28 July,2026 04:14 PM IST | Mumbai | Shruti Sampat
Delbar Arya, Arsalan Goni, Aly Goni (Pictures via Instagram)
The latest episode of Alliance delivered one of the season's biggest shocks as Delbar Arya was eliminated after her close friend Arsalan Goni turned against her. In an exclusive conversation with mid-day following her eviction, Delbar opened up about feeling betrayed, alleged that Arsalan and his brother Aly Goni had entered the game with a pre-planned strategy, and reflected on the moment that ended her journey.
Speaking about the changing equations inside the headquarters, Delbar claimed everything shifted after Aly's entry into the game. "The dynamics absolutely changed when Aly entered. I think these two brothers had already planned it," she said. "First, Arsalan has never played on the front foot. Until Kushal was there, he was with Kushal. Then they definitely planned that when Ali will come, they will side with Kushal."
According to her, the brothers deliberately stayed in different alliances to gather information. "These two brothers will play together, but also not in one alliance, in different alliances so that they give a report on what is going on in that alliance. Arsalan gives a report to Aly and then they make a strategy and take everyone out one by one until they reach the finals."
Delbar recalled the moment she realized something was wrong. "Arsalan told me, 'I promise you. I swear, I have already spoken to Ali. You are 100 percent safe. You don't need to worry.' But what happened at the time of elimination? At the last minute, they flipped their votes and even tried to convince others to save Bali and vote for Delbar."
She also addressed the controversy surrounding Vanshaj Singh's re-entry and Kushal Tandon's heated reaction. "Everyone was laughing at Vanshaj's re-entry because we knew what was going to happen. Kushal was instigated by that, but his reaction was absolutely not cool."
Despite disagreeing with Kushal's behaviour, Delbar said she couldn't ignore his isolation later that night. "I was extremely disturbed. But by the end of the night, I saw everyone had sidelined him. He was eating alone in a corner. I somehow felt bad. I went to him and said, 'Whatever happened, I didn't like it, but I am there for you if you want to talk.' Because I felt it's inhuman. We are living in the same place."
When asked who she considered the biggest betrayer in the game, Delbar did not hesitate. "Inside the house, Arsalan. Biggest betrayal," she said. "The only person I knew from outside was Arsalan. He is a very old friend." She revealed that before entering the show, Arsalan had asked whether she would stand by him if such a situation arose. "He asked me if I would save him, and I told him, 'No matter what happens, at the end you will be my priority and I will be loyal to you.' I did my part. I was always there."
Questioning Arsalan's repeated claims of loyalty, she concluded, "See what he did. He was not loyal at all. He keeps saying he is very loyal. Where are you loyal? You just backstabbed me in a very, very bad way. You eliminated me."
With emotions running high and the finale drawing closer, Delbar's explosive allegations have added another layer of drama to the battle for the Alliance trophy.
