Tollywood and Bollywood stars always trending into social media with their ads shoot videos. Now mainly Bollywood stars have been facing criticism over their association with pan masala advertisements and mislead the public with this ads. Several celebrities who earn hundreds of crores from films have appeared in advertisements presented as products such as cardamom (elaichi), which are widely viewed as surrogate advertisements for gutka and pan masala brands.
Recently, Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued notices to Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff mislead youth with pan masala ad. The three actors had appeared together in a pan masala advertisement in 2024.
The Maharashtra FDA stated that the notices were issued over the promotion of a pan masala product that could be harmful to health. Those who received show cause notices may be stars, but in his view, FDA Commissioner Tukaram Munde said that they are those who have violated the law.
Apart from these three actors, several other Bollywood celebrities, including Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh, Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol and Saif Ali Khan, have also appeared in surrogate advertisements associated with pan masala brands. However, following strong public criticism, some of them later withdrew from such advertisements.
Allu Arjun Rejected 10 Crore advertisement
Icon Star Allu Arjun’s reportedly rejected this gutka advertisement due to ongoing debate and court orders. A leading gutka company reportedly approached Allu Arjun with an offer of ₹10 crore to promote its product After the pan-India success of Pushpa. The proposal reportedly also included a condition that the brand logo should be visible during tobacco-chewing scenes his upcoming movies.
While such a massive offer could be difficult for many celebrities to turn down but Allu Arjun reportedly rejected the proposal without accepting the deal. At the time, the decision became a major talking point in the media. His reported refusal to associate himself with the brand was widely appreciated by fans and movie audiences.
Allu Arjun’s reported decision is once again being highlighted on social media. His stance has led to renewed appreciation among fans who view the decision as an example of choosing not to promote products associated with potential health concerns, despite the financial value of the offer.
