# Munawar Faruqui calls Mallika Sherawat’s jail jibe at Rhea Chakraborty uncalled for 2026-08-18T18:49:05+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Comedian Munawar Faruqui has criticised Mallika Sherawat for bringing up Rhea Chakraborty's jail time during an argument on the reality show The Traitors 2, calling it 'completely uncalled for'. Speaking to India Today after being voted out, Munawar said he had made no personal remark about Mallika and that she had taken his comments out of context. The argument erupted after Munawar's exit. Munawar said Rhea faced the brunt while defending him. When Rhea tried to clarify, Mallika mentioned Rhea's past imprisonment. Munawar said the remark showed what Mallika 'had in her heart' for Rhea. He also criticised fellow contestant Abhishek Malhan for wanting him out, calling it 'loser behaviour'. Munawar entered the Karan Johar-hosted show as a winner of Lock Upp and Bigg Boss 17 but was the first to be voted out from the 'Circle of Shaq'. The next episodes stream on Amazon Prime Video on Thursday. ## Indian Opinion Analysis India Today's coverage is a straight interview transcript with Munawar Faruqui, giving him an uncritical platform to air his grievances against Mallika Sherawat and Abhishek Malhan. The framing is entirely from the contestant's perspective, with no attempt to verify the claims or include Mallika's response. A careful reader should note that the story presents only one side of a reality-show spat, which is entertainment news with low stakes. The key development to watch is whether Mallika or the show's producers respond, or whether the controversy drives viewership for the upcoming episodes on Amazon Prime Video. ## Coverage Coverage: 1 source, 1 sensationalist - indiatoday.in (sensationalist) Leads with personal conflict and drama, gives full platform to one contestant's accusations without balancing view This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Amazon Prime Video, Karan Johar, Mallika Sherawat, Munawar Faruqui, Rhea Chakraborty, The Traitors 2 Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/munawar-faruqui-calls-mallika-sherawats-jail-jibe-at-rhea-chakraborty-uncalled-for/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/munawar-faruqui-calls-mallika-sherawats-jail-jibe-at-rhea-chakraborty-uncalled-for/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/