A couple of months back, Ajay Devgn, Shahrukh Khan and Akshay Kumar came together to promote Vimal Elaichi – a product by a tobacco company. While it is known that Ajay Devgn and SRK are smokers, Akshay Kumar has been incredibly vocal about health and fitness, posting videos of his workouts every now and then. For him to promote a product by a tobacco brand left his fans in shock and threw immense criticism his way.
Setting the right example, Kartik Aaryan refused a pan masala deal worth Rs 8-9 crore, reported The Indian Express. After this, he emerged as a responsible youth icon.
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A prominent ad guru allegedly said, “That boy Kartik Aaryan has said no to around Rs. 8-9 crore offer to endorse paan masala. Kartik seems to have principles, a rare commodity in today’s actors who suffer from the gift of the ‘grab’. Saying no to such big money is not easy. But Kartik is conscious of his responsibility as a youth icon.”
Several fans took to Twitter to laud the actor’s actions and claimed that other celebrities could learn a thing or two from him. Have a look:
Proud of you Suparstar ❤️@TheAaryanKartik https://t.co/NGqUtHK453
— 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐤'𝐬__𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢_💓 (@kartikxworld) August 29, 2022
We have to stop this 👏 #KartikAryan https://t.co/wzchdwixun
— Vijay Choudhary (@_vijaychoudhary) August 29, 2022
He is one of the bollywoodian people love now days https://t.co/I5pp9OiOC6
— saurabh tripathi (@_saurabh_tp) August 29, 2022
reason why people are not boycotting his films !!… https://t.co/fhSyqMKkUf
— Shravan (@shravan_001) August 29, 2022
Nothing to say!
Thank you @TheAaryanKartik for saving innumerable youths who follow you blindly. https://t.co/M1zvevN76A— Jahir-ul (@Zuheb_786) August 29, 2022
Kudos to you, Kartik Aaryan!