In a fresh move to reduce intake of pan masala and gutka in India, the Delhi government has urged Bollywood actors not to endorse various brands of pan masala. The government wrote to actors like Shahrukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Saif Ali Khan, Govinda and Sunny Leone, asking them to not do promotional advertisements for pan masala varieties, as they are known to contain ingredients which cause cancer. Here’s a look at who are the actors in the industry, who endorse various pan masala brands.
AJAY DEVGN: The actor might be busy shooting for his directorial debut Shivaay, but he is also one of the receivers of the letter by the Delhi government. Ajay, whose pan masala ads (Vimal pan masala) are doing rounds on TV regularly, has been asked to stop endorsing the brand.
Ajay Devgn
SHAHRUKH KHAN: King Khan Shahrukh Khan also came into the list of people who received the letter, as the actor has also endorsed Pan Vilas.
Shah Rukh Khan
PRIYANKA CHOPRA: The actress is known to make a strong statement with her many brand endorsements, but one of the brand she endorses is Rajnigandha Silver Pearls.
Priyanka Chopra
GOVINDA: Govinda is also one of the many actors who features in Paan-E-Shahi advertisement.
Govinda
AKSHAY KUMAR: The Khiladi of Bollywood has been seen endorsing Baba Elaichi.
Akshay Kumar
SUNNY LEONE: The actress is nothing short of a golden girl for advertisements. Sunny Leone too has been endorsing Shilajit pan masala.
Sunny Leone
SAIF ALI KHAN: The nawaab of Bollywood is seen endorsing Pan Bahar pan masala in a TVC, where the ad claims the pan masala brand is “pehchaan kamyabi ki”.
Saif Ali Khan
Arora said use of tobacco in Indian women has incresed a lot over the last few years and has blamed these advertisements for the steady increase. He requested actors to join anti-tobacco campaigns to save thousands who die due to oral cancer in India.
