Anushka Sharma draws flak for selling pan masala
Anushka Sharma drew
flak for marketing and selling pan masala product, Rajnigandha. The ‘PK’ actress
receives huge criticism for endorsing the product, who always maintained that she "will never propagate anything that says
this is right or wrong."
While one criticised the actress and wrote, "Very good
thought Madam. I hope you have similar thoughts for patients of oral cancer
too. Millions of your fans will be exposed to the no. 1 risk factor of this
dreadful disease after you endorsed the "Rajnigandha" brand,"
another said, "@AnushkaSharma did not expect a responsible person like you
to advertise a gutkha manufacturing company product."
On Monday, Anushka took to social media to
share a video of the TV ad she shot, "Let goodness shine," she
captioned the post.
The ad shows the actress as the showstopper at a fashion show
where she helps a fellow model from wardrobe malfunctions.
Priyanka Chopra has been promoting the brand since 2014 but now Anushka replaced her.
Interestingly, Anushka's husband and Indian skipper Virat
Kohli once turned down a multi-crore soft drink endorsement deal, citing reason,
"If I myself won’t consume such things, I won’t urge others to consume it
just because I’m getting money out of it."
"I want to give something to people that I use, myself.
The one of the reasons, I decided not to sign Pepsi is that I have undergone
lifestyle change. And, I am not using that product anymore," Kohli had
told Business World.
