Kartik Aaryan Turns Down A Pan Masala Ad Worth Rs 9cr, Here’s Why

Kartik Aaryan gets praised by his fans after he turns down an endorsement deal of pan masala worth Rs 9 crores, here's why-

Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan is one of the most popular actors of the current generation, the actor has delivered impeccable performances in all his films to the day. While recently the actor grabbed the attention of his fans after he turned down a pan masala brand endorsement worth Rs 9crores. As soon as the news went down, the netizens went all praise for the actor.

Kartik Aryan Turned Down A Pan Masala Endorsement Worth Rs 9cr

As per a BollywoodHungama report, the Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 actor Kartik Aaryan turned down a Pan Masala endorsement which was worth Rs 9cr, after getting checked this news with a prominent ad guru, he confirmed it saying, “That’s right. That boy Kartik Aaryan has said no to around Rs. 8-9 crore offer to endorse paan masala. Kartik seems to have principles, a rare commodity in today’s actors who suffer from the gift of the ‘grab’. Saying no to such big money is not easy. But Kartik is conscious of his responsibility as a youth icon.”

Former chairperson of the censor board Pahlaj Nihalani praised the actor saying, “Paan masala is killing people. Being encouraged to take gutka and paan masala by Bollywood role models is definitely damaging to the nation’s health. Law forbids the CBFC from granting certification to paan masala and alcohol ads. Therefore, the ads for these products being broadcast are illegal. Actors who are part of such ads should know they’re participating in illegal activity.”

Netizens Reaction To Kartik Aaryan Turning Down Pan Masala AD

After the actor turned down the pan masala endorsement deal, many netizens came out to support and praise the superstar, a user wrote, “Super star for a reason”, “Ye ladka bohut dur jayega”, “This is the reason why he is my favourite!”, taking a dig at Akshay Kumar a user wrote, “Akshay ki galtiyo se sab seekh gae hai”,

Actors Who Were Slammed For Endorsing Pan Masala

For the unversed, many Bollywood actors such as Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan, and Ajay Devgn among other actors from the South have earlier been slammed by the audience for being a part of the pan masala endorsements. Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan also backed out of an endorsement of a pan masala ad in 2021 after receiving a heavy backlash from his fans.

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