Shark Tank India 2: Namita Thapar recalls being body shamed as a teen and called ‘the girl with the mustache’

MUMBAI :One of the most unusual success stories in Indian television has been Shark Tank India. Shark Tank India is a business reality television program that is shown on Sony Entertainment Television in India. The program is an Indian franchise from the United States. It depicts business owners giving pitches to a group of sharks or investors, who determine whether to fund their enterprise.

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Namita Thapar, director Emcure Pharmaceuticals, who is one of the sharks on the show, revealed how she was body shamed and called ‘moti’ and ‘aft’, during her teenage years. She said that, when entrepreneurs pitched their business selling outfits for plus-sized people. The pitchers went on to say that plus-size people are usually made to feel left out and like an Out-cast and their brand will make them feel included and not have a separate size chart.

While in a conversation with author Chetan Bhagat, Namita said at the age of 21 she suffered from a lot of acne and facial hair, and was bullied constantly for her being overweight. She used to feel ugly and thought no guy would ever look at her.

Namita went on to say that being bullied in your growing up years leaves many scars. She even recalled how a guy from her class had labeled her the girl with the mustache in Marathi.

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Shark Tank India is in its second season and its judges are Peyush Bansal, Amit Jain, Namita Thapar, Anupam Mittal, Aman Gupta, and Vineeta Singh, while it is hosted by comedian Rahul dua.

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