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The Powerplay Weekend in Rise and Fall brought with it a storm of emotions, confrontations, and sharp words, as the fallout of Akriti’s refusal to pitch to Ultimate Ruler Arjun continued to dominate the Tower.

Ashneer questioned Arjun on why he chose Akriti for the Basement and not wildcard Manisha. Arjun clarified that his original intent was to bring down Arbaaz, not Akriti. But her refusal to pitch gave him no choice. Akriti, on the other hand, stood her ground saying "Jese ki Arjun sir ne bola tha ki aap mentally weak ho toh kahi na kahi mai unko btaugi ki mai mentally weak nhi thi us waqt, mai emotionally kaafi zyada weak hogyi thi upar or mujhe upar kaafi zyada akela bhi lag raha tha."

Her statement irked Arjun , who countered strongly: “ Ye akela wala mat bola karo yaar. Tum khud akeli baithti ho upar. Hum yeh blame aur victim card aur nahi lenge. We’ve only been nice to you.” The clash pushed Akriti to storm off stage, leading Arjun to vent further: “ Sir, what is this behaviour? Isi wajah se she should be in the Basement and then out of the show. Har time victim card. Main yahan kaam karke baitha hoon, faltu ka sehne wala nahi.”

The heated exchange didn’t end there. Kubbra jumped in, confronting Arjun: “Aap bhi toh gaali dete ho.” Arjun shot back: “Tumne di, isiliye tumhe lautai gayi. Sabne dekha kisne kisko di. Main chup baithne wala nahi hoon, toh jao tum hi apni friend ko samjhao.”

At this point, Nayandeep also weighed in, pointing out: “Kubbra, tum hamesha kehti ho Dhanashree defends Arbaaz, par tum bhi wahi kar rahi ho Akriti ke liye. Sabke saamne galat hai.” To which Kubbra defended herself: “I’m not defending her, I’m standing up for myself, bro.” Nayandeep countered immediately: “You are not standing up for yourself, you are standing up for Akriti.”

The argument escalated into a war of words between Arjun and Kubbra until Ashneer intervened, reminding everyone: “Ye ek tough game hai. Hum samajhte hain yeh reactions aapke."

Arjun, visibly done, closed the showdown with: “I don’t want her apology, I don’t care.” and walked off the stage.

With emotions spilling over and loyalties being questioned, the powerplay weekend stage has turned into the most volatile battleground of the Tower yet. As Akriti sits in the Basement and fractures deepen among the Rulers, the question remains, who will rise above the chaos, and who will fall next?

In the game of Rise and Fall this week, the house is split between Workers and Rulers, with Aarush Bhola, Bali, Aaditya Narayan, Kiku Sharda, Akriti Negi, Kubbra Sait and Nayandeep Rakshiit hustling as Workers, while Manisha Rani, Arjun Bijlani, Dhanashree Verma and Arbaz Patel, hold the throne as Rulers. Watch daily new episodes of Rise and Fall for free, on Amazon MX Player at 12 PM and on Sony Entertainment Television at 10:30 PM.