Nov 06, 2026 12:38pm IST
‘Rise And Fall’ Season 2 Winner: Shehzad Poonawalla Takes Home The Trophy, Gautam Gulati Finishes Second
Shehzad Poonawalla has won the second season of "Rise And Fall." The former political spokesperson made his debut in the reality show space with the Indian version of the British reality show. Reality TV star Gautam Gulati clinched the second spot while crowd favorite Priyanka Chahar Choudhary was placed in the third position.
The six contestants who made it to the finale were Karan Patel, Shehzad Poonawalla, Gautam Gulati, Swara Bhasker, Priyanka Chahar Choudhary and Niharika Tiwari. Virrender Sehwag took over from Ashneer Grover as the host of the new season.
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Poonawalla has been one of the most active contestants on the show. Bhasker and his verbal wars generated a lot of content. He also got into a fight with Choudhary after calling her a vamp. Poonawalla had become the first finalist on the show and strategized to bring Gulati to the finals. Bhasker and Poonawalla had a massive fight before the finale where she called him out for trolling her incessantly on social media for the past few years.
Tej Pratap Yadav took to his social media handle to slam makers for declaring Poonawalla as the winner of "Rise And Fall" Season 2. He said the public loved Gulati who, in his eyes, was the deserving winner of “Rise And Fall” Season 2.
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Hailing from a business family of Pune, Poonawalla is a lawyer, political analyst and columnist. He served for six years in the IT cell of the ruling party. Poonawalla also represented them as a spokesperson on various media outlets. He had quit the party earlier this year citing pressing personal and financial issues. Poonawalla has won Rs 35 lakh as prize money. He is the brother of Tehseen Poonawalla who was seen in "Bigg Boss 13" as a contestant.
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