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Ashneer Grover says Salman Khan took ‘faltu ka panga’ on Bigg Boss 18: ‘Abey naam nahi jaanta toh..’
Entrepreneur and former Shark Tank India judge Ashneer Grover has hit back at Salman Khan two months after his Bigg Boss 18 appearance.

Former Shark Tank India judge and entrepreneur Ashneer Grover graced Salman Khan-hosted reality show Bigg Boss Season 18 during a Weekend Ka Vaar episode in November 2024. During their interaction on the show, Salman called out Ashneer for statements he had made about him in the past. Recently, the entrepreneur spoke about his appearance on Bigg Boss 18 and hit back at Salman, accusing him of unnecessarily picking a fight and creating drama.
At an event in NIT Kurukshetra, Ashneer said, “Faltu ka panga leke apna competition khada kiya usne. Main toh shanti se gaya tha jab mereko bulaya. Ab drama create karna ke liye aap kisiko bol do, arey main toh aapse mila hi nahi. I don’t even know your name. Abey naam nahi jaanta toh bulaaya kyun tha? (He created unnecessary competition by picking a fight. I had gone peacefully when I was called. And now, to create drama, he’s telling everyone, ‘Oh, I never even met you. I don’t even know your name.’ If you didn’t know my name, then why did you call me?)”
Denying Salman Khan’s claim that he never met Ashneer Grover before, the entrepreneur said, “Aur ek baat main bata deta hun. Tum agar meri company ke brand ambassador the toh aisa nahi ho sakta ki tum merese bina mile brand ambassador ban gaye. Mai bhi kamino ki tarah hi company chalata tha. Everything had to go through me. (And let me tell you one more thing. If you are the brand ambassador of my company, it wouldn’t have been possible for you to become the brand ambassador without meeting me. I ran my company like a ruthless person. Everything had to go through me).”
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For the unversed, during a podcast, Ashneer claimed that he met Salman during a sponsored ad shoot. As per Ashneer, Salman’s manager told him then that the superstar wouldn’t take a photo with him.
On Bigg Boss 18, Salman Khan confronted Ashneer Grover about the same and said in Hindi, “Meeting was not held with you but with your team. Maybe you were also present there. We have not had any discussions. I saw what you said. You presented that we befooled you. This is wrong. Those numbers were wrong.”
Ashneer remained mum and apologised to Salman and told him that he did not intend to disrespect him.
Salman replied, “The way you are talking, you did not have the same attitude in that video. I do not feel bad about anything but it is not right to give a wrong impression about anyone. I just got to know that you are coming here. I did not know your name also. Since I had seen your video, I recognized your face. I think you should be careful about how you present yourself.”


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