The tower has reopened its doors, and this time cricket's most fearless opener is calling the shots instead of a shark. Virender Sehwag steps in as host for Rise and Fall Season 2, taking over from Ashneer Grover, and the show has finally revealed its full line-up of power-hungry hopefuls ready to climb from Basement to Penthouse.
How the power game works this season
Fifteen contestants will spend 42 days shuffling between two very different worlds. The Rulers get to enjoy penthouse comforts and decision-making privileges. The Workers grind away in the basement, hoping their luck flips. Episodes stream daily at noon on Prime Video and MX Player by Prime Video, completely free of charge, starting 26 September.
Meet the fifteen chasing the crown
Here is every confirmed name heading into the tower this season:
Swara Bhasker
Bollywood's most outspoken firebrand, known for Tanu Weds Manu and Veere Di Wedding, arrives ready to say exactly what she thinks.
Karan Patel
Television's beloved Raman Bhalla from Yeh Hai Mohabbatein brings serious reality-show mileage after his stint on Khatron Ke Khiladi.
Priyanka Chahar Choudhary
The Bigg Boss 16 runner-up returns to the reality arena, this time trading housemates for a much trickier power ladder.
Shehzad Poonawalla
The sharp-tongued political commentator swaps television debates for basement politics, promising alliances that could turn any moment.
Gautam Gulati
Bigg Boss 8's dictator-in-chief, famous for his gloriously chaotic Gautam City task, returns hungry for another crown.
Tej Pratap Yadav
Bihar's headline-grabbing political scion steps into the tower, bringing real-world power games into a reality-show setting.
Niharika Tiwari
A Splitsvilla veteran with romance-show battle scars, she enters knowing exactly how quickly alliances can crumble.
Sara Gurpal
The singer and Bigg Boss 14 alum, fresh off a runner-up finish on Reality Ranis of the Jungle, brings serious survival instincts.
Siwet Tomar
MTV Roadies runner-up Siwet Tomar trades bike stunts for boardroom-style scheming inside the Penthouse and Basement divide.
Kaira Anu
The Splitsvilla winner steps straight from one power-hungry format into another, armed with strategy sharpened on television.
Manish Kashyap
The outspoken YouTuber-turned-newsmaker brings his famously blunt online persona straight into the tower's toughest tasks.
Kajal Raghwani
A beloved face of Bhojpuri cinema, she joins a lineup that finally proves regional stardom belongs on this stage too.
Raj Grover
Popular content creator Raj Grover swaps scripted skits for unscripted survival, making his reality television debut here.
Irina Rudakova
Fresh off winning Reality Ranis of the Jungle, this Bigg Boss Marathi alum arrives already fluent in reality-show warfare.
Anish Bhagat
A social media influencer stepping into unfamiliar territory, ready to trade online followers for real-world alliances.
Ready to watch the climb begin
Fifteen wildly different personalities and one ruthless power ladder promise a genuinely unpredictable season, with a cricket legend keeping score. Catch every twist when Rise and Fall Season 2 premieres on 26 September, streaming daily and completely free.
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