The Traitors 2 Cast Revealed: Munawar Faruqui, Mallika Sherawat, Rhea Chakraborty & 18 Others Join

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The palace gates are reopening. Prime Video and host Karan Johar have officially unveiled the full 21-member cast for The Traitors Season 2, the Hindi-language adaptation of the globally popular Dutch format. The show returns on August 13, 2026, with new episodes dropping every Thursday.

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This season's lineup mixes Bollywood names, television veterans, YouTubers, a rapper, a mentalist, and even a real-life private investigator - a combination clearly designed to make the game of spotting liars even harder than before.

What Is The Traitors?

For anyone new to the format: a small group of contestants is secretly named "Traitors" at the start of the game, while everyone else plays as "Faithfuls" (also called Innocents). Each night, the Traitors quietly eliminate one player. Each day, the full group debates and votes to banish someone they suspect is a Traitor. If the Faithfuls manage to banish every Traitor, they split the prize pot; if even one Traitor survives to the end, that person can walk away with the entire prize.

Season 1 was won by Uorfi Javed and poker player Nikita Luther, who successfully exposed the last remaining Traitor, comedian Harsh Gujral, and split a prize pot of roughly Rs 70.5 lakh.

The Traitors 2: Full Contestant List

1. Mallika Sherawat - Bollywood actress, making her reality TV debut
2. Rhea Chakraborty - actress, podcaster, and former MTV Roadies gang leader
3. Munawar Faruqui - comedian, winner of Lock Upp and Bigg Boss 17
4. Abhishek Malhan (Fukra Insaan) - YouTuber and Bigg Boss OTT 2 runner-up
5. Shweta Tiwari - actress and Bigg Boss 4 winner
6. Dalip Tahil - veteran film and TV actor
7. Krystle D'Souza - television actress
8. Shalini Passi - art collector and Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives star
9. Ranveer Brar - celebrity chef and MasterChef India judge
10. Aditya Kulshreshth (Kullu) - comedian and Shark Tank India 5 host
11. Rida Tharana - content creator
12. Shahneel Gill - entrepreneur and sister of cricketer Shubman Gill
13. Soundous Moufakir - reality TV regular (Roadies, Splitsvilla 14, Khatron Ke Khiladi)
14. Harman Singha - actor, writer, director, brother of Rannvijay Singha
15. Tanya Puri - professional private detective
16. Ansh Chopra - content creator
17. Karan Singh - mentalist
18. Ikka - rapper
19. Parul Gulati - actor and founder of Nish Hair
20. Prish - content creator, the season's youngest contestant
21. Sahil Salathia - actor, returning after being eliminated on Season 1's opening night

A Few Storylines to Watch

• Real-life expertise vs. game strategy: Having an actual private detective (Tanya Puri) and a mentalist (Karan Singh) in the mix adds a layer no previous season has had - will professional instincts translate into catching Traitors?
• Second chances: Sahil Salathia is back after a first-night exit last season, giving him a rare do-over.
• Reality show veterans: Munawar Faruqui, Shweta Tiwari, and Soundous Moufakir all bring past competition experience, which could make them either strong strategists or early targets.
• Fresh faces: Several contestants, including Prish, Ansh Chopra, and Rida Tharana, are stepping into a competitive reality format for the first time.

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When and Where to Watch

The Traitors Season 2 premieres August 13, 2026, on Amazon Prime Video, with new episodes releasing weekly on Thursdays.