Akshay Kumar's Old Ad Promoting Cigarette Goes Viral After Actor Apologies For Pan Masala Ad
Akshay Kumar's recent ad with Ajay Devgn and Shahrukh Khan landed him in trouble with his fans. The three Bollywood stars were seen endorsing a cardamom product that is owned by a tobacco brand.
Akshay
Kumar's
recent
ad
with
Ajay
Devgn
and
Shahrukh
Khan
landed
him
in
trouble
with
his
fans.
The
three
Bollywood
stars
were
seen
endorsing
a
cardamom
product
that
is
owned
by
a
tobacco
brand.
Soon
after
fans
began
to
call
out
Akashy
on
social
media
the
actor
expressed
his
regret
in
a
statement,
saying
"I
have
not
and
I
will
not
endorse
tobacco."
However,
fans
were
quick
to
remind
the
actor
that
years
ago
he
did
promote
cigrattes
in
a
print
ad.
Many
Twitter
users
replied
Akshay
Kumar's
apology
tweet
with
pictures
of
the
advert.
One
fan
wrote,
"There
was
a
time
when
Akshay
Kumar
was
promoting
cigarettes
and
working
with
Red
and
White
(ITC)"
Another
wrote,
"Since
it
is
an
honest
clarification,
I'd
wish
there
was
honesty
in
the
statement
Akki
sir." One
shared
a
different
picture
of
the
advert
featuring
Akshay
and
wrote,
"Because
I
have
not.
And
will
not.
I
apologise
for
my
association
with
Red
and
White
Cinnamon."
Whenever
I
go
to
movies
and
see
the
ad
of
Akshay
Kumar
is
doing
that
PADMAN
and
asking
to
buy
sanitary
pads
instead
of
cigarettes,
I
just
remember
this
ad
from
my
childhood.
Notably,
Akshay
in
his
statement
also
revealed
that
he
has
stepped
back
as
the
ambassador
of
the
brand.
He
began
the
statement
with
"I
am
sorry."
and
added,
"I
would
like
to
apologise
to
you,
all
my
fans
and
well-wishers.
Your
reaction
over
the
past
few
days
has
deeply
affected
me.
While
I
have
not
and
will
not
endorse
tobacco,
I
respect
the
outpouring
of
your
feelings
in
light
of
my
association
with
Vimal
Elaichi.
With
all
humility,
I
step
back."
He
also
added
that
he
will
be
contributing
the
entire
endorsement
fee
charged
by
him
towards
a
worthy
cause.
Akshay
also
informed
fans
that
the
ad
will
not
be
taken
down
right
away,
and
that
the
brand
will
continue
to
air
his
ads
till
the
contract
he
signed
with
it
comes
to
an
end.
On
the
work
front,
Akshay
Kumar
was
last
seen
in
Bachchhan
Paandey.
His
future
releases
include
Prithviraj
with
Manushi
Chhillar,
Raksha
Bandhan
with
Bhumi
Pednekar,
Ram
Setu
with
Nushrat
Bharucha,
OMG
2
with
Paresh
Rawal
and
more.