'Bhaad me jaa tu': Ashneer Grover reveals he wasn't allowed to click photo with Salman Khan

Businessman and Shark Tank India fame Ashneer Grover recently opened up about doing business with Bollywood actor Salman Khan. Recalling an incident, Ashneer narrated an incident when he had a meeting with Salman, however, he was not allowed to click a picture with him.

In a podcast, the former co-founder of BharatPe said he met Salman to brief him about his company during a shoot as they had the actor as their sponsor.

"Usko (Salman) humne sponsor rakha tha, uske shoot ke liye mila tha, usko brief karne ke liye company ke baare mein. Teen ghante baitha tha uske saath, uske manager ne bol diya photo nahi khichwani, sir thoda bura maan jaate hain. Maine bola nahi khichwaunga photo, bhaad mein jaa tu, aisi kaunsi heropanti hogayi," he said, as quoted by India.com.

However, Ashneer later praised Salman's sense of business. "Banda smart hai. Logon ko lagta hai ke hawa mein hai, banda genuinely smart hai, usko business samajhta hai, usko branding samajhti hai, usko apni image clear hai," Ashneer added.

'Salman spoke about Tubelight's failure'

During the podcast, Ashneer reportedly stated that Salman spoke to him about his 2017 film Tubelight’s failure. The entrepreneur revealed that Salman wanted them to show him in a larger-than-life image as the film had flopped around that time.

"Jab hum ad bana rahe the, usne clear bol diya tha ke mujhe larger-than-life hi dikhana kyunki maine picture banayi thi Tubelight, woh pit gayi kyunki mujhe usme mandbuddhi dikha diya. Mujhe laga sahi banda hai, yeh sab cheezon ki realisation hai," he said.

When Ashneer said 'failed individuals' participate in Salman's Bigg Boss

A few months back, Ashneer had revealed that he was approached by the makers of Salman Bigg Boss 16, however, he decided not to participate in the controversial reality show. In his interview with ETimes, Ashneer said that the show has become 'stale'.

"You will never see me on that show. Failed individuals go on that show, not successful people. There was a time when I used to watch the show, but I feel it’s become stale now. They approached me, I said sorry, not happening," he said.

Ashneer is not a part of Shark Tank India season 2. He gained popularity following his appearance on the reality show's debut season.