Updated On: 29 January, 2024 05:55 PM IST | Athulya Nambiar
Munawar Faruqui was declared the winner of the 17th season of the controversial reality show `Bigg Boss` in a star-studded grand finale held on Sunday evening and went on till early hours of Monday. In the evening, the comedian-musician paraded the streets of his home Dongri with his trophy. A massive crowd gathered on the occasion (All Pics/Yogen Shah)

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Comedian-musician Munawar Faruqui, who won the reality television show ‘Bigg Boss 17’, unleashed a storm in the Dongri area of Mumbai as he reached with the ‘Bigg Boss 17’ trophy at the place of his residence
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Crowd had gathered long before Munawar arrived in the area. With his arrival, large group of people mobbed his car trying to get a closer look at the Bigg Boss 17 winner

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Fans gathered on the footpath, rooftop of shops while some looked through the window of their house
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Munawar came out of the car and waved at his fans. He was seen wearing an off-white jacket and black jeans. He folded his hands and thanked all his well- wishers for showering a lot of love and blessings on him

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Over his journey in the house, Munawar saw a great support from celebrity friends such as Badshah, Raftaar, Emiway Bantai, Ganesh Acharya, Karan Kundrra, MC Stan and Prince Narula, among many others
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Munawar, took home the trophy along with a whopping amount of over Rs 50 lakh and a Hyundai Creta car

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Host Salman Khan was seen leaving the premises early on Monday morning after wrapping up the 6-hour long finale episode
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Mannara Chopra was all smiles as she stepped out of the house at third position

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Abhishek Kumar was dressed in a red suit for the finale. He finished the game at second place
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Arbaaz Khan who hosted a couple of fun segments on the show was also present for the grand finale

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Salman Khan`s younger brother Sohail Khan who co-hosted the fun segments for the season with Arbaaz also marked his presence
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After winning the controversial reality show, he shared a picture of him holding the trophy with the show host Salman Khan. The comedian expressed his gratitude towards the Bollywood superstar for his guidance throughout the latest season. He also thanked his fans for their support

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Munawar Faruqui posed for the paparazzi with his winning trophy soon after he stepped out of the house after over 100 days
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MC Stan who won Bigg Boss 16 was mobbed by fans when he arrived for the finale episode
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