Entrepreneur and Shark Tank India judge Aman Gupta has opened Pandora’s box with his recent statement about an unnamed Indian film star whom he labelled ‘an extremely egotistic man’. Aman spoke about this star on Dostcast, a podcast he appeared on alongside fellow ‘shark’ Anupam Mittal.
Aman Gupta on egoistic film star
Speaking on the podcast, the boAt founder recalled how his company hired a film star to be their brand ambassador, but he was surprised by his attitude. “We had this actor as our brand ambassador. He was an extremely egotistic man. In the news, I had always heard good things about him. People only wrote that he is ‘sweet’, ‘nice’, ‘kind’, and ‘humble’… They often mentioned his good behaviour with the paps and his fans, they also wrote that ‘he travels in economy class’, but his attitude was the extreme opposite when he worked with us. This experience taught me that people today have mastered the art of being humble,” Aman recalled.
The entrepreneur added that he was sure that this ‘facade’ would lift soon and the public would see the star’s ‘reality’ soon enough. “However, Indians are pretty smart. One day or the other, they will get to know the reality. They do understand the difference between a genuine person and a pretentious person. They quickly understand which hero has ego, attitude, style and rizz,” he added.