Lock Upp 2 Ignites: The Shivangi Joshi Row Divides the Internet

Television's favourite bahu is at the centre of reality TV's loudest week. Remarks made about Shivangi Joshi inside Lock Upp 2 went viral within hours, and the clip has divided social media into camps.

The row escalated when Dheeraj Dhoopar's wife Vinny Arora publicly criticised the contestants involved for dragging Shivangi's personal life into the game, a rare instance of the TV fraternity breaking its usual silence on airing shows.

For the show, controversy is currency and the makers know it. For Shivangi, whose fanbase is among the most protective in television, the sympathy wave may be worth more than any storyline.