Shark Tank India: Giving Wings To Budding Indian Entrepreneurs
The Indian franchise of the American show Shark Tank, Shark Tank India, has been the talk of the town for a long now, with almost every GenZ and millennial applauding it.
It shows aspiring entrepreneurs pitching their business models to a panel of investors or “sharks,” as we call them, who evaluate the pros or cons of each business and decide whether or not to invest in them.
The panel consists of the following Sharks:
- Ashneer Grover: Managing Director and co-founder of BharatPe
- Aman Gupta: Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of boAt
- Anupam Mittal: Founder and CEO of Shaadi.com and People Group
- Ghazal Alagh: Co-founder and chief of MamaEarth
- Namita Thapar: Executive Director of Emcure Pharmaceuticals
- Peyush Bansal: Co-founder and CEO of Lenskart
- Vineeta Singh: CEO and co-founder of SUGAR Cosmetics
Needless to say, we, just like the rest of the GenZ and millennials, got “invested” in the show as well. So here’s a list of our most favorite young entrepreneurs from Shark Tank India.
Shark Tank India: Giving Wings To
Budding Indian Entrepreneurs
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Heart Up My Sleeves
Featured In: Season 1 Episode 1
Founder: Riya Khattar
Asked For: ₹25 lakhs for 10% equity
Final Deal: ₹25 lakhs 30% equity
Investors: Vineeta Singh and Anupam Mittal
23-year-old Riya Khattar founded Heart Up My Sleeves which is a clothing company that manufactures statement sleeves. The sleeves are unique and reusable so that instead of wearing a new dress for each occasion, a woman can use these wearable and detachable sleeves and add a new look to the same dress with different sleeves. They have also worked with a bunch of celebrities such as Hansika Motwani and Neha Kakkar.
Bummer
Featured In: Season 1 Episode 4
Founder: Sulay Lavsi
Asked For: ₹75 lakhs for 4% equity
Final Deal: ₹75 lakhs for 7.5% equity
Investors: Aman Gupta and Namita Thapar
The bummer is an Indian innerwear brand based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, founded by Sulay Lavsi. This Indian brand offers a wide collection of innerwear ranging from Bikinis, Boy Shorts, Boxers, Trunks, Hipsters, and Briefs in bold and quirky colors and offers to match innerwear for couples as well. Bummer provides a sustainable and eco-friendly fabric which are made of ultra-soft micro modal fibers extracted from beechwood trees.
Nuutjob
Founder: Ananya Maloo and Anushree Maloo
Featured In: Season 1 Episode 10
Asked For: ₹25 lakh for 5% equity
Final Deal: ₹25 lakh for 20% equity
Investors: Peyush Bansal, Namita Thapar & Aman Gupta
Founded by sisters Anushree and Ananya, Nuutjob is a male cosmetics and personal care brand that came up with male intimate hygiene products Nuutwash (Intimate Nut, Butt, Body and Hair Wash), Nuutguard (Intimate Liquid Powder), Nuutfresh (Intimate Sack Spray). They aim to educate and spread awareness about male hygiene through their simple, natural, and easy-to-use products. While topics related to sex and intimacy still remain taboo in India, it’s been refreshing to see the Maloo sisters taking charge unapologetically and coming up with these products.
EventBeep
Featured In: Season 1 Episode 10
Founder: Rakhi Pal, Venkatesh Prasad V M and Saurabh Mangrulkar
Asked For: ₹30 lakh for 2% equity
Final Deal: ₹30 lakh for 3% equity
Investors: Aman Gupta, Peyush Bansal & Ashneer Grover
EventBeep is a social networking mobile application available on both Android and iOS platforms aimed at uniting the student community of India. The main focus of this app is to bring together students from different colleges from IIT to Amity and provide them with a platform where they can interact with their pals, participate in various challenges, play quizzes and earn exciting rewards.
Find your Kicks India
Featured In: Season 1 Episode 16
Founder: Simardeep Singh, Danish Chawla, and Harshdeep Singh
Asked For: ₹50 lakh for 10% equity
Final Deal: ₹50 lakh for 25% equity
Investors: Ashneer Grover, Peyush Bansal, Namita Thapar, Aman Gupta & Anupam Mittal
FindYourKicksIndia is a reseller aggregator platform where you can buy every limited and hyped sneaker of your size and comfort without worrying about the sneakers being fake since every sneaker is thoroughly checked by the Find Your Kicks India team before being sent to the buyer. The founders who refer to themselves as “sneaker-heads” came up with this idea as an alternative for buying sneakers from resale markets.
