Shark Tank India 3 Pitcher Labels Peyush Bansal 'Worst', Drops Jaw-Dropping Bomb: 'He Used The Word...'

In a recent installment of Shark Tank India 3 , viewers witnessed a heartwarming moment when Peyush Bansal offered comfort to a distraught pitcher named Saumya Mishra , who had become emotional after a disagreement with Anupam Mittal .

While many lauded Bansal for his compassionate gesture, Mishra has since leveled some startling accusations . Speaking to TOI, Mishra asserted that Bansal was the " worst " shark on the show, alleging that he exploited her image to enhance his own public relations efforts, deeming it a shrewd maneuver on his part.

“Whenever I tried to explain something, they were catching certain words and hammering them. Peyush used the word ‘ladki’, I never said that, you can see the episode and unedited version. All I said was that ‘client ko lagta hai jo bhi ladki mera kare woh trained ho.’ I always referred to our therapists as therapists, I was just putting the client’s version and it was just the phrase. Peyush just hung on to it and I think it was a very smart attempt to build his own PR,” Soumya said.

“In the episode, it seems like Peyush was very sweet as he came and consoled me but he was the worst of all. When I put my point of view and they saw that I was completely broken down. Just to bolden their image, he comes and says ‘main toh aapko feedback de raha tha’ and all of that. But all that Peyush was doing all this while was to build his own brand at the cost of my image,” she added.

During her pitch, Saumya was also labeled as "arrogant" by Anupam Mittal. The pitcher also addressed this, expressing her disappointment because it "became about my character". "I was scared of what kind of impression that will go to my own customers, employees, friends and everyone when the episode will air," she said.

Saumya further clarified that on the show, she never intended to belittle anyone. She alleged that the sharks seized upon her words and "really hammered me very badly with that".