Former Shark Tank India judge and entrepreneur Ashneer Grover is all set to return in a new avatar as the mastermind of another reality show Rise and Fall. Grover will host the reality show by MX Player where 16 contestants battle for power in a divided house.
In the teaser, the Bharat Pe founder explains the concept of the series, describing a building divided into two sections — powerful and rich people “who make the whole world dance” in the top section, and the poor in the bottom.
Playing on his famous one-liner from Shark Tank India Season 1, Ashneer added, “Lekin kismat ka doglapan mujhse behtar kaun jaanta hai? (Who knows the duality of destiny better than me?)”
Rise and Fall is an international show format, brought to India for the first time by Amazon MX Player. The show, an Indian adaptation of the similar British reality television series, gathers diverse contestants representing all sections of society in an iconic skyscraper. They are split into two groups: Rulers and Workers.
Rulers hold the power for making decisions that will affect the lives of the workers who have none. Meanwhile these Workers, living in the harsh conditions of the basement strive to earn money and build favour with those at the top. Cash prize starts at zero and only builds if work shift tasks, overseen by the Rulers, are successfully completed by the Workers.
Through a series of dramatic votes, Workers will rise to become Rulers and the Rulers will fall to the basement or find themselves eliminated. Rise and Fall is distributed by All3Media International and was originally a Studio Lambert and Motion Content Group series for Channel 4, UK.
The streaming platform is yet to disclose the exact launch date for the show, which will be produced by Banijay Asia. The show comes after Grover’s stint as a judge on the first season of the popular reality television show Shark Tank India, which aired between December 2021-February 2022.