¡®Maine Kaunsa Sherwani Bechni Hai¡¯, Ashneer Grover On Being Offered Anushka & Virat In Package
Shark Tank India 1 fame Ashneer Grover has recalled rejecting Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma who were offered to him in a package for an ad,
Ashneer Grover has gone all out and about in interviews after skipping to appear in Shark Tank India Season 2. He who has called himself the dominator of season 1 has now recalled getting offered Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma in a package for an ad which he ended up rejecting for a different deal.
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Ashneer in a media interaction recalled rejecting Virat Kohli as the brand ambassador of his company and ended up hiring other players.
Shedding some backlight on this story, Ashneer revealed that he was in touch with some brokers for an IPL deal where he suggested to them that as every inch of the players¡¯ jerseys is plastered with ads, he¡¯ll prefer the backside of players to place his brand. When Grover's idea was rejected, brokers suggested him a counteroffer to enlist Virat.
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Ashneer told in Vaghera Vaghera podcast, ¡°Maine bola chalo, Virat Kohli ko le lete hain, aur usne ek amount boli. Abhi bolunga nahi, Virat Kohli bura maan jayega. Phir bola ke Anushka ko bhi saath mein le lo. Maine bola maine kaunse Mayavar ke lehenge pehnane hain aur sherwani bechni hai, woh Manyavar waalon ne kar liya hai.¡±
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¡°Maine bola koi aur player bata, woh bolta hai ke uske baad kisi ki aukaat hi nahi hai. Maine kaha ek kaam kar, jitne ka tu mujhe Kohli bech raha tha na, usko divide by two kar, aur iss number pe mujhe baaki 11 player laa de. Aur maine wohi deal kari phir, 11 player liye, Kohli divided by two ke number pe,¡± he added.
Ashneer also recalled confronting Virat Kohli the same in a recent meeting with the cricketer.
He said, ¡°Mere paas ek bhi player ke saath photo nahi hai, main shoot pe nahi gaya. Ek hi photo hai, Kohli ke saath baat karte hue recently. Aur jo Kohli ke saath baat kar raha tha na, main usse yehi kissa suna raha tha, ke kaise aapko bechne aaye they, aur maine baake 11 player le liye aapko nahi liya. Kohli bola, ¡®It¡¯s very good business.¡±
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Ashneer Grover¡¯s claim to fame was Shark Tank India¡¯s first season where he appeared as a no-nonsense and edgy entrepreneur. He who was mostly spotted bashing ideas and people was equally trolled for breaking esteems of budding minds who came with hopes on the business-based show. Post his stint on the reality show, Ashneer also left his position as MD at BharatPe owing to several accusations hurled at him.
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