Inside the Indian Adaptation of Reality Hit ‘Rise and Fall’: ‘It’s a Pure Social Experiment About Power and Status’

When Banijay Asia set out to adapt the U.K. reality format “Rise and Fall” for Indian audiences, the company made a deliberate choice to abandon the crowded field of dance competitions and celebrity feuds for something more fundamental: a raw examination of social hierarchy and ambition.

The company’s Indian adaptation of “Rise and Fall,” the hit U.K. format originally created by Studio Lambert, premiered Sept. 6 on Amazon Mx Player as a contemporary unscripted experiment that throws 16 celebrity contestants into a high-stakes social hierarchy. In its first week, the show has emerged as the most-watched streaming series in India,…