Ajay Devgn reacts to fan's stop endorsing tobacco appeal

Ajay Devgn is often trolled on social media for his advertisements for an alleged tobacco product. Recently, one of his fans, a 40-year-old man from Rajasthan had appealed to him to stop endorsing tobacco. Ajay Devgn, who is busy promoting his new film De De Pyaar De nowadays, recently opened up about the appeal and accusation of promoting a tobacco brand. He contractually maintains to not endorse tobacco products.

He further added that the ads people see him in are that of Elaichi (cardamom) and not tobacco. He told PTI that he is in touch with the fan and stated,

I have always maintained in my contracts that I am not promoting tobacco. Whatever the ads are, they are of ilaaichi (cardamom) and my contract says it will be non-tobacco. So if the same company is selling something else, I don't know what to do.

He also added that as an actor he tries not to smoke on-screen if the character doesn't demand him to. Giving an example, he said,

In my latest film, De De Pyaar De, I'm playing a regular man who does not smoke. But if I'm playing a Malik bhai in a film like Company, how will it be without smoking? Without taking any names, we were playing somebody (real) who smoked. So it would have been wrong to not show it as it would not be true to the role.

Ajay Devgn is gearing up for the release of De De Pyaar De co-starring Tabu and Rakul Preet Singh. The Akiv Ali directorial is slated for a May 17 release. Post that Ajay Devgn will be seen as Maratha warrior in Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, RRR and Syed Abdul Rahim biopic among other films.

Singham 3, Golmaal 5 and a Total Dhamaal sequel are also in the offing. He is also expected to make an appearance in Akshay Kumar starrer Sooryavanshi as Bajirao Singham.