Ever since the first promotional asset of Shark Tank India was released, there has been talk that Zomato’s Deepinder Goyal will be dropped as the shark. This stems from the fact that Zomato’s rival, Swiggy, came on board as one of the biggest sponsors of the show. The rumors gained momentum when Goyal herself admitted at an event that she was “thrown out” from the show.

At the press meet for the latest season held on Monday, India Today Digital asked the Sharks if this development has them worried and whether they ensure a clause in their contract to avoid facing a similar situation in the future. Are doing.

The show’s latest shark, Viraj Bahl, founder and managing director of Veeba, was the first one to respond, giving a comical twist to the situation. “I’m just happy,” he said. When Deepinder left, I got a place. (Because Deepinder left, I got this place). I can write a thank you note to Zomato.”

Danish Khan, Business Head, Sony Liv and StudioNext, gave his take on the story. He clarified that the Swiggy founder is not a part of the show as a shark and has not made any presentation.

He further added, “Also, whatever comes in the newspapers is not always true. We would love to have him (Deepinder) at some point. One needs to understand that we have around 50 episodes, and There are variations regarding the availability of the Sharks, they are all busy running their organizations, and we ask them to spend the weekend with us, I won’t say much, but there have been no reports that some of the Sharks have been on the show for four seasons. are, and we see them Let’s hope next time also.”

Aman Gupta, co-founder and chief marketing officer of boAt and an ‘OG Shark’ on the show, also shared his perspective. He said, “Nothing like that (Nothing like that). I am a perfect example of this. I have not sponsored this show, and yet I have been on this show for the last four seasons. That’s why I will never say that the makers did this for money. I feel grateful that they chose us and made us Sharks. I can confirm this and give it in writing that I have not paid a single penny. It’s a beautiful feeling to be here and I hope it continues. Sharks will come and go; There will always be change—hopefully, except for me (laughs). But this is life.”

Apart from Aman and Viraj, the other Sharks on Shark Tank India 4 are Anupam Mittal (Founder and CEO, Shaadi.com), Namita Thapar (Executive Director, Emcure Pharmaceuticals), Ritesh Agarwal (Founder and Group CEO, Oyo), Piyush Bansal. (Co-Founder & CEO, Lenskart), Vineeta Singh (Co-Founder & CEO, Sugar), Azhar Iqbal (Co-Founder & Chairman, InShorts), Varun Dua (Founder & CEO, ACKO), and Kunal Bahl (Co-founder, Snapdeal and Titan Capital),

This show will stream on SonyLIV from January 6 next year,