NEW DELHI: BharatPe’s managing director Ashneer Grover might have taken a voluntary go away from the funds firm until the tip of March however will proceed to be seen on tv actuality collection Shark Tank India which he seems on, together with 4 buyers who take heed to entrepreneurs pitch enterprise concepts.
The present season of the present that airs on Sony Leisure Tv has already been shot and can proceed until 4 February, mentioned an individual conversant in the event.
Sony didn’t reply to Mint’s queries on whether or not there are plans to take away or change Grover amid the controversies surrounding him. Grover has been within the line of fireside since an audio clip went viral on Twitter on 5 January, the place he was heard threatening a financial institution govt at Kotak Wealth Administration, an arm of Kotak Mahindra Financial institution Ltd. Within the dialog that allegedly occurred over a telephone name, Grover was heard berating the personal banker for failing to safe a mortgage for him to purchase shares in Nykaa’s preliminary public providing.
In a 9 January assertion, Kotak Mahindra Financial institution mentioned it was contemplating taking authorized motion towards Grover. In keeping with a Mint report, Grover has been on go away ever because the tussle between him and Kotak Mahindra Financial institution grew to become public.
Shark Tank India, tailored from an American actuality collection, that exhibits entrepreneurs making enterprise displays to a panel of 5 buyers or sharks, who resolve whether or not to put money into their firms, has seen lot of buzz on Twitter. Traders and startup founders have been debating on the present which has additionally clinched various sponsorship offers with edtech agency upGrad, e-commerce web site Flipkart and vehicle producer KIA Motors for TV channel Sony Leisure Tv.
Streaming service SonyLIV has upGrad, Acko Normal Insurance coverage, Black Canine Consuming Soda, Cashfree Funds, Flipkart, and Dell Applied sciences in several partnership roles. It has been conceptualised by Sony’s personal content material creation arm StudioNEXT.
The corporate didn’t say if there have been plans to launch season 2 of the present.
Supply: Live Mint