{
  "id": 2384155,
  "title": "Rise And Fall Runner-Up Aarush Bhola Calls Ashneer Grover-Hosted Show 'Biased' Months After Losing To Arjun Bijlani",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/rise-and-fall-runner-up-aarush-bhola-calls-ashneer-grover-hosted-show",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T13:34:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/rise-and-fall-runner-up-aarush-bhola-calls-ashneer-grover-hosted-show-biased-months-after-losing-to-arjun-bijlani"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Aarush Bhola, the runner-up of Ashneer Grover's reality show Rise And Fall, has criticized the show, alleging that it is \"biased.\" This assertion came to light during a recent interaction with Farah Khan, who visited Aarush and Laila (Varun Yadav) for her YouTube food vlog. When asked about the winning process, Aarush claimed, \"End mein wahi internal voting kar di\" (In the end, it was all about internal voting), implying a biased system. Farah disagreed, stating, \"No, no, no.\" Farah also remarked, \"Jo show aap na jeetein, wo biased hota hai\" (The show that you don't win is biased), suggesting that contestants often label a show \"biased\" when they don't win. Aarush's mother later confirmed that she witnessed Aarush and Ashneer Grover engaging in a heated argument on the show. The dispute arose after Ashneer referred to a derogatory word Aarush had used for himself in the Red Room, which Aarush objected to.",
  "summary": "Aarush Bhola emerged as the runner-up of Ashneer Grover-hosted reality show Rise And Fall, with Arjun Bijlani taking home the winner’s trophy. However, Aarush seemingly wasn’t entirely satisfied with the outcome. During a recent interaction with Farah Khan, he took a dig at the show and called it “biased.” Farah recently visited Aarush and Laila (Varun Yadav) for her food vlog on YouTube. While…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}