Salman Khan and Ashneer Grover got into a heated exchange on Bigg Boss 18, two months ago. The former Shark Tank India judge has now hit back at the superstar for grilling him on the show.
Ashneer Grover hits back at Salman Khan, 2 months after the superstar grilled him on Bigg Boss 18.
Former Shark Tank India judge and BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover appeared as a guest on Salman Khan-hosted reality show during a Weekend Ka Vaar episode in November 2024. Back then, the superstar grilled him and called out some controversial statements he had made about the actor in the past. Now, two months after his Bigg Boss 18 appearance, Ashneer Grover has hit back at Salman Khan, accusing him of unnecessarily picking a fight and creating drama.
A video that has gone viral on social media shows Ashneer Grover addressing students at NIT Kurukshetra. He called out Salman Khan for saying that he didn’t even know his name. The video shows Ashneer saying, “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?).”
Ashneer Grover Challenges Salman Khan’s Claim Of Never Having Met Before
On Bigg Boss 18, Salman Khan mentioned that he never met Ashneer Grover before. Denying this claim, Ashneer 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).”
When Salman Khan Schooled Ashneer Grover On Bigg Boss 18
For the unversed, during one of his previous interviews, Ashneer recounted an incident involving Salman Khan. He claimed that he met the actor during a sponsored ad shoot when Salman’s manager told Ashneer that the superstar wouldn’t take a photo with him.
On Bigg Boss 18, Salman Khan confronted Ashneer Grover about the same. “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,” Salman said. Ashneer Grover remained mum for most of the time and then told Salman that making him the brand ambassador was one of the smartest moves. He then apologized to Salman and told him that he did not intend to disrespect him.
“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,” Salman added.
