Lock Upp: Badass Jail, Atyaachari Khel! is an Indian reality television series created by Ekta Kapoor[1] and was hosted by Kangana Ranaut,[2] premiered on ALTBalaji and MX Player from 27 February 2022.[3][4] The Grand Finale or Badass Finale of the show was held on 7 May 2022 where Munawar Faruqui[5] emerged as the winner while Payal Rohatgi[6] was announced as the Runner-up.[7]
| Lock Upp: Badass Jail, Atyaachari Khel! | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | Ekta Kapoor |
| Presented by | Kangana Ranaut (season 1) (Host) Karan Kundrra (season 1) (Jailor) |
| Starring | See Below |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 71 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Production company | Endemol Shine India |
| Original release | |
| Network | ALTBalaji |
| Release | 27 February – 7 May 2022 |
Overview
Ekta Kapoor teased the show on her social media handles. Kapoor described the show as the biggest and the most fearless reality show.[8]
Concept
Contestants called Inmates who were accused in outside world fought it out in jail to earn every basic necessity and win the heart of the host and audience by performing tasks and showcasing their personalities. Karan Kundrra was introduced as Jailor for the entire season.[9] Tejasswi Prakash entered as the Warden for the finale episode.[10] In the end, the contestant with the highest votes walks away with freedom and the trophy of Lock Upp: Badass Jail, Atyaachari Khel!.[11]
Series details
| Series | Host | House Location | Episodes | Originally aired | Days | Housemates | Prizes | Winner | Runner-up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||||||||
| 1 | Kangana Ranaut | Mumbai | 71 | 27 February 2022 | 7 May 2022 | MX Player & ALTBalaji | 70 | 20 | ₹20 Lakhs The Next Gen Maruti Suzuki Ertiga Italy Trip | Munawar Faruqui | Payal Rohatgi | |
Contestants
| Clique | Season 1 |
|---|---|
| Activist | Swami Chakrapani |
| Tehseen Poonawala | |
| Actor/Actress | Ali Merchant  |
| Chetan Hansraj | |
| Karanvir Bohra | |
| Mandana Karimi | |
| Nisha Rawal | |
| Payal Rohatgi | |
| Poonam Pandey | |
| Sara Khan | |
Vinit Kakar  | |
| Zeeshan Khan | |
| Comedian | Munawar Faruqui |
| LGBTQ+ | Saisha Shinde |
| Reality Show Alumni | Karanvir Bohra |
| Shivam Sharma | |
| Sidharth Sharma | |
| Social Media Fame | Anjali Arora |
| Azma Fallah | |
| Sportsperson | Babita Phogat |
Winner Runner-up Finalists
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Reception
Critical reception
Namrata Thakker of Rediff.com gave the show two and a half stars out of five and observed, "Lock Upp looks and sounds like Bigg Boss, on the surface but it isn't" to find out more you'll have to watch the show!.[12]
On 21 March 2022, The show crossed 100 million views in just 19 days.[13]