CBFC Takes Down Akshay Kumar’s Popular Anti-Smoking ‘Nandu Ad’, Will No Longer Run In Theatres

Akshay Kumar’s popular anti-smoking ‘Nandu Ad’ which was shown before the commencement of every film in theatres will no longer be shown in cinemas. According to one of the media reports, the CBFC has refused to show Akshay Kumar’s anti-smoking ad and has replaced it with a new ad. The new ad, replacing Akshay’s popular ad, explains how quitting tobacco can bring positive changes to the body within just 20 minutes. However, the exact reasons for removing Akshay Kumar’s ad have not yet been revealed to us.

Nandu Ad

Let us tell you that after the release of Akshay Kumar’s Padman film for the last six years ago, this ad was shown in cinemas before the start of the film for awareness about hygienic sanitary habits for women. Now the new campaign for quitting tobacco premiered in cinemas along with recently released films, including Alia Bhatt’s ‘Jigra’ and ‘Vicky Aur Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video’ starring Rajkummar Rao and Tripti Dimri.

Nandu Ad

This ad featuring Akshay Kumar also played an important role in promoting his film ‘Padman’. In the ad, actor Ajay Singh Pal plays Nandu, who is seen smoking a cigarette outside a hospital in which his wife was admitted. When Akshay Kumar approaches him, he discusses his wife’s problems. Akshay explains that the money spent on two cigarettes could have been used to buy sanitary pads.

Akshay Kumar

According to some of the media reports, a Multiplex official shared with the news portal that this anti-smoking ad was a favorite because it gave an important message without any distracting visuals. He mentioned that it was amusing to see movie-goers repeating the dialogues of the ad as they had watched it for six years and memorized all the lines. He added that many fans will surely miss the ad.