08 Bollywood celebrities who turned down brand endorsements when it conflicted with their principles
September 17, 2019
/ By Chandan Gupta / New Delhi
8 Bollywoodcelebrities who turned down brand endorsements when it conflicted with their principles
1. Akshay Kumar: The actor refused to do a pan masala ad as he is a teetotaller in real life
2. Amitabh Bachchan: Big B refused to promote soft drink brands after a school kid asked him why he was promoting something that her school teacher called ‘poison’
3. Sai Pallavi: The south Indian actress walked out of a INR 20 million brand deal that was for a fairness cream
4. Aamir Khan: The actor accepts only those advertisements, which have a social cause
5. John Abraham: He never accepts offers related to tobacco or alcohol.
6. Ranbir Kapoor: The actor also refused to do a fairness brand advertisement saying that these things promote colour discrimination
7. Kangana Ranaut: The actress turned down a fairness cream ad offer saying that she did not want to set a bad example in front of the youth
8. Abhishek Bachchan: Junior Bachchan turned down a liquor brand endorsement deal worth INR 100 million because he didn’t want to promote alcohol as he himself is a teetotaller