New Delhi. The six-week long journey of Virender Sehwag's show 'Rise and Fall 2' ended on Friday. Shahzad Poonawalla has become its winner. He won the trophy and prize money of Rs 35 lakh. 'Naagin 7' actress Priyanka Chahar Choudhary was the first runner-up, while 'Bigg Boss 8' winner Gautam Gulati came third.
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What will Poonawala do with the prize money?
Shahzad Poonawalla has received Rs 35 lakh as prize money in 'Rise and Fall 2'. He has announced that he will donate this amount to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for flood affected states. The first season of this reality show was won by actor Arjun Bijlani.
Th winner of Rise and Fall being announced
Congratulations Shehzad Poonawalla 👏🔥
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At what number is Swara Bhaskar?
After facing ups and downs for six weeks, Shehzad Poonawalla has emerged the winner of 'Rise and Fall 2'. Shehzad's friend Swara Bhaskar finished fourth, while Karan Patel finished fifth. Shehzad had entered the game with a tough rivalry with Swara Bhaskar. In the beginning there was a lot of discord between the two but when they became friends during the show, the whole game changed. Shehzad was very active in the game. His fight with Sivet Tomar was much talked about on the very first day.
Shahzad used to have frank opinions
Shahzad was known for his outspoken opinions. He was often considered the 'mastermind' of the game. His friendship with Tej Pratap Yadav, rivalry with Priyanka Chahar Choudhary and his complex equation with Gautam Gulati have been the subject of much discussion.
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Who were the participants of the show?
Other contestants of the show 'Rise and Fall 2' were Sivet Tomar, Kajal Raghwani, Gautam Gulati, Priyanka Chahar Choudhary, Tej Pratap Yadav, Manish Kashyap, Karan Patel, Kyra Anu, Swara Bhaskar, Niharika Tiwari, Raj Grover, Anish Bhagat, Rishabh Jaiswal, Jaswant Bopanna, Irina Rudakova, Sara Gurpal and Sonam Malik.