National
Organisation
for
Tobacco
Eradication
(NOTE)
has
filed
a
police
complaint
against
Arshad
Warsi
and
Tusshar
Kapoor
for
smoking
inside
the
Chowgule
College
campus
in
Margao,
Goa.
The
actors
were
shooting
for
Golmaal
3,
being
directed
by
Rohit
Shetty.
Although
Arshad
is
a
smoker,
Tusshar's
is
a
case
of
mistaken
identity.
He
is
a
non-smoker,
and
the
actor
who
was
caught
lighting
up
with
Warsi
is
Kunal
Khemu.
No
smoking
General
secretary
Shekhar
Salkar
had
alleged
that
Arshad
was
even
signing
autographs
for
students
with
a
cigarette
dangling
from
his
fingers.
The
tobacco
control
cell
has
implemented
the
anti-smoking
law
ruthlessly
within
school
and
college
campuses
and
about
100
yards
around
educational
institutions.
Rohit
says,
"We
were
shooting
at
the
campus
on
April
26
with
Tusshar,
Arshad
and
Kunal.
Although
the
other
two
are
smokers,
with
Tusshar
it
is
a
case
of
mistaken
identity.
In
the
last
five
years
that
I
have
worked
with
him,
I
have
never
seen
him
puff."
Complaint?
Really?
The
director
adds
that
smoking
was
not
part
of
the
scene,
"In
fact
because
of
the
strict
rules
enforced
by
the
state
tobacco
cell
if
any
film
has
a
smoking
scene
in
it,
it
gets
an
Adult
certificate
by
the
film
censor
board.
Smoking
scenes
are
banned
in
films."
When
asked
what
was
the
plan
of
action
now
after
the
police
complaint,
he
laughs,
"As
of
now
Arshad
hasn't
been
arrested." Then
gets
serious,
"We
have
no
clue
about
the
police
complaint
registered.
Even
the
college
authorities
haven't
notified
us.
This
is
the
first
that
I
am
hearing
of
it.
Of
course,
if
anyone
informs
us
we
are
fully
prepared
to
co-operate
with
them."
I
do
smoke
but
I
was
smoking
outside
the
college
campus
and
signing
autographs
near
my
van.
There
must
be
some
mistake.
Tusshar
doesn't
smoke
at
all
so
I
don't
know
who
is
complaining
about
him
and
why.
Nobody
has
asked
us
to
go
anywhere
to
give
a
statement
and
no
complaint
has
been
registered
by
the
college.
If
the
time
comes,
we
shall
extend
our
cooperation.
I
don't
think
we
have
done
anything
wrong.
I
would
never
smoke
inside
a
school,
college
or
educational
institution
-
Arshad
Warsi
Yes,
I
was
shooting
there
that
day
but
I
don't
smoke.
In
fact
I
haven't
touched
a
cigarette
in
my
life."
-
Tusshar
Kapoor
Smoke
trail
1.Kya
hua?
In
his
complaint
to
the
district
Superintendent
of
Police
Allen
D'Sa
and
officials
of
the
state
tobacco
control
cell,
NOTE
general
secretary
Shekhar
Salkar
said
the
actors,
who
were
shooting
at
the
Chowgule
College
campus
in
Margao
were
caught
smoking
inside
the
campus.
The
NOTE
official
has
also
submitted
four
photographs
showing
Warsi
and
Tusshar
Kapoor
smoking
in
the
college
campus
to
the
enforcement
authority.
Chief
Secretary
Sanjiv
Srivastava
in
the
last
state
tobacco
control
cell
meeting
had
specifically
asked
the
police
to
implement
the
anti-smoking
law
ruthlessly
within
school
and
college
campuses
and
about
100
yards
around
educational
institutions.
2.How
come?
In
the
promos
of
Prakash
Jha's
Raajneeti,
Ranbir
Kapoor
is
shown
smoking
a
cigarette
on
screen.
Since
smoking
is
banned
on
screen,
how
was
this
promo
passed?
The
director
says,
"My
trailer
which
shows
Ranbir
is
smoking
was
given
a
U
certificate
by
the
Censor
Board.
I
have
no
idea
whether
the
censor
board
has
given
any
notification
on
smoking.
I
haven't
got
it."
3.Pehle
bhi
Ajay
Devgn,
who
is
part
of
Golmaal
3
isn't
part
of
this
smoking
controversy.
But
he
was
caught
and
fined
for
smoking
during
the
shooting
of
London
Dreams
in
Chandigarh,
more
than
a
year
ago.
Following
complaints,
the
Chandigarh
police
pulled
up
Devgn
for
breaking
the
ban
on
public
smoking
in
the
city
-
a
no
smoking
zone.
A
fine
of
Rs
200
was
imposed
on
Devgn
for
allegedly
smoking
inside
the
Chandigarh
airport,
violating
the
no
public
smoking
ban
in
the
city.
His
act
raised
objections
from
social
activists
and
environmentalists
demanding
strict
action
against
him.
After
receiving
the
challan,
Devgn
refused
to
contest
the
case
legally
and
paid
up.
Story first published: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 17:20 [IST]