Ashneer Grover, co-founder of BharatPe and a former shark on Shark Tank India, is set to enter Bigg Boss 18 during the Weekend Ka Vaar episode, where host Salman Khan will grill him over past statements made about the actor. Earlier, Ashneer claimed that Khan charged Rs 7.5 crore for an ad when he was hired as an ambassador for BharatPe in 2019.
Confronting Grover, Salman said, "Maine aapko mere baare mein kehte huye suna hai kuch. Aapne kaha ki, 'Humne toh isko itne mein sign kardiya'. Uska figure bhi aapne galat de diya. Toh phir yeh dogalapan kya hai?" To this, he politely replied, "Aapko jo humne brand ambassador diya."
"Yeh jo attitude ab hai, tab wahan nahi dikha tha," said Salman. Grover, in response, explained that it did not come across correctly in the podcast. The clip ended with Salman remarking, "Lekin jaese yeh hai, yeh barabar aa raha hai."
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Netizens reacted to the promo featuring Ashneer Grover and Salman Khan, which was shared widely on social media. A user said, "Bhai k samne bolti bund hogayi, is he Ashneer Grover," referring to how Ashneer was seen calmly and politely responding to Salman.
While another said, "Aukaat yaad dila di bhai ne." Another comment read, "Yrr gajab Khushi hhi dekh ke. But it's hard to believe ki actual hoga. Pakka mazak me bol rahe honge bhaiii. :("
"Man bhoi just intimidated ashneer , ashneer needed to be humbled and bhoi is there to help," added another user.
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Earlier, while addressing students at Lovely Professional University, Ashneer revealed that he was trying to run his company with around Rs 100 crore in his bank account. He considered having Salman Khan as the brand ambassador to build trust among his investors and clients. However, Khan's team asked for a payment of Rs. 7.5 crore, which seemed excessive to Ashneer, as he would have to spend around Rs. 20 crore in total expenses for the ad. As a result, he requested Salman to reduce his fee.
"At one point, his manager asked me, ‘Sir have you come to buy vegetables? How much will you negotiate?’, to which I said, 'I don’t have the money to give')," Ashneer recalled, after stating that Salman eventually agreed to reduce his pay to Rs. 4.5 crore.
