Exclusive | ‘This trophy has cost me a lot’: Bigg Boss 17 winner Munawar Faruqui reveals he had mental breakdowns in the house, cried every night

Talking about the moment Munawar held the Bigg Boss 17 trophy in his hand, he said, “The feeling was unreal, the way my journey has been… that moment was such that I could feel the weight of that trophy. This trophy has cost me a lot, but it is worth it. In the end, what was important was not just taking the trophy home, but a lot  many things.”

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Sharing his views on his personal life being dragged on the show, the Bigg Boss 17 winner shared, “I was not okay with my personal life being dragged on the show to this extent. But things were not in my control. It was a situation I did not want to face, but I had no option. I am not proud of anything I did, but I have to move on and make things better now.”

When asked if this incident also took a toll on him mentally, Munawar revealed, “I have been through a lot of mental breakdowns, there was not a single day that I have not cried under the blanket or in the bathroom. I felt very helpless, mentally too I was affected. But I will have to face it.”

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Munawar was very excited to go back home, but before that, he also shared if he was looking to settle down in life now. On the same Munawar commented. “I first need to settle down myself, I don’t want to end up hurting anyone now. I have to fix a lot of things.” He even commented on dealing with the ‘woman cheater’ tag that stuck to hom during the season. “As far as the relationships are concerned, the ones I made in the house, I would want to continue those. All these tags bother me a lot, but if you have done something wrong, then you will get its punishment too. If you can be at that place where you lose everything, but you didn’t, then you should realize that your good deeds helped there.”

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Ending with a beautiful shayari dedicated to his mother Mumtaz, Munawar narrated, “Tu saath na maa, par saath tera sayaa tha, kitna mashoor rutba ek kamayaa tha, woh todne aaye the mera mitti ka mahal, lekin beta mumtaz ka unka taj cheen ke ayaa tha.”