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The final list of 15 contestants for the second season of the popular reality show “Rise and Fall,” hosted by Virender Sehwag, has been revealed, with the season set to premiere on Prime Video and MX Player on September 26.
Reality Show Veterans and TV Faces Join the Lineup
The contestant list includes TV actor Gautam Gulati, who was last seen as a team leader on Roadies XX and previously won Bigg Boss 8 in 2014, along with TV actor Karan Patel, who made his reality-show debut last year with “The 50” and has also appeared on Bharti Singh’s game show, besides being known for shows like “Yeh Hai Mohabbatein,” “Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii,” “Kasautii Zindagii Kay” and “Kasam Se.” Priyanka Chahar Choudhary, known for “Naagin 7” and “Udaariyaan,” and a runner-up on “Bigg Boss 16” who earned praise for her strong gameplay, is also part of the cast.
Social Media Influencers and Political Figures Feature Too
The season also brings in social media influencer Kayra Anu, who debuted in reality TV last year with “Splitsvilla” and has 585K Instagram followers; former BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla; outspoken actress Swara Bhaskar, last seen in “Pati, Patni Aur Panga”; Bigg Boss Marathi 5 winner Irina Rudakova; social media influencer Anish Bhagat; Punjabi actress Sara Gurpal, a former “Bigg Boss 14” contestant and runner-up on “Reality Ranis of the Jungle Season 2” in 2025; “Splitsvilla 16” fame Niharika Tiwari, who has 2.2 million Instagram followers; reality-show regular Sivet Tomar, previously seen on Roadies, Splitsvilla and “The 50”; top Bhojpuri actress Kajal Raghwani; comedy-reel influencer Raj Grover, who has 2.5 million Instagram followers; content creator and journalist Manish Kashyap, known as “Bihar Ka Beta,” with 1.1 million Instagram followers; and former Bihar minister and Lalu Prasad Yadav’s son Tej Pratap Yadav, who made his reality-show debut earlier this year with “Bhojpuri Bawaal” on JioHotstar and is now set to enter “Rise and Fall 2.”
