MUMBAI: Earlier this week, Akshay Kumar was called out for endorsing the pan masala brand, Vimal. Now it seems, an old video of the actor talking about his views on tobacco consumption surfaced online that completely contradicted his Vimal endorsement.
In his post, the actor has said, 'I have not and will not endorse tobacco,' but unfortunately, this isn't the first time he has done an ad endorsing it. The celeb once did an ad for a cigarette brand too. And Twitter has called this out as well.
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Here's how other netizens have responded to the smoke brand's ad.
A user wrote, “Kindly don't say that you didnt endorse tobacco. You used to be a poster boy of Red and White cigarette. Isn't it?” while another commented, “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. Sacchi Red and White peene waalo ki baat hi kuch aur hai”
“There was a time when Akshay Kumar was promoting cigarettes and working with Red and White (ITC),” wrote the third user,” and the last user was quoted saying, “Pahle cancer sell kiya while promoted red and white cigarette. Phir bagpiper which has alcohol. Now no to tobacco or alcohol..So he knw wht to sell and when”
Though this isn't the only time netizens brought attention to the actor's cigarette ad. It seems people called it out long before this Vimal fiasco as well.
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