Gameplay strategy or crossing the line? Babrik Shah, Yasir Alam clash in Tamasha 5 ensues online debate over game rules, physical boundaries

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With the Tamasha Season 5 moving into an intense battle, Esra has taken over as Wazir, and the games have grown to be difficult as well. In episode 18, the balloon game became the highlight when a physical altercation broke out between Babrik Shah and Yasir Alam over Rabia Javaid Sheik. In the game, the contestant had to keep their balloons bouncing till the last one standing; the players were not allowed to touch each other, nor could they push the other player’s balloon away. The simple game turned intense when Yasir, to protect his balloon, crashed into Rabia, who claimed he had grabbed her. An argument broke out, and Babrik came forward to defend Rabia, which turned into him pushing Yasir. They both struggled to keep the balloon afloat, and Yasir sat down, claiming that Babrik had hit him.

Babrik did win the game; however, the feud between the two has sparked an online debate about Babrik and his alliance with Rabia. How Yasir and Babrik clashed, and how no action was taken when Rabia repeatedly complained about being touched, became a debate about gameplay, politics, and inappropriate conversations.

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While Yasir’s game had mixed reactions, Babrik’s flirtation and uncomfortable conversations with Rabia throughout the episodes were also highlighted. Babrik’s consistent gameplay and patience also won acclaim, as a user commented:

Lauding how Babrik and Rabia were the only ones standing by the end, another user commented:

While appreciating Babrik, a netizen stated that Yasir was the one pushing Rabia and Babrik. They posted:

Another user came forward and defended Babrik for supporting Rabia and posted:


Some also came forward to defend Yasir, stating that his touching a woman was unnecessarily brought into the argument. A viewer took to X and posted:

Calling Rabia’s discomfort an attempt to gain sympathy, a netizen added:

In Rabia’s defense, viewers came forward saying that her discomfort should have been taken seriously and action should have been taken by Badshah Salamat (Adnan Siddique); an X user posted:

Stating that Rabia constantly spoke up about her game being spoiled by Yasir holding, which was presented in the light of an inappropriate touch by Babrik, a netizen stated: