Lock Upp former host Kangana Ranaut set to return to Season 2 as 'Janta Ki Awaaz'
Days after Lock Upp: Sach Ya Sazaa premiered with filmmaker Farah Khan and actor Riteish Deshmukh as hosts, actor-politician Kangana Ranaut is all set to
Days after Lock Upp: Sach Ya Sazaa premiered with filmmaker Farah Khan and actor Riteish Deshmukh as hosts, actor-politician Kangana Ranaut is all set to make a special appearance on the reality show. The actor, who hosted the inaugural season in 2022, will enter the house this weekend as the show's 'Janta Ki Awaaz'. Kangana will step into Lock Upp as the voice of the audience, offering inmates an opportunity to connect more closely with viewers during their journey to redemption. Her arrival is expected to shake things up inside the jail.
Read Full Story At the launch event of Lock Upp: Sach Ya Sazaa in Mumbai, creator Ektaa Kapoor explained why Kangana did not return as the show's host this season. Ektaa said, “The entire format of the show, the whole vision changed and the demographic, the kind of jailer-judge format we had. Nothing of the original show has been kept. Neither the jailer nor the host, so keeping anything of the old would not bring the fresh presentation of the branding. So I am sure Kangana would have understood.” The second season, which began on June 27, has already witnessed its first task, while Farah Khan and Riteish Deshmukh have assigned tags to all 15 contestants, referred to as 'inmates'.
This season features well-known personalities including Sunita Ahuja, Ram Kapoor, Shivangi Joshi, Akanksha Choudhary, Harshad Chopda, Yogesh Rawat, Riyaz Ali, Dheeraj Dhoopar, Shreya Karla, Akanksha Chamola, Sreshta Iyer and Sufi Motiwala. Living inside a controlled, high-pressure jail, the contestants are cut off from the outside world, stripped of comforts and pushed through demanding tasks that test their resilience, strategy and survival instincts. Over six weeks, they will face daily challenges, status hierarchies, chargesheets, punishments and eliminations as alliances continue to shift. Lock Upp: Sach Ya Sazaa is co-produced by Balaji Telefilms Ltd and Colosceum, with Malaya Pradhan serving as the executive producer.
While the first season premiered on ALTBalaji and MX Player in 2022, the new season began streaming on Netflix on June 27, with new episodes releasing every Saturday to Wednesday at 8 pm. Ends Published By: Pritinanda Behera Published On: Jul 1, 2026 10:50 IST
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