A Double Blow for the Basement, a Rulebook Under Fire and a Takhta Palat in Sight: Is the Tower Ready to Change Hands on Rise and Fall Season 2?

In the Tower, friendships come with fine print, power comes with a price, and one decision can leave the entire game in a spin! As the race for control intensifies, Niharika Tiwari finds herself with a choice that could change both the Penthouse prize pot and the Basement’s fate. Pawan Singh offers her two options: send both Rishabh and Jaswant Bopanna to the Basement and double the Penthouse prize pot, or send just one of them downstairs and leave the money unchanged. As the Ultimate Ruler, Niharika chooses the bigger gamble, doubling the prize pot and sending both men downstairs. Her reasoning is simple: her friends are no longer in the Basement. While she asks Rishabh and Jaswant to understand her plan, the decision raises a question of its own: is this a strategic masterstroke or a ruthless ruler move? With Takhta Palat looming, Niharika may have secured a bigger prize pot, but will her gamble pay off when the tables turn?

The decision soon becomes the talk of the Tower, with Karan Patel, Shehzad Poonawalla and Niharika speculating about the trouble Rishabh and Jaswant could face in the Basement. But while some are busy predicting the duo’s fate, Swara Bhasker’s decision to speak to them adds another layer to the brewing tensions. Her conversation is enough to irritate Karan and Shehzad, turning an otherwise ordinary interaction into yet another point of contention. In this Tower, even a conversation can become a controversy!

As Rishabh and Jaswant settle into their new reality downstairs, Pawan, too, makes his way to the Basement, where the conversations take a more candid turn. He opens up about once feeling underconfident and nervous about performing alongside actresses, before explaining why he prefers to keep his interactions with women limited. When asked about it, he has a perfectly timed explanation: “Jaha mein kuch bola, woh controversy ka roop pakad leta hai”. But even as Pawan brings his trademark candour to the room, old disagreements refuse to stay buried. Sonam confronts Priyanka Chahar Choudhary over what she sees as a failure to stand by her own words, going so far as to call her a liar. Their icy exchange brings trust and loyalty back into question, with the Workers gathering to discuss Priyanka and her equations. Amid the accusations and shifting loyalties, the housemates also come together for a final dose of masti, laughter and dancing to give Pawan a warm farewell as his time in the Tower draws to a close.

With emotions running high and the prize pots hanging in the balance, the Tower’s biggest headline is waiting to be printed, and this time, the Workers have a shot at writing it themselves! The Penthouse holds ₹15 lakh, while the Basement has ₹7.3 lakh, making the upcoming Printing Press Challenge a crucial opportunity for the Workers to pull off the season’s first Takhta Palat and end the Rulers’ four-week reign. The task requires the Workers to print pamphlets featuring tags for the Rulers, match each pamphlet to the correct colour and deliver it to the designated boxes outside the Rulers’ house. With two Workers operating the printing station, spinning a wheel to reveal photographs, cutting them out, stamping them with adjectives and passing the pamphlets to the delivery team where precision and speed will be key. The Rulers, however, choose the hardest level, leaving the Workers with just one hour to print and deliver 50 pamphlets. If they succeed, the Workers will walk away with ₹12 lakh; if they fail, ₹8 lakh will be added to the Rulers’ prize pot. The challenge is set, but the battle for power begins even before the first pamphlet is printed.

Karan takes charge as supervisor, while Priyanka joins the Workers’ side. Before the task can get underway, Karan spots a potential loophole and raises the possibility of disqualification. Swara suggests consulting the Workers first, but what could have been a discussion quickly turns into a clash, with Karan and Shehzad questioning whose side she is really playing for. Swara refuses to be pushed around, and the disagreement escalates into a shouting match. Meanwhile, Niharika urges the Workers to read the rules closely, pointing out a loophole on the Rulers’ side,  a move that brings her into a face-off with Shehzad, whom she tells not to interfere. With tempers flaring, accusations flying and the rules themselves becoming part of the battle, the Printing Press is already making headlines. Will the Workers turn their pamphlets into a ticket to Takhta Palat, or will the Rulers hold their ground and keep the Penthouse firmly in their grip?

Produced by Banijay Asia, Rise and Fall Season 2 is hosted by Virender Sehwag and streams free, exclusively on Prime Video, with fresh episodes every day at 12 noon. The show is available through MX Player by Prime Video on the MX Player Android app, as well as across mobile devices, Connected TVs, the Amazon shopping app, Prime Video and Fire TV.