Shehzad Poonawalla, Swara Bhasker, Tej Pratap Join Rise Fall Season 2 Reality Show
The second season of the reality show Rise Fall features diverse contestants including former BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla, actor Swara Bhasker, and ex-Bihar minister Tej Pratap Yadav. Poonawalla credits his faith for joining the show, while Bhasker discusses the personal challenge of participating. Poonawalla and Tej Pratap have formed a friendly alliance on the show, emphasizing entertainment over politics. The show, hosted by Virender Sehwag, involves 15 participants competing in a power-based format and streams on Prime Video and MX Player.
First-hand measurement across 5 sources
We measured how 5 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 60%, Right 40%). Overall sentiment is neutral (55/100). Lens Score 32/100.
Outlets measured: economictimes, hindustantimes, hindustantimes, indianexpress, indiatoday. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 1 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–62/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indiatoday broke this story on 26 Sept, 01:39 am. Other outlets followed.