Ashneer Grover has once again landed in the spotlight. The former Shark Tank India judge and co-founder and managing director of BharatPe, recently made an appearance on the reality show Bigg Boss 18 where he got caught up in a heated confrontation with Bollywood superstar and host Salman Khan.

During the Weekend Ka Vaar episode, Khan addressed Grover’s past remarks about him. He called out the entrepreneur for his “doglapan” (hypocrisy), referring to Grover's earlier comments on the actor’s endorsement deal with BharatPe. Salman, before sending Grover into the Bigg Boss house, made it clear that he wanted to set the record straight.

The actor clarified that contrary to Grover’s claims, they never had an extended one-on-one meeting, nor was there any camaraderie as implied in Grover’s public statements and he got to know his name only when the makers said that he would be visiting the show. He clearly asked, "I heard you talking about me. You said, 'We have signed him for this much.' You also gave the wrong figures. So what is this double standard?" .

To this, Grover responded that hiring Salman as the brand ambassador in 2019 was “one of the smartest moves” he had ever made and "maybe in the podcast, it didn't come across correct." Yet, this didn’t stop Salman from reminding him of the pitfalls of speaking out of turn. “Your words can bite you back, even when we aren’t in the room,” Salman quipped.

The unexpected showdown left Grover visibly flustered, prompting him to...

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