Shark Tank’s Aman Gupta tells all about ‘extremely egotistic’ movie star who projects himself as ‘humble’ in the public: ‘Our brand ambassador’

He added, “However, Indians are pretty smart. One day or the other, they will get to know the reality. They do understand the difference between a genuine person and a pretentious person. They quickly understand which hero has ego, attitude, style and rizz.” Aman didn’t, however, reveal the name of the actor.

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Previously, a similar incident happened when former ‘shark’ Ashneer Grover recalled working with Salman Khan. He said at an event, “In the finance world, your business completely runs on trust. For me to gain overnight trust, I had to do something big, so I thought of making Salman Khan my brand ambassador. When we approached his team, they quoted Rs 7.5 crore. I made all the calculations, and asked the actor to charge less. He then agreed to do it for Rs 4.5 crore. After a point, his manager told me, ‘Sir, are you here to buy bhindi? Why are you bargaining so much?’ I said I don’t have that kind of money.”

Ashneer had also claimed that he was forbidden from taking a picture with Salman. Later, they met on the stage of Bigg Boss 18, where Salman Khan questioned him. He said, “I heard you talking about me. You said, ‘We have signed him for this much’. You also gave wrong figures.” To which, Ashneer replied, “The decision to make you brand ambassador was one of the smartest moves I made.” Salman Khan quickly responded, “You didn’t have the same attitude earlier.”