Priyanka Chahar Choudhary is playing a completely different game on Rise and Fall 2 — and it’s not the one her legion of fans signed up for.
On Bigg Boss 16, she was the warm, loyal girl who thrived in her circle. Here, she’s gone full scorched earth. She’s burning bridges with the biggest players in the house — Shehzad Poonwala and Gautam Gulati — and treating every slight like a declaration of war. This no-prisoners approach already cost her the penthouse. Now she’s sitting all alone, hoping her fan army can bail her out once again.
She should be taking notes from Shehzad and Swara Bhaskar. Those two sit at opposite ends of the ideological spectrum and still managed to smoke the peace pipe when the game suited them. Priyanka, meanwhile, has turned almost everyone into an enemy. She could have kept Gautam onside while going after Shehzad — a proven strategist. Instead, she fought both and lost the neutrals Karan Patel and Swara in the process. Gutting the penthouse pot might have felt like a power move in the moment, but it was pure anger. And anger doesn’t win you allies when you need them most.
Her basement “alliance” looks tactical on paper, especially when she’s gunning for Gautam. But it has already turned messy. She picked a nasty fight with Sara Gurpal—luckily, Sara got voted out before it could fully backfire. The problem is simple: when you’re in the dock, neither the basement nor the penthouse is rushing to save you if you’ve made yourself toxic to both.
We all bought into the sweet girl-next-door image. What we’re seeing now is a celebrity determined to stamp her authority on a reality show, no matter the cost. Her language with Shehzad and Gautam was loaded with Sara. It wasn’t one-sided, but watching this sharper, colder version of Priyanka is still jarring. (And let’s be honest — Swara’s own note wasn’t exactly angelic either.)
Priyanka really crossed the line with the Sara religious barb. (off-limits period)
One season might be enough to crack the “good beti-bahu” brand she’s carefully built. Young viewers who loved the soft, approachable Priyanka are now meeting a version that feels far less pleasant. She clearly sees herself as the queen of reality TV — her television pedigree gives her that confidence — and she has no interest in sharing the crown.
The question is whether this high-risk, high-drama strategy will take her further, or whether burning every bridge will leave her with nowhere to stand when the votes really matter.


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