Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut is stepping into the world of TV with her reality show Lock Upp Season 2. While the show’s first season was released on an OTT platform, Ekta Kapoor has now secured a TV channel to air the show. To ensure the show’s success, extensive preparations have been made, including reaching out to celebrities to participate in Lock Upp 2. However, according to social media reports, several celebrities have declined the offer to appear on Ekta Kapoor’s show. Some celebrities have even publicly announced that they will not be participating in the show.
According to reports, Ekta Kapoor has approached the popular actor Karan Patel for her show and has offered him a higher fee. However, it is believed that Karan has decided not to participate in the show.
There were speculations that Priyanka Chahar Chaudhary would be a contestant on Lock Upp Season 2 and that attempts were being made to bring her on board. However, the actress has reportedly declined the offer and has shown interest in appearing on Khatron Ke Khiladi instead.
Bigg Boss 16’s drama queen Archana Gautam was also approached for Lockup 2 but Archana had said in an interview that she will not be a part of the show. She does not want to be locked in a show once again.
Urfi Javed’s name was also included in the list of contestants of Lock Upp 2 but the actress has confirmed to the paparazzi that she will not be participating in the show.
Shiv Thackeray has also declined the opportunity to appear on Lock Upp Season 2. Following his appearance in Bigg Boss 16, there were rumors on several fan pages that Ekta Kapoor had approached him for the show.
Several fan pages providing updates on Lockup Season 2 previously suggested that Soundarya Sharma would be a part of the show. However, the actress has reportedly declined the offer as she does not wish to participate in multiple reality shows consecutively.