Peyush Bansal Reasons ¡®Too Much Fan Following¡¯ For Being Sceptical On Returning To Shark Tank 2

After garnering a ¡®What A Great Show!¡¯ remark and being loved widely by the country, the business-based reality shows Shark Tank India is all set to return with its second season. Soon after the new year celebrations, sharks Namita Thapar (EmCure), Peyush Bansal (Lenskart), Vineeta Singh (Sugar), Aman Gupta (boAt) and Anupam Mittal (Shaadi.com) will grace our Tv screens.

The second season which starts on 2nd January is being joined by Amit Jain (CarDekho) and Ghazal Alagh (Mama Earth) and Ashneer Grover (BharatPe) from the first season will be skipping from the lot.

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As the show¡¯s premiere inches closer, one of the calmest and most composed sharks Peyush Bansal has revealed the reason why he was sceptical about returning to this show.

The entrepreneur told The Indian Express, ¡°The only reason that I wasn¡¯t keen on coming back was there¡¯s too much fan following. I truly believe in ¡®all glory is fleeting¡¯ and didn¡¯t want a life like this. I want a normal life, for me and my son, who¡¯s just 2.5 years old. But at the same time, the spark that I see in the eyes of people made me finally relent.¡±

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Peyush recalled how his fans came to confront him even when there was Covid and he thought he wasn¡¯t recognisable.

Peyush shared, ¡°After more than 30-40 days I stepped out to a mall and had so many people noticing and walking up to me. And then, I was at the airport, wearing a double mask, a cap and shield kind of thing. I was at the counter asking for my boarding pass, and this girl, who was standing at the other counter, asked if I was Peyush Bansal. When I asked how did you recognise me, she said, ¡®I know your voice.¡¯ It was so crazy.¡±

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Addressing whether Shark Tank helped his business, Peyush quoted, ¡°Not sales, but traffic definitely saw a spike. I think it was a blip up and then down. There was website traction, not a permanent sales impact. I really believe that for sales, product and service plays an important part. However, there was a strong curiosity, which led to a positive outcome.¡±

Also Read: Who's Amit Jain? All You Need To Know About The New Shark Joining Shark Tank Season 2

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Peyush also revealed if he¡¯s planning to bring something new to the table and the things in his approach are going to change.

¡°Of course, there are natural changes, that come as you evolve. Every day on the set is a new day, and your mood may also be different. However, over the course of the show, I have realised that the only way to survive this for a long term is to enjoy and be yourself. If you try to be something else, then it becomes a job, and I already have a job. I took this up to talk to people, hear stories, learn some and share some,¡± he said.

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Also Read: "Jab Tak Hai Grover, It¡¯s Not Over": Ashneer Grover Exits Shark Tank India, Joins 'Pitchers 2'

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