Commenting on the post, a fan wrote in Hindi: “Hello sir, I just one question for you. Why did you endorse a pan masala brand? Then what is the difference between you and these Tatpunjis (broke artists)”
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Responding to it, Amitabh said, “If some people are getting benefits from an industry, we should not think as to ‘why am I getting associated with it?’ If it is an industry, then we too should think of it as our industry. Now, you may think that I should not be doing it, but I get paid for it.
I get paid for it.
This is why it is a bad idea to put any actor on a pedestal and make him/her your idol. There is no amount of money that is enough.
We tell ourselves that I want to earn money because money gives me choice. I can say no to things that I don’t want to do. If I don’t want to promote a product I can say no because I have lot of money.
Mr. Bachchan is in the position to say no to any business deal that he doesn’t want to do. It is more hurtful to a fan who considers Mr. Bachchan as his ideal all his life to find out that he made this choice willingly and has no issue promoting a product that is ruining lakhs of families.
YaY Capitalism.