Akshay again criticized for advertisement

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. His time at the box office is not going well. This actor is in controversy over an ad.

The central government of India has created a series of advertisements to raise awareness about road safety. Akshay is seen in the role of a policeman. Recently, there has been a storm of criticism on social media about one of its advertisements.

India’s Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari shared the ad on social media last week. It shows the bride leaving her father’s house. The father is crying while saying goodbye to his daughter. Standing next to her, Akshay can be heard saying, ‘Daughter of the house, the angel of father’s love is going. If you send the girl in such a car, you will get tears.’ Explaining this comment, Akshay said that only the front of the car has airbags. Therefore, vehicles should be provided with front and rear airbags. It keeps everyone safe.

A section of netizens claimed that the ad promoted dowry while creating awareness about road safety.

However, Akshay’s involvement in controversy over advertisements is not new. Earlier, ‘Khiladi of Bollywood’ came under criticism for advertising Panmasala. A question arises as to how a health conscious star like him promotes Panmasala. Later this actor removed himself from the advertisement. He also apologized to the fans.

Akshay Kumar’s latest films ‘Bachchan Pandey’, ‘Samrat Prithviraj’, ‘Raksha Bandhan’ did not do well at the box office. His next movie. It will be released on August 11. He will also be seen in ‘Gorkha’, ‘Capsule Gill’, ‘Ram Setu’, ‘Selfie’.