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 Sheikh. 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. What seemed like a defense for Rabia was summed up with Yasir constantly targeting Babrik with other contestants.
Babrik won the game, once again winning hearts online, where many called him the last man standing against all odds. He was appreciated not only for defending a female contestant who was being pushed around, but also for winning the game despite being constantly targeted by others. While many have crowned him the winner of the season, his win in the balloon game has added another feather to his cap, as netizens have lauded his patience and calm demeanor, even as others ganged up against him.
Babrik has become a favorite among audiences and in the entertainment industry, as support for him has only grown over time. Ayaz Samoo, a television host, has called his game one of its own and posted:
Anam Tanveer, an actress and Tamasha Season 3 contestant, compared her balloon game to Babrik’s and said he was standing against everyone. Appreciating his game, he posted:
Babrik’s consistent gameplay and his patient strategies have brought him to the top as a strong competitor for the season; appreciating his win, 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:
people saying “babrik kiyun cheekh rha tha yasir pr rabiya ke sath about the touch” well weren’t zayb samiya and yasir shouting together at babrik too? these 3 supporting each other is fine? but God forbid babrik supported rabiya right?#tamasha5
— ren ♡ (@_lov3ren) August 26, 2026
However, some support has come for Yasir, with netizens stating that his touching a woman was unnecessarily brought into the argument. A viewer took to X and posted:
Babrik s balloon didn’t touch down .
Rabia is playing women card here , I don’t see yasir touching her inappropriately.
Yasir was pushing her balloon away in the game & she was protecting her balloon this is what happened NOTHING ELSE
Babrik : larki ko hara raha ha touch kr… pic.twitter.com/16boGFi9hN
— INTROVERT🪞🌸 (@SuiiDhagaa) August 25, 2026
Calling Rabia’s discomfort an attempt to gain sympathy, a netizen added:
Babrik and Rabiya are seriously getting on my nerves with their constant double standards and drama. Rabiya seems fine with Babrik’s double meaning jokes but reacts strongly to Yasir’s slight tiuch, while often using tears or the “woman card” for sympathy.
— 𝗭𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗸𝗵 ⁱᴾⁱᵃⁿ (@ZohairA28116035) August 25, 2026
