Munawar Faruqui: Biography, Age, Family, Career, Net Worth

Munawar Faruqui is a well-known Indian comedian, rapper, and actor. He gained recognition through YouTube comedy videos such as ‘Yamraj’, ‘Daud’, ‘Aurat’, and ‘Ghost Stories’. He participated as a contestant in Kangana Ranaut’s show “Lock Upp” and achieved immense popularity by emerging as the winner.

He has appeared in music videos like “Halki Si Barsaat”, “Halki Halki Si”, and “Hawa Banke”. In 2023, he participated in and won the popular Colors reality show “Bigg Boss Season 17”. He has also hosted reality shows such as “The Society” (Seasons 1 and 2) and “Pati Patni Aur Panga – Jodiyon Ka Reality Check”. He made headlines once again in 2026 upon participating in the reality show “The Traitors Season 2”.

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Munawar Farooqui was born on 28 January 1992 in Junagadh, Gujarat. He is 32 years old. Due to poor financial condition of the family, Munawar could not study and studied only till 5th standard.

When Munawar was only 14 years old, his mother committed suicide by hanging herself for some reason. The financial condition of his family was not good, so his father settled in Dongri, Mumbai in 2007. He started doing small jobs at a young age after coming to Mumbai.

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Munawar Faruqui Family & Relationship

Munawar Farooqui’s father’s name is Iqbal Farooqui who was a driver, his mother committed suicide. He has three sisters one of whom is named Shabana. Munawar married Jasmine in 2017 from whom he got divorced in 2022 and they also have a 5-year-old son whose name is Mikael.

In 2021, Munawar Faruqui started dating model Nazila Sitashi. Ayesha Khan came on Bigg Boss 17 and accused him of cheating on her and Nazila. After this, Nazila also broke her relationship with him in 2023. On 17 December 2024, Munawar married Mehjabeen Coatwala for the second time at ITC Grand Central Hotel. His wife, Mehjabeen Coatwala, is a makeup Artist.

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Munawar Faruqui Career

Munawar Faruqui started his career in 2020 by uploading comedy videos on YouTube channel. His first video was on politics in India. During the lockdown, he posted a video on the fictional character Razzaq Bhai on his Instagram and attracted many followers. Earlier in 2019, he also did his first one-hour Gujarati show in Malad, Mumbai, titled Dodh Dahyo.

In 2020, Munawar faruqui gained popularity by uploading comedy videos on Dawood, Yamraj and Aurat. In this video, he talked about his locality Dongri. This video was viewed more than 10 million times. In 2020, he released his first song Jawaab in collaboration with an Indian musician named Spectra.

In 2021, he released a comedy video named Ghost Story on his YouTube channel. He also released many songs like Dus Lakh, Hunarat, Khawab, Khamoshi and Kamil.

In 2022, he acted in a music video Halki Si Barsaat opposite Nazila Sitashi which was sung by Saaj Bhatt. After this, he also appeared in the music video song Ik Tu Hi sung by Rito Riba

In 2022, Munawar faruqui appeared as a contestant in Balaji Telefilms’ reality show Lock Upp 1. The show was hosted by Kangana Ranaut and streamed on OTT and MX Player. On 8 May 2022, he was declared the winner with a trophy and a cash prize of Rs 20 lakh

In 2023, Munawar faruqui released his debut Album Madari which included many hit songs like Alag BT, Noor, Mumtaz, Kajal and Malaal. After this, his song Lagacy in which Ganesh Acharya was his co-Artist became very popular.

In 2023, Munawar faruqui participated as a contestant in Colors channel’s famous reality show Bigg Boss Season 17. He was also the winner of this show hosted by Salman Khan. He received a prize of Rs 50 lakh along with a trophy and a Hyundai Creta car.

In 2024, he also appeared in a music video Halki Halki Si with Hina Khan sung by Asees Kaur and Saaj Bhatt. In 2025, his music video ‘Hawa Banke’ with Pakistani actress Kinza Hashmi was released which was sung by Rito Ribo and Neha Kakkar. This song made a lot of headlines and the pairing of Munawar and Kinza is getting a lot of praise.

In 2025, he hosted the comedy talk show ‘Hafta Vasooli’, which began streaming on Jio Hotstar on February 14, 2025. That same year, he co-hosted the reality game show ‘Pati Patni Aur Panga – Jodiyon Ka Reality Check’ alongside Sonali Bendre; the show was produced by Story Weaver Collective. It aired on Colors TV and Disney+ Hotstar from August 2, 2025, to August 16, 2025, with Rubina Dilaik and Abhinav Shukla emerging as the winners; the show also garnered significant popularity.

Munawar Faruqui made his web series debut in 2025 with the Hindi series ‘First Copy’, in which he played the role of Arif alongside Ashi Singh and Krystle D’Souza. Its first season was released on Amazon MX Player on June 20, 2025, and the second season on November 5, 2025.

Subsequently, he hosted the Hindi reality game show ‘The Society’ alongside influencer Shreya Kalra; its first season premiered on Jio Hotstar on July 21, 2025, and the second season was released on March 9, 2026.

In 2026, Munawar Faruqui participated as a contestant in the reality show ‘The Traitors Season 2’. Hosted by Karan Johar, the show premiered on Amazon Prime Video on August 13, 2026. The show features celebrities such as Tanya Puri, Shweta Tiwari, Mallika Sherawat, Shalini Passi, Rhea Chakraborty, Abhishek Malhan, and Shahneel Gill.

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Munawar Faruqui Awards & Show Winner

• In 2021, Munawar Faruqui won Gold Create Awards for Youtube Creator Reward.

• In 2023, he received Hitlist OTT Awards for Best Online Sensation.

• In 2024, Munawar Faruqui received IWM Digital Awards for Popular Award for Viral King of the Year.

• In 2022, he won the reality show, Lock Upp 1.

• In 2024, he won the famous reality show, Bigg Boss Season 17.

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