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Kushal Tandon demands 1 million USD from Ektaa Kapoor over Lock Upp ‘crossover’ with ex Shivangi Joshi
Updated On: 07 August, 2026 02:39 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Kushal Tandon hilariously claimed Ektaa Kapoor owed him1 million USD after resharing a Lock Upp clip featuring ex-girlfriend Shivangi Joshi and Shreya Kalra discussing him. Ektaa played along, asking him to DM the amount, reviving buzz around Kushal and Shivangi’s past

Shivangi Joshi, Kushal Tandon, Ektaa Kapoor (Pictures via Instagram)
Farah Khan and Riteish Deshmukh’s Lock Upp on Netflix and Kunal Kemmu’s Alliance on Prime Video kept reality television audiences entertained as the two shows ran simultaneously and concluded with back-to-back grand finales this week. While Shreya Kalra emerged as the winner of Lock Upp, Mini Mathur lifted the trophy on Alliance. Interestingly, the two shows found an unexpected connection through television actor Kushal Tandon, who jokingly claimed that Ektaa Kapoor owed him 1 million USD for indirectly adding to the buzz around her reality show.
Kushal Tandon asks for 1 million USD for unexpected collab
Kushal recently reshared a clip from Lock Upp on his Instagram Stories. The video featured Shreya Kalra and Kushal’s former girlfriend, actor Shivangi Joshi, discussing him during a conversation inside the reality show. Reacting to the unexpected crossover, Kushal tagged Ektaa Kapoor and humorously wrote, “ektarkapoor ma’am sending you crossover billing amount with GST.”




