The upcoming Bigg Boss 18 Weekend Ka Vaar episode guarantees to be filled with drama. In tonight’s episode, host Salman Khan is about to confront Ashneer Grover, the co-founder and managing director of the Indian fintech firm BharatPe. For context, Salman has been the model ambassador for Ashneer’s model. Throughout a public look, Ashneer talked about the worth he paid Salman, which the actor claims is an incorrect determine. Within the preview launched by the makers, Salman is seen welcoming Ashneer on the present. As Ashneer makes his entry, Salman asks, “Maine aapko mere baare me kehta huye suna hai kuch. Aapne kaha ki humne to isko itne me signal karliya, utne me signal kar liya. Sab figures bhi apne galat de diya. Toh phir doglapan kya? [I have heard you speaking about me. You said, ‘We signed him for this much, signed him for that much,’ and all your figures were wrong. So then, what is with the double standards?]”
To this, Ashneer Grover replies, “Aapko jab humne model ambassador liya, I feel that was one of many smartest strikes I made. [When we took you as a brand ambassador, I think that was one of the smartest moves I made.]” Salman Khan fires again, “Lekin jis hisaab se ab aap baat kar rahe hai, vo jo maine aapka video dekha hai. Yeh aapka angle vaha par nahi tha. [But the way you are talking now, and the video I saw of you, this wasn’t your attitude back then.]”
Ashneer Grover clarifies, “Possibly within the podcast, it didn’t come throughout right.” Taking a jibe at Ashneer’s double requirements, Salman says, “Lekin jaise yeh hai, yeh barabar aa raha hai yeh. [But as it is now, this seems just right.]”
For the unversed, throughout his go to to Lovely Professional University, Ashneer Grover recalled how he signed Salman Khan. He mentioned, “Ab mai choti firm tha. Mere ko in a single day belief generate karna tha. To mere yeh lga ki mai Salman Khan ko model ambassador leta hu. Ab Salman ki workforce ko strategy kra, vo bol rahe hai saadhe saat crore rupaye lagenge. To mai calculation kar raha hu ₹100 crore pade hai – saade saath isko dunga, ek-do crore ki advert banegi, for chalani bhi to hai TV pe. [I had a small company at the time. I needed to generate trust overnight. So, I thought of taking Salman Khan as the brand ambassador. Now, when I approached Salman’s team, they said it would cost ₹7.5 crores. I started calculating – I have got ₹100 crores, ₹7.5 crores will go to him, then another ₹1-2 crores for making the ad, and I will still need to spend on running it on TV.]”
The entrepreneur continued, “To usually kya hota hai jitne ka aapne kharcha advert banane me kiya hota hai, usse do-teen guna to aap karte hello ho. To mere ko lga 20 crore ka panga hai aur 100 crore meri jebh me pade hai mai subsequent spherical hoga ni hoga, mere ko nahi pta. However maine vo liya panga. And maandvali krlo na yarr, maine Salman Khan ko bola kam karde bhai, to vo saade chaar me maan gya. Ek time pe to uska supervisor mere ko bolne lag gya, ‘Sir aap bhindi khareedne aaye ho kya? Kitni maandvali karoge?’ Maine bola, ‘Nahi sir, hai hello nahi paise. De hello nahi sakta.’ [So, normally, whatever you spend on making an ad, you usually plan to spend two to three times more for running it. I figured it was a ₹20 crore gamble, and I had ₹100 crore in my pocket. I didn’t know if there would be a next round of funding. But I took the risk. Then I thought, let’s negotiate a bit. I asked Salman Khan to lower his fee, and he agreed to ₹4.5 crore. At one point, his manager even said to me, ‘Sir, are you here to buy vegetables? How much more will you bargain?’ I replied, ‘No, sir, I genuinely don’t have the money. I just can’t pay more.’]”
Coming again to Bigg Boss 18, the present airs on Colours TV.