Shreya Kalra wins Lock Upp 2

Shreya Kalra won Netflix’s “Lock Upp: Sach Ya Sazaa” season 2 on Wednesday, August 5, beating Shivangi Joshi in the grand finale and taking home the trophy and a Rs 1 crore cash prize. Multiple Indian entertainment outlets, including Hindustan Times, India Today and News18, reported the result after the finale aired. Kalra, a content creator and actor, later went live on Instagram and celebrated with friends and family, according to Hindustan Times and Zoom TV. The finale capped a season that began on June 27 and ran for about 40 days, Hindustan Times reported in its live coverage. That report said Shreya Kalra and Shivangi Joshi were the first contestants to reach the finale, with Shilpa Shinde, Yogesh Rawat and Ram Kapoor also in the last round. (hindustantimes.com) ### Who did Kalra beat in the finale? Shivangi Joshi finished behind Kalra in the final result, according to News9live, Hindustan Times and India Today. Several reports also named Yogesh Rawat among the finalists, while one follow-up from IndiaWest said Farah Khan and Riteish Deshmukh were part of the finale judging lineup. (hindustantimes.com) August 5 coverage from Hindustan Times said the final field included Kalra, Joshi, Shilpa Shinde, Yogesh Rawat and Ram Kapoor before the winner was announced. India Today’s live report said Kalra ultimately defeated Joshi to lift the trophy. (msn.com) ### What did she win, and how was the result framed? The Rs 1 crore prize was attached to nearly every report on the finale result. News18 said Kalra “takes home the trophy and a prize of Rs 1 crore” from the show, while Hindustan Times and News9live described the same prize figure in their winner reports. (hindustantimes.com) Netflix was identified across those reports as the platform carrying “Lock Upp: Sach Ya Sazaa” season 2. India Today said the grand finale was streaming on Netflix on Wednesday night. (news18.com) ### What did Kalra say after the win? Hindustan Times reported that Kalra went live on Instagram after the finale and gave fans a glimpse of her celebrations with friends and family. The same report said she dedicated her victory to her friends and recalled being “looked down upon” for being a content creator. Zoom TV published a similar follow-up, also saying she framed the win as an answer to that skepticism. (indiatoday.in) Hindustan Times separately reported that Shilpa Shinde broke into tears after Kalra’s victory. That detail appeared in its immediate winner story published after the finale. (hindustantimes.com) ### How did Kalra reach the end of the season? June 27 was the show’s start date, according to Hindustan Times’ finale live blog, which said 15 contestants entered initially and two more joined later as wild cards. The same report described Kalra as a strong competitor who won multiple tasks during the run of the show. (hindustantimes.com) Moneycontrol’s profile of Kalra after the finale said her run on the show was defined by controversies, friendships and several moments that kept her among the season’s most discussed contestants. That characterization came in a post-finale look at her trajectory through the competition. (hindustantimes.com) ### Where can viewers find the finale now? Netflix is carrying the “Lock Upp: Sach Ya Sazaa” season 2 finale, according to India Today’s August 5 live coverage. Hindustan Times’ follow-up on Kalra’s Instagram celebration was published at 10:25 p.m. IST on August 5, after the winner had been confirmed and post-show reaction had begun. (indiatoday.in) (moneycontrol.com)