Vivalyf Innovations
Featured In: Season 1 Episode 8
Founder: Duvvuru Varshitha and Vimal Kumar
Asked For: ₹56 lakhs for 7.5% equity
Final Deal: ₹56 lakhs for 33.3% equity
Investors: Peyush Bansal & Anupam Mittal
20-year-old Duvvuru Varshitha who’s a type 1 diabetic patient came up with Easy-Life a no-blood, no-pain, and non-invasive one-time investment device which can check your glucose levels along with 25-year-old Vimal Kumar. Considering India is the Diabetic capital of the world and with 7 crores Indians suffering from the same, Easy-Life is definitely one of those innovations which are not just noble but also the need of the hour.
Motion breeze
Featured In: Season 1 Episode 8
Founder: Anantraj Tomar & Shivrajsinh Tomar
Asked For: ₹30 lakhs for 3% equity
Final Deal: ₹30 lakhs for 6% equity
Investors: Ashneer Grover
Breeze is an electric motorcycle of the premium category with a customer-centric version and price range by Motion. Along with traits like adaptability, performance, co-operation, feedback, and utility, Breeze also is the world’s first Adaptive Posture Smart Electric motorcycle. Being an electric motorcycle reduces carbon emissions while also giving a required performance to the rider.
Farda
Featured In: Season 1 Episode 11
Founder: Chahat Pahuja and Sanskar Mishra
Asked For: ₹30 lakhs for 10% equity
Final Deal: ₹30 lakhs for 20% equity
Investors: Aman Gupta and Namita Thapar
21-year-old Chahat Pahuja and Sanskar Mishra from Nagpur city came up with Farda, a premium custom streetwear brand for people to wear art that truly represents them. In order to promote art, individualism, and slow fashion, all of the exclusive designs offered will be carefully designed and tailored by local artists by hand. By choosing the name Farda which means “tomorrow” in Urdu, the founders refer to their brand as the “tomorrow of fashion”.
Shark Tank India is in the limelight for a good reason. With such innovative young minds among us, it is very important to provide them with a platform to pitch their business ideas and models and to motivate and believe in them. While the young entrepreneurs walk away satisfied with gaining both an investor and a mentor for their businesses, it is also bringing about a positive influence on India as a developing country, in dire need of more ambitious and innovative entrepreneurs.
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The Most Versatile Disney+ Hotstar Web Series
Disney+Hotstar has one of the most varied kinds of catalogs when it comes to web-series. When it comes to choosing a web series for casual viewing or binge-watching, one can get too overwhelmed as to which web series to watch. Recently different kinds of web series streamed on Disney+Hotstar, that you can stream, ranging from spine-chilling thrillers to hilarious comedies.
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The Most Versatile Disney+ Hotstar Web Series
Rudra: The Edge of Darkness
A psychopath goes on a spree targeting Mumbai police, murdering uniformed officers. The only way Rudra can reach him is by rendering himself the killer’s victim. Rudra can review a past case in which a member of a cult suspected of murder resurfaces after more than ten years of hiding, abducting, and murdering women to suck their blood.
The Freelancer
Inspired by the book ‘A Ticket To Syria,’ an ex-police officer turned freelance Avinash Kamath, aka ‘The Freelancer, undertakes the difficult job of rescuing Aliya, a freshly married girl stranded in devastated by war Syria amid the background of increasing ISIS terrorism.
Aarya
The illicit drug mafia and unlawful groups intend to kill his entire family. In reaction, Aarya joined the gangs. The show follows her road towards becoming a crime queen who wants revenge on the people who killed her spouse. In addition, she looks for her three children.
Pam & Tommy
Pam & Tommy tells Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee’s troubled three-year marriage, with a focus on the burglary and illegal sale and distribution of an iconic sex tape that the pair secretly recorded during their honeymoon.
