The latest promo of Rise and Fall featuring Ashneer Grover’s heated exchange with contestant Aarush Bhola has not only sparked drama but also drawn hilarious comparisons online. Many viewers are now joking that Grover is trying to play the “Salman Khan” of Rise and Fallcopying the Bollywood superstar’s authoritative hosting style from Bigg Boss.

The banter comes in context of Grover’s own past run-in with Salman Khan during Bigg Boss 18. Tensions had flared when Salman confronted Grover over remarks made in a 2023 podcast, where Grover had claimed he was once denied a photo opportunity with the superstar. Though he later apologized, Salman addressed the matter head-on, saying: “I don’t feel bad about all these things. It’s just that when you give a wrong impression to someone about a person, that’s not right. Later, it will bite you itself.”

Salman also didn’t hold back in reminding Grover about careful self-presentation: “Mujhe toh aapka naam bhi nahi pata tha Not there. “

With Aarush standing his ground against Ashneer in the new promo and Grover taking a no-nonsense stance, fans are drawing parallels between the two hosts. Social media has been flooded with tongue-in-cheek comments like “Ashneer is acting like Salman Khan here” and “Rise and Fall now feels like Bigg Boss 2.0 with Ashneer copying the master.”

Whether intentional or not, Grover’s tough hosting approach is undeniably keeping audiences engaged — and the comparisons to Salman Khan have only added to the drama around Rise and Fall.