{
  "id": 7732336,
  "title": "Rise and Fall 2 final contestants: Karan Patel, Swara Bhasker join Virender Sehwag’s show",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/rise-and-fall-2-final-contestants-karan-patel-swara-bhasker-join",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T07:22:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/rise-and-fall-2-confirmed-contestants-list-priyanka-chahar-choudhary-karan-patel-swara-bhasker-join-virender-sehwag-show-10879812/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Amazon MX Player's Rise And Fall Season 2 is set to expand its lineup of contestants, with popular names Karan Patel, Swara Bhasker, and Virender Sehwag joining the show. The announcement of these new contestants comes after Ashneer Grover stepped down as the host and was replaced by the cricketer Virender Sehwag.\n\nThe show, based on the concept of the \"haves and the have nots,\" will feature 15 contestants competing in a game. Last season, participants had to choose between a golden suitcase for rulers living in a luxurious penthouse or a silver suitcase for workers residing in a basement with basic amenities. The workers had to complete tasks, while rulers had the power to make decisions.\n\nRulers started the game with a prize pot of Rs 25 lakhs, while workers aimed to earn more to move to the penthouse. The worker who accumulated the most money won the game. In Season 1, TV actor Arjun Bijlani emerged as the winner.\n\nWith the new contestants and the return of Sehwag as the host, Rise And Fall Season 2 is expected to kick off in the second week of October on Amazon MX Player.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Karan Patel, Swara Bhasker join Rise and Fall Season 2",
    "Virender Sehwag replaces Ashneer Grover as host",
    "Show returns Oct 2nd on Amazon MX Player"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}