{
  "id": 895417,
  "title": "'Main Nahi To Kaun?': After Host Farah Khan, Lock Upp 2 Winner Shreya Kalra Hits Back At 'Biased Show' Allegations- VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/main-nahi-to-kaun-after-host-farah-khan-lock-upp-2-winner-shreya",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T17:43:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/main-nahi-to-kaun-after-host-farah-khan-lock-upp-2-winner-shreya-kalra-hits-back-at-biased-show-allegation-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Reality TV star Shreya Kalra, winner of Netflix's Lock Upp 2, has responded to allegations that the show is biased, calling out viewers who claim she didn't deserve her victory. During a fan Q&A session, Shreya confrontingly asked, \"Aap bataiye, main nahi to kaun?\" - \"If I'm not the winner, then who is?\" She questioned why people accused the show of bias when its contestants were placed in a \"secret room,\" given advantages to others, or when someone was favored over her. Shreya concluded by saying, \"Mic drop ho chuka hai doston\" (The mic drop is done, friends).\n\nPrior to this, farah Khan, the show's host, also addressed the \"biased host\" claims in an interview with India Today. She defended the decision-making process, stating that she and co-host Riteish Deshmukh were the first to speak up when their friends made mistakes, even though it was difficult personally. Farah admitted to becoming emotionally invested in the contestants' stories, a natural consequence of her love for reality TV and her emotional nature. She explained that she was compelled to react to the contestants' situations due to her own emotions and the personal connection she felt to the show. Farah acknowledged the controversy surrounding her perceived softness as a jailer, but defended her approach, saying she would get emotionally involved because it was her favorite genre of television.",
  "summary": "Netflix's reality show Lock Upp 2 winner Shreya Kalra recently held a question-and-answer session with her fans. The social media influencer and podcaster addressed viewers who have been calling the reality show \"scripted\" and \"biased.\" During the session, a fan asked her, \"People are saying you didn't deserve it. It was biased.\" After host Farah Khan clarified that Lock Upp 2 was not biased,…",
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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."
}