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Craze for Shark Tank Season 2 no less!

The Shark Tank India season 2 is out and the viewers are really crazy about it. Social media is swarmed with memes and clips from the show with people loving the amazing business ideas and pitches, the expertise of the sharks, and the fun fight among the sharks to invest in an idea. The keen audience never fails to notice any facet of the show ranging from the eloquent dressing sense of the shark Namita Thapar or the crazy dialogue and style of the shark Aman Gupta or the classic way in which the shark Anupam Mittal talks. The audience loves the philanthropic side of the shark, Peyush Bansal, and the quickness with which the shark Vineeta Singh take decisions. Although, the absence of the shark Ashneer Grover is a major missing from season 2 which was quite anticipated after his controversial resignation from his own company. The audience loved him in season 1 for his straight talks with the pitchers and understanding of making large businesses. Ashneer's way of talking about business, which he would popularly call Dhandha, and unabashedly bursting out at entrepreneurs for their so-called "doglapanti" made him very popular among the young folk. Paradoxically, Ashneer's losing cool during the show made him cool to many viewers.

Shark Tank India is an adoption of the US Shark Tank show, where businesses make pitches to investors for investment and other strategical support in their business in return for some stake in their company. Shark Tank India works exactly on the same concept with some Indian spices added to make the show more interesting to the audience. The investors or the sharks who possess the expertise and experience in building large businesses have invested in a number of start-ups that have pitched their ideas to them. The sharks help small businesses in becoming big brands by providing monetary support and essential tips that would help them grow their business faster. The sharks help start-ups in building a network base, providing technical support, marketing strategies, better packaging of products, and all those key factors required to build a strong brand. The experience of the sharks helps businesses avoid mistakes on their entrepreneurial journey. The show has familiarised India with financial terms like gross and net revenue, gross and net margin, revenue and profit, EBITA, and so on. With the growing start-up culture in India, a show like this is of great support and encouragement to start-ups. 

The show represents the true spirit of growing Indian start-up culture with people from all walks of life coming on the show to give wings to their business ambitions. The show has proved that a person's background, age, and educational qualification hardly matter when you have the spirit to do something big in life. We have seen mothers coming on the show with their entrepreneurship ambition and talking confidently about their businesses, and people from small towns have overwhelmed the sharks with amazing business ideas and inspiring journeys. A shark tank fan can never forget the story of Jugaru Kamlesh, a farmer's son, who defeated all odds and used his innovative mind to build a machine that could solve the problems of farmers across India. It is not easy for a poor man to use all his savings to invest in an idea solely for the purpose of innovation and hunger to solve real-life problems. The show has definitely broken a number of stereotypes that hold back a person from starting his own business. It has become a source of inspiration for all others who aspire to be an entrepreneur. 

Season 2 of Shark Tank was much awaited and the last two weeks of its airing was a success with a heartwarming response from the viewers. In this season we see comedian Rahul Dua hosting the show in place of Rannvijay Singha. The viewers will also meet a new shark, Amit Jain who is the CEO and co-founder of 'CarDekho'. Mamaearth co-founder Ghazal Alagh is also not a part of season 2. Some viewers are of the view that the second season of shark tank is being a bit dramatized for the want of more viewership or television ratings. This is seen in the way the sharks fight with each other to grab better deals and the editing and sound effect that is used to highlight these. These fights, however fun to watch, should not become the main highlight of the show. Whatsoever, the audience is really excited to watch amazing pitches that are to be aired in the forthcoming weeks. Sony has done a commendable job of introducing a new concept to Indian viewers. The show will certainly act as a catalyst in the start-up wave in India and help build an entrepreneurial mindset in the country.







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