'Tatpunjiya is new Doglapan?': Shark Tank India 2's Anupam Mittal leaves co-sharks in surprise, netizens think he is trying to be Ashneer Grover

In the first season of Shark Tank India, former Bharat Pe co-founder Ashneer Grover hogged the limelight for his straightforward attitude and one-liners like ‘Yeh sab Doglapan’ which also gave fodder to memes. In the latest episode of the ongoing second season of the business reality show, judge Anupam Mittal used the uncommonly used Hindi word ‘tatpunjiya’ which means ‘little money’. Soon after Twitterati spammed the micro-blogging site with their reactions. One of them even thought that he is trying to be Ashneer Grover.

It happened during the pitch of a recycled paper-based furniture brand. Anupam called it a gimmicky business saying it is only good for gifting, not lifestyle-friendly products. Aman Gupta opted out of the deal citing a conflict of interest, and even Namita also made her exit because of lack of scalability. Vineeta also backed out saying it can be a good novelty item but not a business. Further, Anupam straightforwadly asked the pitcher what kind of work they want to do. “ Aapko tatpunjiya kaam karna ya apko udyogpati banna hai?(Do you want to do shoddy business or become a business tycoon),”he asked.

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After which Namita surprisingly asked, “what the hell is tatpunjiya”, even Amit Jain said, “tatpunjiya is quite a strong word for the pitcher”. Anupam explained them saying “Tatpunjiya is like a small-scale business.” Aman Gupta commented, “pehle hum apse english samjh rahe the ab apse Hindi bhi samjhenge toh humara kya hoga” (Earlier we used to understand English, now we have to understand Hindi) Later, Namita asked pitcher if they understood the word, to which they said “yes, it is a Rajasthani word.” Eventually, no sharks showed interest and the pitchers left without a deal.

Reacting to Anupam’s ‘Tatpunjiya’ word, one of the users wondered, “Is Tatpunjiya is new Doglapan?” Another reacted, “What is tatpunjiya” and dropped laughing emojis. “New Hindi word learnt today thanks to #Anupammittal,” wrote one of the users. “@AnupamMittal trying to be ashneer Grover this season come on grow up,” added another. Check the reactions here:

@AnupamMittal trying to be ashneer Grover this season come on grow up 🤣😂😂😂 #SharkTankIndia

— Rahulkunwar (@RahulkunwarK10) February 7, 2023

New Hindi word learnt today
Thanks to @AnupamMittal #SharkTankIndia pic.twitter.com/naVf6jcsUs

— Nikhil Kamath (@citizenkamath) February 7, 2023

What is tatpunjiya 😂🤣😂 #SharkTankIndiaS2 #SharkTankIndia

— PRAYOJAN MUNDHEKAR🇮🇳 (@PRAYOJAN2) February 7, 2023

Is #Tatpunjiya is new #Doglapan !?#anupammittal #ashneergrover #SharkTankIndiaS2 #SharkTankIndia

— Eshan Pareshan (@Eshan_Pareshan) February 7, 2023

Meanwhile, Shark Tank India season 2 began airing in January on SonyLIV and Sony Entertainment Television. The show is hosted by comedian Rahul Dua and sharks – Anupam Mittal, Aman Gupta, Namita Thapar, Vineeta Singh , and Peyush Bansal have made a comeback as judges on the show. While CarDekho co-founder Amit Jain replaced Ashneer Grover.