Rise and Fall 2: Sehwag Slams Shehzad Over ‘Vamp’ Remark
On Rise and Fall Season 2, host Virender Sehwag asked Shehzad Poonawalla to take back the ‘vamp’ remark he made about Priyanka Chahar Choudhary. Here’s what happened.
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4 Nov 2026
Key Highlights
- Warning from the host: Virender Sehwag told Shehzad Poonawalla to withdraw the word 'vamp' he had used for Priyanka Chahar Choudhary.
- Shehzad's defence: Shehzad brought up his altercation with Siwet Tomar, in which his kurta was torn, and asked how that would have been seen if it had happened to a woman.
- Sehwag on language: The host said he had counted the "beeps" in contestants' language every week.
- Swara Bhasker's view: Swara Bhasker joined the exchange and said the context would be very different if a woman were involved.
- Where to watch: The Banijay Asia-backed show streams on Prime Video, with new episodes every day at 12 noon.
On reality TV, a single word can change a whole episode. That happened on Rise and Fall Season 2 when one word, 'vamp', led to a heated exchange between host Virender Sehwag and contestant Shehzad Poonawalla.
In a recent episode, Sehwag took up Shehzad's remark about Priyanka Chahar Choudhary and asked him to take the word back.
"Yeh nahi allow karunga mein aapko. Aap shabd waapas lijiye, yeh shabdh nahi bol sakte aap… Kisi bhi ladki ke baare mein aap aisa shabd nahi bol sakte," Sehwag said, which means, "I will not allow this. Take back your word, you can't use such words... You can't say such a word about any girl."
