Shark Tank India Season 5 premiered on January 5 with the biggest and most diverse panel yet. The show now features 15 sharks.
At the same time, the show also has a new moderator. Stand-up comedian Aaditya Kulshreshth, better known as Kullu, replaces another comedian, Aashish Solanki.
However, Kullu’s participation in the show received mixed reactions. Many social media users started trolling him.
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“I don’t know who brought Kulla on Shark Tank Season 5. He’s so sleepy and lifeless that he brings such crappy vines to these segments on the show,” one commented on Twitter (now X).
“I love Kulla on Tanmay Reacts. I love Tanmay Reacts. But I didn’t like Kulla as a host on Shark Tank. It should be okay to express opinions like this,” wrote another.
Another wrote: “An artificial robot model could have been a much better host than Kullu for Shark Tank India Season 5.”
“Kullu as a host on Shark Tank India is like a fish out of water. I can stand him as a comic, but the way he just reads the script without much modulation doesn’t fit. You can see he’s trying hard but there’s no X factor!” came from another.
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Even Reddit is full of posts about Kullu on Shark Tank India Season 5.
“His appearance on Shark Tank makes my blood pressure rise,” one Reddit user commented.
“Also, he’s so bakwaas on Shark Tank! Total mistake!” another Redditor posted.
Another wrote: “He’s so irritating in the Shark tank – no emotion, maybe he’s still staring at the teleprompter.”
One Instagram user joked: “Nice bro Kullu, I’ll skip your part whenever you come.”
Rannvijay Singha, who hosted the show in the first season, was heavily trolled during his tenure. The MTV Roadies star left the show for personal projects.
Stand-up comedian Rahul Dua hosted the 1st and 2nd seasons. Aashish Solanki and Sahiba Bali co-hosted the 4th season. Kullu is the fifth host of the show in five seasons.
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Comedian Tanmay Bhat, who works closely with Kullu on various projects, had earlier reacted strongly to a social media user who questioned Kullu’s guest appearance on Shark Tank India.
“He’s one of the nicest, smartest, most well-read people I know, and your opinion can kiss me,” Bhat wrote in response.
There have been numerous positive reactions to Kullu’s appearance on Shark Tank India Season 5.
“Feels like a personal victory,” wrote one of them.
“I’m going to have to restart watching Shark Tank just for you…” wrote another.
Shark Tank India Season 5 Judges
On Shark Tank India Season 5, the returning sharks continue to bring experience and popularity. Aman Gupta of boAt, Namita Thapar of Emcure, Peyush Bansal of Lenskart and Vineeta Singh of Sugar Cosmetics are back. Anupam Mittal of Shaadi.com, Ritesh Agarwal of OYO, Amit Jain of CarDekho and Kunal Bahl of Snapdeal are also back.
Shark Tank India Season 5 introduces six new sharks. Fixderma founder Shaily Mehrotra, Minimalist’s Mohit Yadav and Mamaearth’s Varun Alagh join in.
Other new sharks include Rayzon Solar’s Hardik Kothiya, JetSetGo’s Kanika Tekriwal and Masters’ Union’s Pratham Mittal.
