Shark Tank India 3: Ashneer Grover Calls Namita, Anupam Mittal 'Insecure', Says 'You'll Never...'

Even though Ashneer Grover is not a part of Shark Tank India, he continues to make headlines around the show. Recently, the former BharatPe co-founder was interacting with students at the Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology when he mocked Shark Tank India’s Namita Thapar and Anupam Mittal. Grover called them “insecure” and argued that they would never get “publicity”.

“It’s amusing to observe that whenever someone feels insecure on Shark Tank, they invariably resort to the same strategy: making a remark about Ashneer. You’ll get the publicity. Namita did it in the second season. Now, Anupam is doing it. These two are the most insecure ones,” Ashneer said.

He was reacting to Anupam Mittal’s recent comment about the ‘angry one’ leaving the show. “Dusra, gussa wala chala gaya. Ye toh fact hain na. Galat toh kuch nahi bola Mittal saab ne us tareeka se. Chala gaya… Tum sab toh thandi so sab. Tabhhi toh pehle season ka TRP dekh lo aur second, third season ka TRP dekh lo. Sab pata lag jayega. (Secondly, the one with anger has left- this is the fact. Mittal hasn’t said anything wrong. You all are so cold. That’s why check the TRP of the first season and the second-third season; everything will be clear),” Ashneer added at the event.

Ashneer Grover became a household name after he featured in Shark Tank India season one. His one-liners and straightforward replies to pitchers grabbed everyone’s attention. During the show, he was also seen scolding several pitchers. However, the entrepreneur was not a part of the show’s second season. He was replaced by the co-founder of CarDekho, Amit Jain.

Shark Tank India returned with season three on January 22, 2024. Several familiar sharks from the previous seasons including Namita Thapar, Executive Director at Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited, Aman Gupta, Co-founder of Boat, Peyush Bansal, Co-Founder and CEO of Lenskart, Anupam Mittal, Founder and Director of Shaadi.com and Vineeta Singh, CEO of Sugar Cosmetics, returned for Shark Tank India Season 3.

Joining them were also the new additions to the panel, which include Amit Jain, CEO and co-founder of Car Dekho, Ritesh Agarwal, Founder of OYO, Azhar Iqubal, Co-Founder and CEO of Inshorts, and Radhika Gupta, CEO of Edelweiss Capital. Recently, film producer Ronnie Screwvala also joined the show.