The famous no smoking ad – Nandu – featuring Akshay Kumar won’t be playing in theatres anymore.
Reports suggest that the Censor Board took down the ad a month ago.
This decision comes 6 years after the ad's release.
It is unclear why the ad was suddenly removed.
A new ad showing the benefits of quitting tobacco has replaced it.
The new ad focuses on positive changes in the body after quitting tobacco.
The original ad starred Akshay Kumar and Ajay Singh Pal as Nandu.
In the ad, Nandu smokes while talking about his wife's hygiene and health issues.
Akshay’s character tells Nandu to buy sanitary pads instead of cigarettes.
Theatres used to play the anti-smoking ad before movies and after the intermission.