Her nerves, aparently, do not affect her performance. She sang Aiye aajaiye from the film Lajja and got all the nuances right.

After her performance, the hosts grilled her on whether her ties with Arpita were tense. But Ruprekha insisted it wasn't so -- they are just part of a competition. Then Mandira also pointed out that in a previous round, Ruprekha had voted Arpita in.

When she was being asked about her close relationship with Rex, Javed Akhtar quipped: "Yeh dono bhai behen toh lagte hain, lekin ek doosre ke nahin [they look like brothers and sisters, but not of each other]!"

Ruprekha was very sporting, and quipped back: "Agar Rex aur mein romantic couple hain, toh Fame Jodi bhi hume banna chahiye [If Rex and I are a couple, then we should be made the Fame Jodi]."