Criminal Justice
The series follows Aditya Sharma’s (Vikrant Massey) life after he is wrongfully convicted of killing Sanaya Rath (Madhurima Roy). The series is divided into ten episodes. The series begins by presenting Aditya Sharma, a cab driver of a middle-class family.
Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo
A family led by a tough grandmother runs the biggest drug organization in South Asia, deep within the mythological surroundings of Runjh Pradesh. Rani Cooperative, which advertises itself as a homeopathic and doll-making business, is a successful and wealthy business run solely by women.
Special Ops
The narrative features Himmat Singh from the Research and Analysis Wing, who notices identical trends in terrorist incidents and believes a single individual is responsible for all of them. His task force consisting of five agents who reside in different regions of the world seeks to capture the mastermind.
The Great Indian Murder
Popular Vicky Rai, a Delhi industrialist, gets involved in the rape and murder of two underage girls. Vicky throws a celebration after his release from jail. Jagannath Rai is disappointed by the CM and wants Vicky’s assistance in taking revenge. In this current day, police apprehend two killing suspects who have guns on them.
Taaza Khabar
Vasya’s life in the slums is difficult. His sole relief and love interest is Madhu, an illicit prostitute. One day, his charity is repaid as he receives an elderly lady’s blessings. Only Vasya’s buddy Peter trusts in his condition, and they decide to use his newfound authority by attempting to sell an antique vase.
The Night Manager
Shantanu ‘Shaan’ Sengupta, a retired Lieutenant from the Indian Navy, is now employed as a night manager in a five-star hotel in Dhaka, Bangladesh during the Rohingya genocide in 2017. Safina Kidwai, a 14-year-old girl wedded to the famous hotel’s main owner, Freddie Rehman, approaches Shaan for help in escaping to India. After his refusal, she grabs his phone and secretly records a discussion involving Shailendra ‘Shelly’ Rungta and her spouse about purchasing and importing illicit weapons into Bangladesh.
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Highest Grossing Indian Movies of All Time
Highest Grossing Indian Movies of All Time
India is the country which produces the highest number of films in the world in a year.
This happens because of the different states and languages that are present in the country, which often help our country to showcase the variation of stories that we have and the range that we have which often end up making a huge mark in the global charts. Today we will discuss these films.
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2.0 (2018)
10th number on our Highest grossing Indian movies of all time list. 2.0 a follow-up to Shankar’s Robot (2010) is called 2.0. In that movie, a robot becomes conscious, believes humans are a lower species, and becomes determined to rule the entire planet. The current movie centers on Chitti’s rebirth during the “fifth force” attack on the planet. The film opens with an elderly ornithologist named Pakshirajan (Akshay Kumar) taking his own life. From that day forward, odd things continue to occur.
People’s mobile phones in Chennai seem to fly away from one another. Subsequently, cell phones are implicated as a killing weapon in two murders: the chief of a wireless service provider and the largest mobile dealer in the city. Investigative support is requested from the scientific community.
Secret Superstar (2017)
Insia comes from a rather traditional household, despite her intense love for music. Her mother quietly permits her to pursue her love of singing, even if her father forbids her from developing her gift.
She starts sharing her songs online under aliases and becomes well-known across the country, even among music business insiders. Her struggle to become independent and pursue her goal of becoming a musician is depicted in the film.
PK (2014)
PK is a situation-driven comedy about an outsider in the city, PK (Aamir Khan) who asks questions no one else has. The questions are innocent, child-like queries, yet the answers are disastrous. People who have been stuck in their ways of life for generations have to rethink the world around them when they see it through PK’s innocent eyes.
In the process, PK makes both devoted friends and powerful rivals. Heals broken lives and enrages the structure of society. P. K.’s naive curiosity leads to a spiritual journey for him as well as hundreds of thousands of others.
The movie is a daring and creative study of complicated philosophical ideas. It additionally serves as a simple and heartfelt story about love, laughter, and letting go. Finally, it’s a touching story about a bond between strangers.
Animal (2018)
Ranvijay Singh Balbir returns after eight years to protect his father Balbir Singh following an attempt on his life, which leads him to discover the darkest secrets of his family.
