Amazon MX Player’s reality show Rise and Fall Season 2 has sparked controversy just days after its launch. A heated clash between contestants Shehzad Poonawalla and Siwet Tomar turned physical inside the house, leading to a serious fight that later went viral and even resulted in Siwet’s eviction from the show.
Because of how the conflict unfolded, he was careful to add that he has no issue with any particular religion; his problem, he said, is with anyone who spreads hate or stirs division, and he admitted something else too: he walked away from a show he genuinely wanted to win,. The team closed by thanking supporters, adding that incidents like this won’t break his spirit.
He reportedly reacted strongly to something Shehzad said, and from there, things spiralled. Even under pressure, they said, he held onto his dignity throughout. It started small, during an episode of the Virender Sehwag-hosted show. Shehzad Poonawalla and Swara Bhasker got into an argument, and things escalated fast inside the house. Then Siwet Tomar stepped in. Siwet grabbed Shehzad, pushed him, and in the scuffle that followed, Shehzad’s clothes got torn. The fallout was immediate: Siwet was evicted from the show. Once the episode aired, Shehzad’s team didn’t stay quiet. They put out a strong statement defending him, insisting he’d stayed calm despite repeated provocation. Per their account, Shehzad was verbally targeted more than once but never reacted aggressively. They also brought up his background, emotional struggles early in life, and a decision to join the show partly to work and earn a living.
