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Bigg Boss winner: Bollywood actor Salman Khan announced Munawar Faruqui as the winner of season 17
New Delhi:
Comedian Munawar Faruqui was on Sunday announced as the winner of the 17th season of the reality show “Bigg Boss”. Bollywood host and actor Salman Khan announced 32-year-old Faruqui as the winner, who took home a cash prize of Rs. 50 lakh and a car.
Munawar defeated actor Abhishek Kumar through live voting in the finale, where Bollywood’s Ajay Devgn and R Madhavan were the special guests.
On his official X account, he thanked his fans for supporting him and posted a photo with Salman Khan holding the Bigg Boss season 17 trophy.
Bohot Bohot Shukriya Janta ❤️
Aapke pyaar aur support ke liye Aakhir kar Dongri Trophy aa hello gayi 🏆❤️ #munawarkijanta aura #munawarkewarrior ko mera dil se shukriya ❤️ #mkjwpic.twitter.com/XPrix3B2do— munawar faruqui (@munawar0018) January 28, 2024
Actors Mannara Chopra, Ankita Lokhande and YouTuber Arun Srikanth Mahashetty were the other contestants who competed for the trophy in the finale.
In 2022, Faruqui won the first season of the reality show “Lock Upp”, hosted by actor Kangana Ranaut.
“Bigg Boss” season 17 premiered on October 15, 2023, with 17 contestants including Vicky Jain, Ayesha Khan, Anurag Dobhal, Aishwarya Sharma, Neil Bhatt, Isha Malviya, Jigna Vora, Firoza Khan and Rinku Dhawan.