The film is a love story between the character of Ranvijay Singh Balbir, played by Ranbir Kapoor, and his father, Balbir Singh, played by Anil Kapoor.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)
Pawan, a devoted Indian Hindu meets a mute Pakistani Muslim girl named Munni. Pawan grows a more accepting, compassionate man as an outcome of Munni’s positive impact. Bajrangi Bhaijaan brings two people from very different origins together in an alternate father-daughter friendship. Of course, Pawan faces numerous challenges in bringing Munni home.
There are as many bitter situations to watch in Bajrangi Bhaijaan as there are good moments. It’s an extremely moving experience that promotes peace among individuals.
Pathaan (2023)
Indian Intelligence agent “Pathaan” (Shah Rukh Khan) learns of a huge upcoming attack on India, carried out by a hired killer squad lead by the brutal mystery Jim (John Abraham), who has his history.
With the doom clock ticking and his only possible friend, agent Rubai (Deepika Padukone), Pathaan must fight multiple deceit and confront destruction as he fights Jim.
Jawan (2023)
A guy is motivated by an agenda to right injustices in society while upholding an agreement he made years before. He encounters a fearless terrible outlaw who has brought immense distress to many.
KGF: 2 (2022)
The blood-soaked kingdom of Kolar Gold Fields now has a new ruler, Rocky, whose name instills dread in his opponents. His allies look to him as a rescuer, the authorities regard him as an enemy, and his opponents demand vengeance.
RRR (2022)
A courageous rebel and a British officer who once had a profound friendship choose to join the forces and create an inspiring road of freedom against dictatorial regimes.
Dangal (2016)
At the top position of Highest grossing Indian movies of all time list is none other than Dangal. Mahavir Singh Phogat, a former professional wrestler, chooses to pursue his goal of earning a gold medal for his nation by training both of his daughters in the Commonwealth Games, despite prevailing social stigmas.
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Alia Bhatt’s Stellar Filmography
Alia Bhatt is one of the most prolific Bollywood Actresses in the contemporary space of Bollywood, who has also ventured into Hollywood last year. She has proved her talent through numerous films and started her career at the mere age of 19 with the Karan Johar directorial Student of the Year (2011).
Known for her depictions of women in challenging scenarios, she has won several accolades, including a National Film Award and six Filmfare Awards. She is one of India’s highest-paid actresses of Bollywood, appearing on Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list since 2014 and receiving the Time100 Impact Award in 2022. Today, on her special day, we will take a look at the most celebrated Alia Bhatt movies in Bollywood.
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Alia Bhatt’s Stellar Filmography
2 States (2013)
A romantic journey of a culturally contrasting couple, Krish Malhotra and Ananya Swaminathan. They meet at IIM-Ahmedabad College and fall in love while participating in the program. Complications emerge when the program ends and they decide to marry. Krish and Ananya are from separate states in India. Krish, a North Indian Punjabi kid from Delhi, and Ananya, a Tamil Brahmin from Chennai.
They make an intentional decision: they will not marry until both of their parents agree. Everything goes wrong once the parents meet. There is a dispute over culture, and the parents are against the wedding.
To turn their love tale into a loving marriage, the pair must confront a difficult challenge. Because it is simple to put up barriers and resist, but far more difficult to persuade.
Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017)
Badri, the rich man’s son, encounters Vaidehi during a wedding, and flames flare between them. However, when he desires little more than to marry her, she wishes to follow her ambition of becoming an air hostess.
Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani (2023)
Dhanlaxmi Randhawa is a prideful businesswoman who considers her spouse Kanwal to be a loser and never allows her son Tijori to get attached to him. Kanwal was involved in an accident and was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
Years later, he experiences certain occurrences in his life and uses the name Jamini. The doctors encourage them to trace Jamini since it could help them regain their grandfather/father. Rocky, his grandson who is considerably closer to him, tracks down Jamini Chatterjee and discovers that her granddaughter is Rani Chatterjee, a popular anchor.
Rocky sees Rani tells her about Kanwal and asks her grandmother whether she knows him. Rani doesn’t take him seriously, but Jamini reveals the truth.
Raazi (2018)
Raazi is amongst the most critically acclaimed Alia Bhatt movies. During the 1971 India-Pakistan conflict, Hidayat Khan, a freedom fighter, worked as an agent for the Indian government, providing information about Pakistan.
