Watch: Riteish Deshmukh Shuts Down Journalist After Being Asked If He Would "Lock Up'" Salman Khan And Sanjay Dutt
Riteish Deshmukh and Farhan Khan are all set to host the second season of the reality show 'Lock Upp'.
Riteish Deshmukh and Farhan Khan are all geared up to host the second season of the Indian reality show 'Lock Upp', and the sophomore season will premiere on Netflix this time around. On Monday, Riteish Deshmukh, along with Farah Khan, Ekta Kapoor, and Monika Shergill (Vice President, Content, Netflix India), attended the launch of the show. At the launch event, the Bollywood actor was seen getting a bit agitated at a reporter's question. At one point in the event, Riteish was asked if he would like to have Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt as contestants on the show.
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The reporter didn't mince his words as he asked the actor about Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt's past legal troubles, with the journalist suggesting the duo had enough experience of being in a “lock up”. “Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt are your closest friends. Both have a lot of experience of lock up. So, would you like to get them in Netflix’s Lock Upp? And how would you punish them?” asked the reporter.
The question didn't sit well with Riteish, and he seemed visibly upset. "Sabse pehle mujhe nahin lagta hai ki aapke sawal ka jawab deke main usko koi dignity dena chahunga," Riteish Deshmukh said.
When he was asked again about whether he would like to invite them, the actor stated that he had no involvement in selecting the contestants for the reality show. “I’ll not bring them as my duty is to host. And as a host, I don’t know which inmates would appear on the show. Jo bhi guests aate hai Lock Upp mein, unse hum baat karte hai,” Riteish Deshmukh added.
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For the unversed, Salman was sentenced to five years’ jail term in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case from a Jodhpur court. On the other hand, Sanjay served a five-year sentence at Yerwada jail after being convicted under the Arms Act for possession of illegal weapons linked to the 1993 bombings.
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Speaking of 'Lock Upp: Sach ya Sazaa', the first season was hosted by Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut. Farah and Riteish have now replaced the actress-politician for the second season.
The second season will see 14 well-known personalities as ‘inmates’ inside a controlled, high-pressure jail. The participants will be cut off from the outside world, stripped of comforts, and subjected to increasingly challenging tasks.
On Monday, the makers of the reality show also unveiled three contestants during a press conference held in Mumbai. Actor Ram Kapoor was introduced as the first contestant and he was followed by Shivangi Joshi and Pamala Serena.
The first season was launched in 2022, and it premiered on ALTBalaji and MX Player. The second season is set to premiere on the streaming platform from June 27.
