vivek
oberoi
appears
to
be
inspired
by
Sachin
Tendulkar.
While
the
cricketer
refused
Rs.20
crore
to
endorse
a
liquor
brand,
the
actor
turned
down
an
endorsement
deal
from
a
beer
major
that
offered
him
Rs.3
crore
a
year.
A
source
close
to
VO
says,
"Vivek
is
very
clear
that
he
does
not
wish
to
be
associated
with
any
alcohol
or
smoking
brand.
He
does
not
want
to
promote
vices
that
will
damage
the
health
of
his
young
fans.
A
beer
company
recently
asked
him
to
be
their
brand
ambassador
as
they
felt
he
connects
to
the
youth
in
a
big
way.
He
immediately
said
no."
But
the
brand
in
question
refused
to
take
no
for
an
answer.
The
source
says,
"The
company
came
back
and
doubled
the
money
to
over
Rs.6
crore
but
the
actor
just
wasn't
interested.
VO
would
never
spoil
his
image
and
is
very
careful
about
the
brands
he
endorses.
Also,
he's
a
big
fan
of
Sachin
Tendulkar
and
was
inspired
by
his
example."
Said
no
Boxer
Vijender
Singh,
cricketer
Irfan
Pathan
and
actors
Celina
Jaitley,
Soha
Ali
Khan
and
Irrfan
Khan:
alcohol,
cigarettes
or
gutka
Kareena
Kapoor:
non-vegetarian
products
Bipasha
Basu
and
John
Abraham:
an
aphrodisiac
Bipasha:
condom
ad
Said
yes...
Akshay
Kumar,
Jackie
Shroff
and
Kay
Kay
Menon:
cigarettes
Shilpa
Shetty,
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Yuvraj
Singh,
Harbhajan
Singh,
Mahendra
Singh
Dhoni,
Shahrukh
Khan,
Abhay
Deol:
liquor/alcohol
brands
Govinda,
Zayed
Khan,
and
Fardeen
Khan:
gutka/paan
masala
Story first published: Monday, January 10, 2011, 13:49 [IST]