Lock Upp: Badass Jail, Atyaachari Khel! is the first season of the Indian reality series Lock Upp, created by Ekta Kapoor. Hosted by Kangana Ranaut, the season premiered on ALTBalaji and MX Player on 27 February 2022.
The grand finale was held on 7 May 2022, where Munawar Faruqui won the season and Payal Rohatgi finished as the first runner-up.
Format Contestants, referred to as inmates, are placed inside a jail-themed set where they compete to earn basic necessities, perform tasks, reveal personal truths, and win the heart of the host and audience by showcasing their personalities. In the end, the contestant with the highest votes walks away with freedom and the trophy of Lock Upp.
Inmates Participants in order of appearance and entry into the jail.
Original entrants Munawar Faruqui – Stand-up comedian. Chakrapani – Self-proclaimed spiritual leader. Saisha Shinde – Fashion designer. Poonam Pandey – Actress and model. Babita Phogat – Wrestler and politician. Sara Khan – Actress. Shivam Sharma – Actor and reality television personality. Siddharth Sharma – Actor. Anjali Arora – Social media influencer. Nisha Rawal – Actress. Tehseen Poonawalla – Lawyer and political analyst. Payal Rohatgi – Actress and model. Karanvir Bohra – Actor.
Wildcard entrants Ali Merchant – Actor, anchor, DJ and music producer. Chetan Hansraj – Actor. Mandana Karimi – Actress and model. Azma Fallah – Social media personality. Zeeshan Khan – Actor and model. Vinit Kakar – Actor and entrepreneur. Prince Narula – Actor, model and reality television personality.
Inmates status Sr. Inmate Status 1 Munawar Day 1 Day 70 2 Payal Day 1 Day 70 3 Anjali Day 1 Day 70 4 Shivam Day 1 Day 70 5 Azma Day 23 Day 70 * Prince Day 49 Day 70 6 Saisha Day 1 Day 28 Day 35 Day 68 7 Poonam Day 1 Day 67 8 Ali Day 15 Day 58 9 Karanvir Day 1 Day 29 Day 35 Day 53 10 Zeeshan Day 28 Day 53 11 Mandana Day 23 Day 49 12 Vinit Day 29 Day 42 13 Nisha Day 1 Day 35 14 Sara Day 1 Day 28 15 Chetan Day 20 Day 27 16 Babita Day 1 Day 21 17 Siddharth Day 1 Day 20 18 Tehseen Day 1 Day 14 19 Swami Day 1 Day 7 Male Female
Guests Week(s) Day(s) Guest(s) Notes Week 1 Premiere Night Raveena Tandon Celebrity guest jailor Sunil Pal To interact with Munawar Faruqui Week 2 Day 11 Five inspirational women To celebrate International Women's Day Week 5 Day 35 Ankita Lokhande To promote the second season of Pavitra Rishta Week 7 Day 49 Ekta Kapoor To celebrate the fifth anniversary of ALTBalaji Tusshar Kapoor, Rohan Mehra, Krishna Kaul, Krystle D'Souza, Divya Agarwal and Nikhil Bhambri Week 9 Day 60 Munawar's friend For Munawar Anjali's mother For Anjali Azma's mother For Azma Sangram Singh For Payal Poonam's mother For Poonam Prince's nephew For Prince Shivam's father For Shivam Saisha's friend For Saisha Day 63 Umar Riaz and Zareen Khan To promote the song "Eid Ho Jayegi" Week 10 Day 66 Afsana Khan To promote the song "Bechari" Day 67 Pratik Sehajpal To promote the song "Subah Se Shaam" Day 69 Tejasswi Prakash As warden Day 70 Divya Dutta and Razneesh Ghai To promote Dhaakad
Episodes
Reception Critical reception Namrata Thakker of Rediff.com gave the show two and a half stars out of five and wrote that the show looked and sounded like Bigg Boss on the surface, but was not the same.
Akansha Tiwari of Aaj Tak wrote that although Kangana Ranaut was a strong actress, her hosting did not meet expectations.
On 21 March 2022, the show crossed 100 million views in 19 days.
References
External links Lock Upp: Badass Jail, Atyaachari Khel! on ALTBalaji Lock Upp: Badass Jail, Atyaachari Khel! on MX Player