Triple eviction shakes Tower as Shehzad, Swara clash

Rise and Fall 2 saw a tense Judgement Day this week. Shehzad Poonawalla and Swara Bhasker locked horns, and host Virender Sehwag then announced a triple eviction, a first for the series. The shake-up left the Tower unsettled, and the Rulers looked divided by the end of the night.

Shehzad and Swara clash again on Rise and Fall 2

As reported by India Today, the latest dispute began when Shehzad accused Swara of aiming one jibe after another at him in front of the others. He disputed what she had said about him and spoke of his own effort in the game. He also took issue with her praise for Rishabh, yet Swara stood her ground.

Swara insisted that wounded pride was driving the outburst, and Shehzad fired back, “You should focus on your career first.” Voices rose from there, and a few objects went flying across the room. Neither of them seemed willing to cool off, so the tension was hard to miss. 

Gautam defused the moment by reminding Swara how her words from the stage had stung Shehzad. Both of them softened after that, and the two made up with an apology and a hug. Whether the friendship survives the episode is another matter. Swara had earlier spoken about years of alleged trolling by Shehzad, so their history runs long.

Sehwag puts players under pressure

During the same episode, Sehwag put several contestants on the spot. Shehzad faced questions early because he had called Priyanka Chahar Choudhary a “vamp”. The host did not hold back, saying that a woman should not be described like that. He also noted that other contestants had already answered for their remarks this season.

Karan Patel was up after that, with Sehwag doubting how much he had really contributed. According to the host, Shehzad and Swara had done much of the heavy lifting for him. Swara jumped to his defence by recalling what he did in the Takhta Palat.

Niharika Tiwari did not escape the host’s scrutiny either. Sehwag labelled her a “rebel without a cause” and doubted whether her strategy was truly her own, while her closeness to Jashwanth also drew questions from him. By the end of this round, virtually no contestant in Rise and Fall 2 looked comfortable about their place in the Tower.

What the triple eviction means for Rise and Fall 2

The mood shifted dramatically when the host revealed that three contestants would leave together, a first in the history of Rise and Fall 2. Four names were in danger, namely Manish, Jashwanth, Sonam Malik and Rishabh. The Rulers could still rescue one of them with their votes. Neither Manish nor Jashwanth drew any support, so both left the Tower on the spot.

Sonam collected votes from Karan, Gautam and Shehzad, whereas Swara’s support went to Rishabh. That divide settled the outcome, and Rishabh became the third contestant to leave. Manish had recently won the King of the Basement title, so his departure surprised some viewers. Three exits together also shifted the balance of power.

That decision left the Rulers visibly out of step with each other. Karan challenged Swara over her pick of Rishabh, which went against what the group had planned. The season began on 26 September with 15 contestants, and that number had fallen rapidly by this stage. Shifting loyalties and growing pressure made this a turbulent period of Rise and Fall 2 for the remaining players.