Comedian Munawar Faruqui

Munawar Faruqui detained: Stand-up comedian and reality TV star Munawar Faruqui was detained by Mumbai police during a raid at a hookah parlour on Wednesday.

Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui won the 17th season of popular reality show "Bigg Boss" on Sunday. The 32-year-old took home a cash prize of ₹ 50 lakh and a car.

Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui was on Sunday announced as the winner of the reality show "Bigg Boss" season 17.

The Supreme Court on Monday transferred all FIRs against comedian Munawar Faruqui, lodged against him for allegedly making remarks on Hindu deities during a show and hurting religious sentiments, to Indore in Madhya Pradesh.

Delhi Police has denied permission for stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui's show in central Delhi to maintain communal harmony after the Vishwa Hindu Parishad wrote a letter to the city police chief, officials said today.

Around 50 people were taken into preventive custody when they reached the venue of a show by stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui in Hyderabad on Saturday evening which otherwise went on peacefully.

The Bengaluru police has once again denied permission to stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui's show 'Dongri to Nowhere' in Bengaluru, which was scheduled to take place today.

A local court adjourned the hearing in the case of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, who was accused of passing indecent remarks against Hindu deities during a stand-up act, citing that police had failed to present a chargesheet against him.

Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, who has been facing a tough time lately after facing several show cancellations amid controversies, on Saturday performed in Mumbai - the performance was hosted by the AIPC, a Congress unit.

Stand-up comedians Kunal Kamra and Munawar Faruqui were invited to hold a programme in the BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh after they were recently denied permission for shows in Bengaluru, only to have a BJP MLA call them "Pakistan's terrorists".

This comes days after comedian Munawar Faruqui indicated he may not do any more shows, after at least 12 of his shows were cancelled in the last two months due to threats from right-wing groups.

The Madhya Pradesh police have been waiting since late January this year for the state government's nod to file a charge sheet against comedian Munawar Faruqui.

Comedian Munawar Faruqui indicated he may not do any more shows, after at least 12 of his shows were cancelled in the last two months due to threats from right-wing groups.

A show by comedian Munawar Faruqui scheduled to be held at an auditorium in Bengaluru today has been red-flagged by the police. In a letter to Good Shepherd auditorium in Bengaluru's Ashok Nagar, the police have asked to cancel the show.

With the growing calls for action against Vir Das for his new comedy monologue, the comedian joins the ever-expanding list of artistes who faced controversies, threats and legal troubles for their content about prevalent issues of India.

Munawar Faruqui detained: Stand-up comedian and reality TV star Munawar Faruqui was detained by Mumbai police during a raid at a hookah parlour on Wednesday.

Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui won the 17th season of popular reality show "Bigg Boss" on Sunday. The 32-year-old took home a cash prize of ₹ 50 lakh and a car.

Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui was on Sunday announced as the winner of the reality show "Bigg Boss" season 17.

The Supreme Court on Monday transferred all FIRs against comedian Munawar Faruqui, lodged against him for allegedly making remarks on Hindu deities during a show and hurting religious sentiments, to Indore in Madhya Pradesh.

Delhi Police has denied permission for stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui's show in central Delhi to maintain communal harmony after the Vishwa Hindu Parishad wrote a letter to the city police chief, officials said today.

Around 50 people were taken into preventive custody when they reached the venue of a show by stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui in Hyderabad on Saturday evening which otherwise went on peacefully.

The Bengaluru police has once again denied permission to stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui's show 'Dongri to Nowhere' in Bengaluru, which was scheduled to take place today.

A local court adjourned the hearing in the case of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, who was accused of passing indecent remarks against Hindu deities during a stand-up act, citing that police had failed to present a chargesheet against him.

Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, who has been facing a tough time lately after facing several show cancellations amid controversies, on Saturday performed in Mumbai - the performance was hosted by the AIPC, a Congress unit.

Stand-up comedians Kunal Kamra and Munawar Faruqui were invited to hold a programme in the BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh after they were recently denied permission for shows in Bengaluru, only to have a BJP MLA call them "Pakistan's terrorists".

This comes days after comedian Munawar Faruqui indicated he may not do any more shows, after at least 12 of his shows were cancelled in the last two months due to threats from right-wing groups.

The Madhya Pradesh police have been waiting since late January this year for the state government's nod to file a charge sheet against comedian Munawar Faruqui.

Comedian Munawar Faruqui indicated he may not do any more shows, after at least 12 of his shows were cancelled in the last two months due to threats from right-wing groups.

A show by comedian Munawar Faruqui scheduled to be held at an auditorium in Bengaluru today has been red-flagged by the police. In a letter to Good Shepherd auditorium in Bengaluru's Ashok Nagar, the police have asked to cancel the show.

With the growing calls for action against Vir Das for his new comedy monologue, the comedian joins the ever-expanding list of artistes who faced controversies, threats and legal troubles for their content about prevalent issues of India.