No more Nandu! End of an era as CBFC discontinues Indian Movie News
In 2012, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare together with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting mandated that movies depicting smoking scenes need to play anti-smoking adverts earlier than the start of the movie and after the intermission level. The first advert that got here into play concerned a man named Mukesh Harane who died at a younger age because of most cancers attributable to tobacco consumption. The adverts modified at common intervals and in 2018, the CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) instructed that an advert, that includes Akshay Kumar and Ajay Singh Pal, be proven in movies with smoking scenes. This advert proved to be an exception as not like different earlier adverts, this advert wasn’t taken down after a sure level in time. Sadly, after six years, the a lot standard advert has been changed.
Bollywood Hungama has discovered that final month, a resolution was taken to discontinue Akshay Kumar’s anti-smoking advert by CBFC. It was changed by a new advert, exhibiting how quitting tobacco can result in constructive adjustments in your physique within 20 minutes. The just lately launched movies like Jigra and Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video had scenes of smoking and so they had been launched with out the Akshay Kumar advert.
The advert that includes Akshay Kumar was first proven during the release of his 2018 Independence Day movie, Gold. It exhibits Akshay Kumar telling a man named Nandu to stop smoking and use the money saved to buy a sanitary pad for his spouse. The advert additionally helped promote his earlier 2018 movie Pad Man. Interestingly, this advert was solely necessary for Hindi movies by CBFC.
Nandu on this advert was performed by an actor named Ajay Singh Pal. In an unique interview with Bollywood Hungama in March 2020, he revealed that people used to acknowledge him on the streets because of the advert. He stated, “Out of 100, 20-25 people on average realize that I am Nandu. Most people however feel that Nandu must be a big star staying in Mumbai and that he can’t be seen in Bhopal! A few remark that I look like that guy from the anti-smoking ad! Haan, bacche bade sharp hote hai; bacche pehchaan lete hai mujhe!”
An official at a multiplex advised Bollywood Hungama on the situation of anonymity, “It was my favourite anti-smoking ad as it gave out an important message without any disturbing visuals. It also used to be amusing to see moviegoers repeating the dialogues from the ad. After all, they were watching the ad for 6 years. The moviegoers had memorized all its lines! I am sure I am and many other moviegoers will surely miss the ad.”
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