Shark Tank India: Peyush Bansal requested makers to not air his goof up on the show, but they paid no heed

Bansal is the CEO of Lenskart and was a judge on the reality show along with Aman Gupta, Ashneer Grover, Anupam Mittal, Ghazal Alagh, Namita Thapar and Vineeta Singh.

Peyush Bansal

Co-founder and CEO of Lenskart, Peyush Bansal recently recalled one of the embarrassing moments on the show, Shark Tank India. The shark had goofed up on the show in one of the episodes where he greeted a contestant. Instead of saying the name of the show, he said, "Welcome to Lenskart." He said he had requested Sony Television not to air his goof-up but they decided to have it on the show.

Bansal was speaking to stand-up comedians Rohan Joshi and Tanmay Bhat on a podcast when he recalled the incident. He said on the show, "I was in that zone. I didn’t even realise. Baaki sab hasne lag gaye, then I realised that I said ‘Welcome to Lenskart’.” The entrepreneur is used to saying it in his zoom meetings and hence, involuntarily did so on the show as well. He further said, "Do saal Zoom pe hi nikaala hai. Koi aata hai toh sabse pehle bolte hai, ‘Welcome to Lenskart’, toh woh mooh se nikal gaya. Phir main Sony ko bola, ‘Yaar, isko mat dikhana, mere se galti ho gayi’. Kehte hai, ‘Yeh toh pakka dikhayenge’."

The business reality show, Shark Tank India has become a dinner table talk in many households even after season one of the series ended. The show is an official adaptation of the US show, Shark Tank. Season of the Indian version of the show was hosted by Rannvijay Singha, also featured sharks, Aman Gupta, Ashneer Grover, Anupam Mittal, Ghazal Alagh, Namita Thapar and Vineeta Singh. The show is about budding entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas and models to the investors for funds in exchange for an equity share in their company.

The show is available to stream on SonyLIV.

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