Shehzad Poonawala has become the winner of the reality show ‘Rise and Fall 2’. He has received prize money of Rs 35 lakh along with the trophy. Priyanka Chahar Chaudhary was the first runner-up and Gautam Gulati was the second runner-up.
Entertainment News: The journey of the reality show ‘Rise and Fall 2’, which lasted for several weeks, has finally ended. In the grand finale held on Friday, 6 November 2026, Shehzad Poonawala left all the contestants behind and won the winner’s trophy. He has also received prize money of Rs 35 lakh. In this show hosted by former cricketer Virender Sehwag, Priyanka Chahar Chaudhary stood second and Gautam Gulati stood third.
Shehzad Poonawala won the trophy, announced to donate the prize money
The competition remained interesting till the end in the second season of ‘Rise and Fall 2’. During the six weeks, there were many friendships between the contestants and there were also many arguments and conflicts. But in the last match of the show, Shehzad Poonawala won. This was the first reality show of Shehzad, who made his mark as a political spokesperson. Here he had to live with artists from different backgrounds and faces associated with social media.
Shehzad expressed happiness after winning the show. He said that this journey was not easy for him. At times the circumstances were not in his favour, but he continued trying to stay in the game. Shahzad also announced that he will donate the winning amount of Rs 35 lakh to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for relief work in flood-affected states. However, there has been no separate confirmation of the amount deposited.
Priyanka Chahar Chaudhary and Gautam Gulati got this position
In the grand finale, Shehzad Poonawala’s main competition was with Priyanka Chahar Chaudhary and Gautam Gulati. Priyanka caught the attention of the audience with her game and decisions throughout the season. She reached the finale and finished second. Whereas ‘Bigg Boss 8’ winner Gautam Gulati secured the third position. Actress Swara Bhaskar stood fourth and TV actor Karan Patel stood fifth.
In the last days of the show, relationships between many contestants were also seen changing. Some people made strategies together, while some decisions led to differences in old friendships.
Niharika Tiwari was the first to be eliminated among the six finalists.
The six contestants who reached the finale included Shehzad Poonawala, Priyanka Chahar Choudhary, Gautam Gulati, Swara Bhaskar, Karan Patel and Niharika Tiwari. Before the last match, another twist came in the show. The Rulers had to vote to decide which of the six finalists should not advance. In this process, everyone except Priyanka Chahar Chaudhary voted against Niharika Tiwari.
Due to this, Niharika’s journey ended at sixth place. She managed to reach the finale, but could not make it to the top-5. Earlier, Shehzad was the first to secure his place in the final by winning the Ticket to Finale task. He got a chance to send another contestant to the finale and he chose Gautam Gulati.
Shehzad and Swara Bhaskar’s friendship was also in discussion
During the show, there were many heated arguments between Shehzad Poonawala and Swara Bhaskar. Due to different political views of both, there was conflict between them. However, their relationship changed with time. Both of them supported each other on many occasions and their friendship also became a topic of discussion in the show.
Shehzad also had disagreements with Priyanka Chahar Choudhary and Gautam Gulati several times. Meanwhile, the strategies and changing relationships of the contestants remained an important part of the show for the audience.