changed due to the controversies. Tension, fikar hai, because I am faced with questions that I am not aware of but have to answer. I get upset by the labels people use against me. But when you don’t defend, people mistake your silence for something else. Kahin Na Kahin waqt ke saath sab sahi se jawab doonga. I need to fix myself first and not end up hurting anyone, I want to make sure I don’t hurt anyone while fixing things in my personal life. Shayad Mujhe ussi par kaam karna chahiye. Whatever happened inside the Bigg Boss house, I left it there. Now my focus will be managing relationships and things I did outside of the show.
On accusations that call him a fixed winner
Yaar fixed winner ko itna sab goes through karna pade toh, it cannot be a fixed winner (if one has to go through so much scrutiny as a so-called ‘fixed winner’, then it really cannot be a fixed win). If it had been a set winner, he would have had it all on a plate. Pure season gawah hai I have nothing on a plate, I have worked hard and a lot. My response to people calling me a set winner is to just sit back and watch the entire season and you’ll realize it wasn’t a set. That said, people can have that feeling because when you have a strong fan base and you do reality shows like this, there are a lot of things at stake and you lose some things. To win things then you give your best. Mujhe lagta hai ye pyaar hai logon ka and people who call me a fixed winner, I can’t change my mind. Maybe before going to Bigg Boss I would have wanted to change perceptions but now I feel like I can’t change everyone.
For fear that your child will watch the episodes and find out about your mistakes.
Yes, when things were said about me I was very worried about my son and what he would think of me. But now I want my son to see it and I want to tell myself that I did this and this is wrong and please never do this. Main nahi chahunga Tu aisa kare, this is not right. I realized this and was about to realize when I was totally devastated. If I have been through that, perhaps this is a lesson for many others but through me.
Who will all be Munawar’s friends?
I will not separate myself from anyone. I will be friends with everyone and the equation will be the same as in the Bigg Boss house, the same percentage. I’m not that kind of person who fights about things. I’ve always let people go. Even if I find out that people talked behind me, it won’t change my perception because it was a game show and if someone misunderstood or misunderstood me because of the game, I can’t kill them for it. It was a competition and everyone was under pressure to perform. I can’t punish anyone for it nor can I become someone’s enemy. I will let it go and hug that person.
About people who have problems with their smile while apologizing and repenting
Yes, they told me that I smile while I talk and they pointed it out to me. But I never realized it. This is my way of expressing things and I write a lot of shayari, stories, songs and stand up because of my passion for writing. There is a patience in me that when I speak there are manners involved and I smile. But my intention has never been wrong and if someone says why I smile while saying things of regret, it has no impact. I can’t stop laughing and getting alert. It is natural and real.
About what was going through his mind during the moment of victory and if he ever felt like the trophy might slip out of his hand.
Pehle din se joh yakeen tha wohi aakhri din bhi tha… I entered the Bigg Boss 17 house to win the show and not for a second did I forget my dream or goal. There were distractions and I felt like I had to take my mind off the game and fix the problems. Prick hai toh pehle aap ko gaadi theek karni hogi warna aap manzil tak nahi pahuchoge, I was ready to fix everything. The feeling and experience of winning the show is unreal, this victory and the love I have is because of the fans and the almighty.
About his personal life and his image suffering a blow and the fear of repairing it
Yes. I am worried and tense about how my personal life has changed due to the controversies. Tension, fikar hai, because I am faced with questions that I am not aware of but have to answer. I get upset by the labels people use against me. But when you don’t defend, people mistake your silence for something else. Kahin Na Kahin waqt ke saath sab sahi se jawab doonga. I need to fix myself first and not end up hurting anyone, I want to make sure I don’t hurt anyone while fixing things in my personal life. Shayad Mujhe ussi par kaam karna chahiye. Whatever happened inside the Bigg Boss house, I left it there. Now my focus will be managing relationships and things I did outside of the show.
On accusations that call him a fixed winner
Yaar fixed winner ko itna sab goes through karna pade toh, it cannot be a fixed winner (if one has to go through so much scrutiny as a so-called ‘fixed winner’, then it really cannot be a fixed win). If it had been a set winner, he would have had it all on a plate. Pure season gawah hai I have nothing on a plate, I have worked hard and a lot. My response to people calling me a set winner is to just sit back and watch the entire season and you’ll realize it wasn’t a set. That said, people can have that feeling because when you have a strong fan base and you do reality shows like this, there are a lot of things at stake and you lose some things. To win things then you give your best. Mujhe lagta hai ye pyaar hai logon ka and people who call me a fixed winner, I can’t change my mind. Maybe before going to Bigg Boss I would have wanted to change perceptions but now I feel like I can’t change everyone.
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Yes, when things were said about me I was very worried about my son and what he would think of me. But now I want my son to see it and I want to tell myself that I did this and this is wrong and please never do this. Main nahi chahunga Tu aisa kare, this is not right. I realized this and was about to realize when I was totally devastated. If I have been through that, perhaps this is a lesson for many others but through me.
Who will all be Munawar’s friends?
I will not separate myself from anyone. I will be friends with everyone and the equation will be the same as in the Bigg Boss house, the same percentage. I’m not that kind of person who fights about things. I’ve always let people go. Even if I find out that people talked behind me, it won’t change my perception because it was a game show and if someone misunderstood or misunderstood me because of the game, I can’t kill them for it. It was a competition and everyone was under pressure to perform. I can’t punish anyone for it nor can I become someone’s enemy. I will let it go and hug that person.
About people who have problems with their smile while apologizing and repenting
Yes, they told me that I smile while I talk and they pointed it out to me. But I never realized it. This is my way of expressing things and I write a lot of shayari, stories, songs and stand up because of my passion for writing. There is a patience in me that when I speak there are manners involved and I smile. But my intention has never been wrong and if someone says why I smile while saying things of regret, it has no impact. I can’t stop laughing and getting alert. It is natural and real.