Mumbai, July 19 -- A recent episode of 'The Alliance' turned tense after a heated argument between contestants Kushal Tandon and Nikhil Chinappa.

The situation escalated when Kushal pushed Nikhil during an argument, prompting host Kunal Kemmu to step in and call out the actor for breaking the rules of the show.

Clips from the episode, which was released on Saturday, soon went viral on social media, showing the confrontation between the contestants and Kunal.

The argument was linked to an earlier exchange between Kushal and contestant Vanshaj Singh. During that incident, Kushal had claimed that his contract allowed him to physically react if another contestant threatened to hit him. Kunal had then made it clear that physical aggression ...