Entrepreneur and former BharatPe founder Ashneer Grover has responded to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan‘s comments during their heated exchange on Bigg Boss 18 last year. Grover, who recently launched his reality show Rise and Fall, accused Salman of deliberately creating drama on the show.
While addressing students at NIT Kurukshetra, Grover reacted to Salman’s remark on Bigg Boss 18, where the host claimed he “didn’t know his name.” Calling out the statement, Grover 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 unnecessarily created competition by picking a fight. I went peacefully when I was invited. Now, to create drama, you say you never even met me? I don’t even know your name. If you didn’t know my name, why did you call me?)
Grover also brought up Salman’s past association with BharatPe, where he was a brand ambassador. He stated, “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 were 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.)
Ashneer’s remarks stem from his past comments about Salman, which he made during an appearance on the Vagehra Vagehra podcast in 2023. He had shared an incident about being denied the opportunity to take a picture with the superstar. When Grover later apologized for his statements, Salman confronted him on Bigg Boss 18, saying, “I don’t feel bad about all these things. It’s just that when you give a wrong impression to someone about a person, that’s not right. Later it will bite you itself.”
Salman further stated, “Mujhe toh aapka naam bhi nahi pata tha. Lekin jab aapki woh jo video dekhi thi toh aapke shakal mere saamne aaya tha.” (I didn’t even know your name. When I saw that video of yours, your face seemed familiar.) He advised Grover to be cautious with his words, adding, “I’m just saying you should be careful with how you present yourself, even when we are not there.”
