Because he couldn't play the 'I wasn't aware of surrogate advertising' card like Amitabh Bachchan did last year when he was mercilessly trolled for endorsing Pan Bahar. Plz stop this /b4QOccN33K- Chiraag D April 20, 2022Īkshay finds himself in a particularly precarious place after the ad and this particular video were jointly shared by Twitterati. U guys have gr8 fan base n gr8 brand value. Because, "jo galat hai, woh galat icons of bollywood - are ur kids having this product at home ? Will u promote them to use this ? Kesar ka dum, zubaa kesari, vimal elachi ? To survive u dont need to do such ads. In a now-viral clip from 2018, Akshay Kumar himself reveals how gutka companies offer "anginat sunnewale amount" for one endorsement, but "uske liye main galat kaam nahi karunga". Haywards 5000 or McDowell's No 1, anyone?īollywood celebrities have forever treaded this thin line to fill their coffers with unimaginable paybacks. A similar line runs between 'packaged mineral water' and 'beer' or 'whiskey'. The former opens a portal into the multiverse of possibilities, allowing a brand to advertise just about anything, without fearing the State's action against it. What's the difference, you ask? A world and a sliver, all at once. Vimal is a 'pan masala' and not a 'gutka'. The new Vimal pan masala ad looks more like a sequel to Suryavanshi- Prof Abhishek Chakraborty April 20, sir vimal ad me aapka jana expected nai tha sir.very sad.kuch paiso ke lie aap ye karre h.i was nlt able to beileve ki aap vimal ke add me dikhe h- Kumar Vivek April 20, 2022īut, there's a catch. Lekin aapne apne fan ke dil me chot pahuchayi hai aapko vimal ka ad nhi karna chahiye tha aapne bahot badi galti ki hai- Piyush Kumar Mandal April 20, 2022 Jay Thakkar April 20, sir main aapka fan hu