Sep 03, 2026 8:24pm IST
‘The Traitors’ Season 2 Winners: Krystle D’Souza And Rida Tharana Take Home The Prize
"The Traitors" Season 2 concluded today with Krystle D'Souza and Rida Tharana emerging as winners. D'Souza was in the traitors group since the start of the season. Karan Johar returned as the host for this season, which was filmed in the same location as season one, Suryagarh Palace, Jaisalmer. D'Souza who has been part of TV shows like "Ek Hazaron Mein Meri Behna Hai," "Brahmarakshas," "Belan Wali Bahu" and more excelled in the reality TV series where she cleverly hid the fact that she was a traitor. The actress was smooth as she manipulated public opinion in her favor. D'Souza stayed away from reality shows for the longest time after "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7."
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Digital creator Rida Tharana is the joint winner of the series. She is originally from Coorg, Karnataka and makes posts on women empowerment, financial independence and family life. Tharana has over one million followers on Instagram. She was one of the Indian creators present at Cannes 2026 making her debut in the French Riviera this year.
Tharana made a good impression on viewers with her intelligence. However, many felt that she made it quite obvious to others when she became a traitor. Tharana was also quite smart in the tasks designed from time to time on the show.
"The Traitors" Season 2 had contestants like Mallika Sherawat, Rhea Chakraborty, Ranveer Brar, Munawar Faruqui, Abhishek Malhan, Ansh Chopra, Prish, Ranveer Brar, Shweta Tiwari, Dalip Tahil, Harman Singha, Shahneel Gill and Shalini Passi.
The reality show is based on the Dutch show, "De Verraders," and is available for streaming on Prime Video. The first season was won by Uorfi Javed and Harsh Gujral.
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