Hidayat Khan hopes that his 20-year-old daughter Sehmat continues to carry on his legacy, as death may call him at any time due to his blood tumors. Sehmat agrees to continue her father’s cultural heritage and is trained by Senior Officer Khalid Mir and his assistant Bakshi.
Hidyat is on friendly terms with Brigadier Parvez Syed, a Pakistani army officer, and chooses to marry Sehmat to his younger son, Iqbal Syed, who is also an army officer.
Sehmat works to settle into her newlywed status and gain the trust of her family, while simultaneously learning important intelligence about Pakistan’s plans against India, which she sends on through various intermediaries. But Sehmat is constantly skeptical of the house’s devoted cook Abdul. Will she be able to do her job?
Darlings (2018)
Badrunissa (Badru) and Hamza are deeply in love and intend to marry after Hamza receives a government job as a T. C (Ticket Collector) in Indian Railways. Still, Badru’s mother, Shamshunissa, is not pleased with her decision.
Three years later, things are not going well between Badru and Hamza since he has become an alcoholic and frequently hits Badru, demanding that she live according to his rules. He is also opposed to his building’s renovation proposal. Shamshunissa is well conscious of her daughter’s regular mistreatment and wishes for her to return home, but Badru remains hopeful that Hamza will change one day.
Zulfi, a common acquaintance of Badru and Shamshunissa, complains to law enforcement about Hamza being a wife abuser, but with his sweet talk, Hamza persuades Badru to withdraw the accusation. On their trip home, Hamza strikes Shamshunissa, and Badru is forced to choose between her mother and her husband, ultimately choosing Hamza, causing both mom and daughter to cut connections.
A couple of days later, Badru learns of her upcoming pregnancy and joins Shamshunissa at the very same time Hamza learns through Inspector Jadhav that Zulfi has filed a complaint against him, and Badru is well aware of it. Hamza fears a sexual relationship between them and throws Badru downstairs, causing her to miscarry.
However, Badru continues to stay there; she intends to hold Hamza hostage in their home and torment him in the same way he tortured her. This is Alia’s first OTT project but this series was no less than any Alia Bhatt movies and her performance was praised.
Udta Punjab (2016)
What might a rock superstar, a migrant worker, a doctor, and a cop have something in common? Simple, Punjab! Udta Punjab brings you on an unforgettable journey with four lives and one bond. Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Diljit Dosanjh play people from all walks of life who each tackle the drug curse in their unique way.
The film explores the manufactured highs and actual lows that they encounter while traveling down dangerous routes. But most importantly, Udta Punjab is about the legendary Punjabi spirit, which, despite being completely down, has the nerve to stare you in the eye.
Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022)
Gangubai most recent and most successful among Alia Bhatt movies. A small girl gets sold to Rashmibai’s brothel and forced to work in the prostitution trade. When the girl refuses to accept, Rashmibai feels compelled to seek the assistance of Gangubai Kathiawadi. Gangubai Kathiawadi, also known as Ganga, desired to become an actress and fled to Mumbai with her fiance Ramnik, who sold her to Shelia Masi’s brothel.
Gangubai had little choice but to become a prostitute, but she earned the respect of other women because she would be their primary support in their fight against Sheila Masi. Gangubai eventually forms a brotherly friendship with Don Rahim Lala. Gangubai quickly established herself as the mafia queen and aimed to improve women’s lives in her town. She chooses to enter politics, but she faces a formidable opponent in Raziabai.
Highway (2014)
A city girl, youthful and full of life, is on a highway at late midnight with her fiancé. Suddenly, her life changes from the shiny jewels of marriage to the gruesome brutality of kidnapping.
Her life will not be ever the same again. The gang is terrified; the girl is a wealthy industrialist’s daughter, and his connections in the halls of power make compensation impossible. However, for the leader of this organization, giving her back is not a choice. As the days pass, the countryside changes and the girl believes she has undergone shifts as well.
Slowly, a weird link forms involving the person being oppressed and the one who oppresses her. For the first time in her imprisonment, she feels carefree, happy, and peaceful.
So which one is your favorite among the above-mentioned Alia Bhatt movies? Let us know in the comments.
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