Lock Upp Season 2 winner Shreya Kalra Aug. 5
- Shreya Kalra won Netflix’s “Lock Upp: Sach Ya Sazaa” Season 2 in the Aug. 5 finale, defeating Shivangi Joshi and taking the trophy. - The most concrete detail from the finale was the prize: Kalra took home Rs 1 crore, while Shivangi Joshi finished first runner-up. - Hindustan Times published Kalra’s post-win remarks on Aug. 5, including her dedication of the trophy to her friends.
Shreya Kalra won Netflix’s “Lock Upp: Sach Ya Sazaa” Season 2 on Aug. 5, closing out the reality show’s finale with the trophy and a Rs 1 crore cash prize. Multiple Indian outlets, including Hindustan Times, News18 and The Indian Express, reported that Kalra beat Shivangi Joshi in the final round. The finale also placed Yogesh Rawat among the last contestants in contention, according to published live updates and post-show reports. ### Who beat whom in the finale? Shreya Kalra defeated Shivangi Joshi to win the season, according to Hindustan Times and other post-finale reports published on Aug. 5. News18 reported Joshi finished as first runner-up, while other coverage said Yogesh Rawat was also among the finalists in the closing stages of the competition. (hindustantimes.com) The Aug. 5 finale ended a season that one report described as a 40-day run on Netflix. Mint said the grand finale aired on Aug. 5 and concluded the season that day. ### What did Shreya Kalra actually win? The Rs 1 crore prize was the clearest number attached to the result. (hindustantimes.com) Hindustan Times, News18 and The Indian Express all reported that Kalra received the season trophy along with the cash award. (livemint.com) News coverage published after the finale treated the prize as part of the show’s headline result rather than a later add-on. IndiTimes also reported that the amount had been announced as the winner’s purse during the season. ### What did Kalra say after the win? (hindustantimes.com) Hindustan Times reported on Aug. 5 that Kalra said she had been looked down upon for being a content creator. The same report said she dedicated the trophy to her friends after the win. (indiatimes.com) A separate Hindustan Times live blog from the finale said Kalra promised to pay the therapy bills of other inmates with the Rs 1 crore prize. That remark appeared in live coverage of the finale night. (hindustantimes.com) ### Who else was in the final group? News18 reported that the top five included Shreya Kalra, Shivangi Joshi, Yogesh Yadav or Rawat, Shilpa Shinde and Ram Kapoor. Published coverage across outlets differed slightly on spelling for one finalist’s surname, but the same core group appeared repeatedly in finale reports. (hindustantimes.com) India TV reported that Kalra also faced questions from Awez Darbar during a jury round in the finale. That report described criticism of her gameplay as part of the last episode’s structure before the winner was announced. (news18.com) ### Who hosted the season and where was it shown? The Indian Express reported that “Lock Upp” Season 2 was hosted by Riteish Deshmukh and Farah Khan. Coverage across outlets identified the show as a Netflix reality series. (indiatvnews.com) The next public phase of the story is likely to play out through post-finale interviews, social media posts and follow-up coverage from the finalists and hosts. Hindustan Times had already published Kalra’s post-win comments on Aug. 5, and several outlets carried finale-night live blogs and winner updates the same day. (hindustantimes.com) (indianexpress.com)