{
  "id": 6439888,
  "title": "Karan Johar Says Munawar Faruqui And Abhishek Malhan Fans Attacked Him: 'Thought Political Parties Mere Peeche Padd Gaye, Mein Darr Gaya'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/karan-johar-says-munawar-faruqui-and-abhishek-malhan-fans-attacked",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T16:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/karan-johar-says-munawar-faruqui-and-abhishek-malhan-fans-attacked-him-thought-political-parties-mere-peeche-padd-gaye-mein-darr-gaya"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During the reunion episode of The Traitors India Season 2, host Karan Johar addressed the feud between Munawar Faruqui and Abhishek Malhan, which began after Munawar's elimination from the show. Munawar called the contestants \"insecure losers\" before the two exchanged several jibes outside the show. Johar revealed that he faced backlash from fans of both contestants, forcing him to clarify on Instagram that he was just the host and not responsible for the contestants being labeled as traitors. Johar expressed surprise and fear that his fans' political affiliation might have contributed to the situation. Munawar and Abhishek later hugged during the episode, apologizing to Karan and other contestants targeted by their fan groups.",
  "summary": "The reunion episode of The Traitors India Season 2 saw host Karan Johar address the feud between Munawar Faruqui and Abhishek Malhan, which began following Munawar’s elimination from the show. Munawar was eliminated as the first contestant in the Circle of Shaq despite being an innocent. While exiting the show, Munawar called the contestants “insecure losers,” after which he and Abhishek took…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}