Drama intensified in Rise and Fall Episode 14 when Arbaaz found himself at the centre of controversy after being accused of inappropriately touching Nayandeep. The situation escalated when Dhanashree Verma strongly reacted, declaring, “If this ever happened to me, I would slap the person right there.”

The remark visibly shook Arbaaz, who was later seen breaking down in tears, insisting that his actions were never meant to cross boundaries. “It was not intentional… I was just joking,” he said, struggling to defend himself as emotions ran high inside the house.

While Dhanashree stood by her stance of not tolerating such behaviour, Nayandeep tried to ease tensions by telling him not to escalate the matter on television. “Please don’t, it will look wrong on TV even though you are joking,” he added.

The clash has divided fans online — some backed Dhanashree’s no-nonsense reaction, while others sympathised with Arbaaz after his tearful apology.