Shark Tank India founders who pitched aphrodisiac chocolates answer if Anupam Mittal was being a ‘hypocrite’, credit Peyush Bansal for correcting him | Hollywood News

Shark Tank India recently concluded its fourth season on SonyLiv. One episode featured the New Delhi-based brand Nooky Chocolates, which presented the four ‘sharks’ on the panel with a rather unique product. The brand, founded Rekha Lohkna and Saurabh Tyagi, is in the business of manufacturing and selling dark chocolates with a tw. Their chocolates have aphrodisiac qualities. They shared their experience of meeting the ‘sharks’ in a recent podcast appearance, and talked about behind-the-scenes details of the show.
In an appearance on the Made To Market podcast, Lokhna and Tyagi talked about their brand, Shark Tank, and their life post their appearance on the popular reality TV show. They mentioned how they were assed a crew of around 200 people, and that their setup was grand and intimidating at the same time. They also mentioned how their pitch with the ‘sharks’ was very casual and there were many moments during the actual filming that did not make it to the episode.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO
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“We were told about who is going to be on the panel a day before. Our pitch felt like a normal conversation, and everyone was in a playful mood. There were a few moments that talked about the lab tests and the safety of our products, which could have been included a bit more in the segment.” Tyagi admitted that they will always feel as if something was missing from the episode and that they are sure that the crew tried their best to include everything.
They also shed light on shark Anupam’s reaction to the chocolate and shared that another ‘shark’ came to their rescue. On the show, Anupam said that he didn’t like the taste of the chocolates, but admitted that he felt like having more. The podcast’s host felt that this was hypocritical of him. Responding to this, the founders said, “Anupam said that the chocolate didn’t taste good, and it made him light-headed, but he also wanted to have more. Peyush Bansal rightly corrected him and said that the chocolate had been made for a different purpose, but we still took that feedback.”
Even though Peyush defended the product, he did not invest in it due to his firmly-held personal beliefs. He said that he doesn’t invest in products that could be addictive. He also said that he feels that the “chocolate market has a very hard ceiling, and most products don’t make it past that limit.” Tyagi compared investment talks to calls from HR, saying, “Most of them are the ‘We’ll get back to you’ type.’”
Shark Tank India has now completed four seasons on SonyLiv, after starting back in December of 2021.