The Society That Munawar Rules

From
being
contestants
in
reality
shows
to
becoming
the
host,
Munawar
Faruqui
is
raising
the
stakes
for
himself.

The
comedian,
who
appeared
on
Salman
Khan’s

Bigg
Boss
17
and
Kangana
Ranaut’s

Lock
Upp,
hosts
JioHotstar’s
new
survival
show,

The
Society.

The
show
has
25
contestants
battling
for
200
hours,
putting
them
to
mental
and
physical
tests
as
they
navigate
various
tasks
and
challenges.

At
the
press
conference,
Munawar
said
that

The
Society
is
a
human
experiment
that
takes
cues
from
the
real
world.

“In

The
Society,
there
is
no
argument.
It
is
just
a
fight
to
change
your
place.
If
your
position
changes,
then
your
value
changes.
For
example,
if
you
are
not
a
star
kid
on
this
show,
you
can
become
a
star
kid,”
he
said.

WATCH:
Munawar
Faruqui
explains
what

The
Society
is

The
contestants
are
divided
into
three
groups
—
Royals,
Regulars
and
Rags
—
while
put
up
a
gameplay
vying
against
each
other
to
climb
the
social
ladder.

The
first
episode
unveils
a
slew
of
contestants,
a
mixed
bunch
of
social
media
influencers
and
models
like
Amir
Hossein,
Azma
Fallah,
Arohi
Khurrana,
Gargee
K,
Prateik
Jain,
Anoushka
Chauhan
and
Noorin
Shah.

The
high
pressure
environment
is
maintained
in
the
show,
thanks
to
the
new
tasks
and
challenges.
We
see
the
contestants
get
into
petty
squabbles
and
chaos
similar
to

Bigg
Boss
and

Lock
Upp
and

Splitsvilla.

Social
media
influencer
Shreya
Kalra
of

Roadies
fame
plays
the
co-host,
who
doles
out
instructions
for
the
contestants
at
regular
intervals.

WATCH:

The
Society
contestants
shed
light
on
the
show

The
idea
of
frivolous
entertainment
is
clearly
inspired
from
mindless
reality
shows
that
we
have
seen
umpteen
times
before.

Munwar
doesn’t
have
gravitas
or
charisma
to
steer
the
show,
but
he
gets
a
few
comedic
punchlines
here
and
there
that
should
make
his
fans
happy.

The
Society
streams
on
JioHotstar.