Bhojpuri star Pawan Singh entered the reality show Rise And Fall as a contestant, hosted by Ashneer Grover, just days after sparking major controversy for inappropriately touching actress Anjali Raghav's waist, known for her work in Haryanvi music videos, during a public event in Lucknow to promote their recently released song, Saiya Seva Kare.
Pawan Singh Offers Film To Akriti Negi On Rise And Fall
In the first episode of Rise And Fall, which premiered on Saturday, September 6, he was seen interacting with Splitsvilla X5 winner Akriti Negi. When she said she had never worked in movies, Pawan offered her a film role. Akriti shared, "Movie nahi kiya. Mann hai, lekin abhi tak woh chance nahi mila."
When Pawan said he would offer her a film, Negi asked, "Aap humko denge? Sacchi?" To this, the Bhojpuri actor stated, "Maine 250 se zyada filmein ki hain."
Check out the video:
'Should Be Thrashed Publicly': Pawan Singh SLAMMED For Forcing Young Nephew To Hug Women On Stage, Another Video From Lucknow Event Goes ViralView this post on InstagramA post shared by Amazon MX Player (@mxplayer)
Rise And Fall Contestants
The Rise And Fall contestants include Kiku Sharda, Arbaz Patel, Aditya Narayan, Dhanashree Verma, Nayandeep Rakshit, Noorin Sha, Bali, Aarush Bhola, Arjun Bijlani, Sangeet Phogat, Anaya Bangar, Aahana Kumara, and Kubbra Sait.
About Pawan Singh, Anjali Raghav Controversy
After the video showing him touching Anjali's waist went viral on social media, she condemned his actions and announced that she would no longer work in the Bhojpuri industry.
'Kisi Bhi Ladki Ko Bina Permission…' Anjali Raghav SLAMS Pawan Singh For Inappropriately Touching Her Waist, Quits Bhojpuri Industry—WATCHइस व्यक्ति का नाम पवन सिंह है जिसको देश के लोकतंत्र के मंदिर संसद में जाना है।लेकिन इस कृत्य से???
— Shivam Pandey 🇮🇳❤️ (@ShivamPandey__7) August 28, 2025
ये लड़की कितनी असहज महसूस कर रही है फिर भी मंच पर एक झापड़ नहीं मार रही पता है क्यों??क्योंकि काम नहीं मिलेगा और वहीं से ऐसे समाज के बलात्कारियों का मन बढ़ता है।भोजपुरी इंडस्ट्री… pic.twitter.com/TfoYoJwJDR
Pawan apologised to Anjali on August 31, and taking to his Instagram story, he wrote, "Anjali ji, I wasn't able to see your live due to my busy schedule. When I came to know about it (controversy), I felt bad. I had no wrong intention towards you because we are artists. Despite this, if you have been hurt by any of my behavior, I am sorry."
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