Anupam Mittal has a special message for his fans for the New Year amid all the speculation about Shark Tank India Season 4.

The show’s judge and founder of Shaadi.com recently wished his fans a Happy New Year, while also sharing a message for those “worried” about the 70-hour week.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Mittal asked all those worried about the 70-hour week to “relax”. “Everyone worried about the 70 hour work week, relax! Artificial intelligence will take over our jobs so we’ll have all the time to relax by 2025, Happy New Year,” he wrote.

Reacting to Mittal’s post, one user wrote: “By 2025: You did the 70 hour work week, we will do the 70 minute work week.” Another commented: “That’s not really uplifting Anupam!”

The 70-hour work week was proposed by Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy and has been at the center of debate. Murthy has defended his position on the same saying, “We have to work hard and work hard to make India number one.” He also cited examples of Chinese workers who are 3.5 times more productive than Indians and added, “If we keep making excuses, we will remain miserable, dirty and poor.”

Murthy’s 70-hour week proposal has received a mixed response.

Gautam Adani recently said that one feels balance when doing things one likes to do, while adding to life becomes simple when one accepts the fact that one is mortal.

“Work-life balance shouldn’t be imposed on me, and my work-life balance shouldn’t be imposed on you. For example, someone spends four hours with family and finds joy, or if someone else spends eight hours and enjoys it, that’s their balance sheet. However, if you spend eight hours, biwi bhaag jayegi (the woman will escape),” the industrialist jokingly observed.

Mittal had dismissed the obsession with long hours, calling it “a big lie being told to this generation”. Mittal, reflecting on his early 16-hour shifts in the US, argued that success comes from effort and strategy, not time spent. For Mittal, young professionals should push themselves in the early years of their careers to build character and achieve extraordinary results.

Mittal’s co-host Namita Thapar, who is also one of the judges on Shark Tank India, explained that the reality of founders and employees is fundamentally different. “Founders like me have significant financial interests and can afford to work all day, but employees can’t,” he said. He added that demanding non-stop work hours from employees can have serious consequences for physical and mental health.

Murthy’s push for longer working hours has sparked debate since October last year when he first mooted the idea. While some supported the move, arguing that it could increase productivity, many criticized it, stating that longer hours do not necessarily translate into greater output.

Meanwhile, the trailer of Shark Tank India Season 4 was unveiled last month. The next season of the show will see some regular faces as well as some new ones on the judging panel. Kunal Bahl (Co-Founder, Snapdeal and Titan Capital) and Viraj Bahl (Founder and CEO, Veeba) will be new judges in the latest season of the hit show.