Prakash Jha slams top stars for endorsing pan masala brands: What are these legendary actors doing?

We have seen many big celebs from Bollywood have promoted pan masala brands by appearing in their ads. They have also faced backlash from public for promoting it. In a recent interview, director Prakash Jha without taking names of the stars (who endorsed it) has spoken about ‘top, legendary actors’ selling gutkha (tobacco) for money and not wanting to work in his films.

In an interview with Times of India, the Aashram director made the comment as he responded to his previous remark that he struggles to cast stars. He also said that he hasn’t made a film with ‘a big star in a while’. The filmmaker then said that when the stars take time out from selling tobaccos to focus on content, they will ‘come to him automatically’

He said, “There are 5-6 actors. Look at the condition of these actors. Why will they work in my films when they get ₹50 crores for doing one gutkha advertisement? The actors are selling gutkha. Can you imagine? What are these top, legendary actors doing?”

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He added, “We had gone to a school for location scouting. The principal of the school asked me what are you guys doing in the Mumbai film industry? The boys in our school are caught chewing gutkha. Roam around the north through Lucknow, Prayagraj and Mugalsarai, there are big hoardings put up where all our big stars are selling all types of gutkhas (tobaccos) and paan masalas.”

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