Munawar Faruqui Wife, Age, Girlfriend,Children, Family, Biography & More

Munawar Faruqui was born on 28 January 1992 in Junagadh Gujarat. [ 2 ] Munawar is an Indian stand-up comedian, rapper and singer. In the year 2022, Munawar won Kangana Ranaut’s reality TV show Lock Up Season 1. And in the year 2023, Munawar won Bigg Boss (Season 17). [ 1 ]

Munawar Faruqui Early Life

Munawar Faruqui had to face many difficulties in his early life. Munawar was born in a Gujarati Muslim family. Munawar’s father had a lot of debt. Due to financial constraints, Munawar left school after 5th class. [ 3 ] And started working to earn his living. Munawar started working since childhood. Munawar started working at a gift shop to earn some money.

In those days his grandmother and his mother used to sell samosas. Then later, he started working with his mother and grandmother in making and selling samosas and chaklis and started helping his family. [ 4 ] In his childhood, a huge mountain collapsed on Munawar when he was just 14 years old and his mother committed suicide. After his mother’s departure, Munawar became very lonely.

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Although they were still children. After his mother left, he moved to Mumbai with his aunt. [ 5 ] He again started doing some small jobs in Mumbai. In 2020, his father also said goodbye to him. Now Munawar became completely alone. And faced all the difficulties bravely. And today he has an identity of his own.

Wiki/Bio

Full Name	Munawar Iqbal Faruqui
Profession	Stand-up Comedian, Rapper, Singer
Famous for	In 2022, he won the Reality Show Lock Upp (Season 1).[6]

Personal Information

Date of Birth	28 January 1992
Age (as 2024)	32 years
Birthplace	Junagadh, Gujarat
Zodiac Sign	Aquarius
Hometown	Dongri, Mumbai,Maharastra
Religion	Islam [ 7 ]

Physical Stats

Munawar Faruqi Height	in centimeters– 175 cm in meters– 1.75 m in feet & inches– 5’ 9”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Dark Brown

Munawar Faruqi Relationships

Marital Status	Divorced [ 8 ] Married in 2024 [11]
Munawar Faruqi Wife Name	Jasmine ​(m. 2017; div. 2022) [ 9 ] Mehzabeen Coatwala (Marriage 2024)
Munawar Faruqi Girlfiriend	Nazila Sitaishi (model) (2021-2023) Ayesha Khan (actor, model) (ex-girlfriend)

Munawar Faruqi Family

Munawar faruqui parents	Mother committed suicide Father Was Driver
Children Name	Mikael
Siblings	Sister(s)-He has three sisters and one of them is named Shabana.

Style Quotient

Munawar Faruqi Car Collection	His car collection includes — a Mahindra Scorpio, MG Hector, Toyota Fortuner, and a Hyundai Creta, which he won during Bigg Boss 17. [ 10 ]
Munawar Faruqi Bike Collection	Aprilia SR 160, Jawa 42 , KTM RC200

Munawar Faruqi Net Worth

Salary (approx)	According to a story highlighted on his Instagram account, he earns Rs. 1.5 to 2.5 lakh per comedy show. Note: In October 2023, Munawar was said to be among the highest-paid contestants on the show ‘Bigg Boss 17.’ He was reported to receive approximately Rs. 7-8 lakh per week for his participation in the show. [11]
Net Worth (approx)	Rs. 2 crores (as of January 2024) [12]
Income Source	Stand-up Shows, Instagram Earnings,Bigg Boss 17 Prize Money, Bigg Boss 17 Fees

Munawar Faruqui Social Media

If we talk about the social media Munawar Faruqui, has more than 20 million followers on his social media.

Social Media	Username	Follower
Munawar Faruqui Instagram	munawar.faruqui	14.5M
Munawar Faruqui Twitter	@munawar0018	547.5K
Munawar Faruqui Facebook	Munawarcomedy	1.1M
Munawar Faruqui Youtube Channel	@munawar0018	5.2M

Some Lesser Known Facts About Munawar Faruqui

• Before becoming a standup comedian, Faruqui worked as a utensil seller, a salesman, in a shop.
• In his early twenties, Faruqui worked as a graphic designer in a reputable firm, where he discovered that he was good at coming up with witty one-liners for posters.
• In July 2019, he performed his first one-hour Gujarati show titled “Dodh Dahyo” in Malad, Mumbai.
• He started uploading standup comedy videos on his self-titled YouTube channel in January 2020, and soon, he gained massive popularity. On 24 January 2020, Munawar released his first video titled ‘Politics in India,’ which marked his breakthrough moment.
• His first ticketed show opened in Mumbai in February 2020. In the same month, his father died. In an interview in 2021, while talking about his dilemma, he said,
• In 2023, Munawar appeared as a contestant in a reality show titled ‘Bigg Boss 17,’ which aired on Colors TV.
• According to Ayesha Khan, Munawar double-dated her and lied about breaking up with Nazila. Before Ayesha entered the reality TV show Bigg Boss season 17, a teaser was released on Colours TV in which Ayesha could be heard saying,
• Prior to her entry in the Bigg Boss 17 house as a wild card contestant, Ayesha revealed that she was once approached by Munawar. She said,
• On 28 January 2024, he emerged as the winner of the show ‘Bigg Boss 17.’ He received a prize of Rs. 50 lakh and a Hyundai Creta.