A fortnight ago it was revealed that a dated Punjabi film, Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya had splashed Akshay Kumar all over its promotional campaign to present him as a prominent cast member. While sources close to the actor had dismissed this as a tactic from the makers to take undue advantage of his superstar appeal, courtesy the fact that he hadn't really shot for the film per se, Akshay is mighty upset now. Reason being that till date the makers haven't budged from their stand and continue to use Akshay's 'appearance' in its promos and other promotional design, despite the actor categorically staying away from it. "When the news first broke, those close to Akshay had made it clear that the footage shown in this Thakur Tapasvi directed affair was not for the film but for a generic message on Indo-Pak peace. A legal notice for this was put together as well.
- 9/5/2013
- by Joginder Tuteja
- BollywoodHungama
A fortnight ago it as revealed that a dated Punjabi film, ‘Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya’ had splashed Akshay Kumar all over its promotional campaign to present him as a prominent cast member. While sources close to the actor had dismissed this as a tactic from the makers to take undue advantage of his superstar appeal, courtesy the fact that he hadn’t really shot for the film per se, Akshay is mighty upset now. Reason being that till date the makers haven’t budged from their stand and continue to use Akshay’s ‘appearance’ in its promos and other promotional design, despite the actor categorically staying away from it.
“When the news first broke, those close to Akshay had made it clear that the footage shown in this Thakur Tapasvi directed affair was not for the film but for a generic message on Indo-Pak peace. A legal notice for this was put together as well.
“When the news first broke, those close to Akshay had made it clear that the footage shown in this Thakur Tapasvi directed affair was not for the film but for a generic message on Indo-Pak peace. A legal notice for this was put together as well.
- 9/5/2013
- by Joginder Tuteja
- Bollyspice
Akshay Kumar, who recently ventured into Punjabi film production, was in for a shock when one of his past patriotic statements was used against him in a promotional campaign of a Punjabi film, Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya. Apparently the actor was approached by the team of this film, asking him to talk about Indo-Pak peace, claiming it an Independence Day initiative. Unaware of the fact that the footage was being used for a movie, Akshay gladly obliged to make a friendly appearance for free. And now the film Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya is being promoted, using Akshay's friendly appearance as their Usp even in their ad campaigns. When Akshay's team was confronted with this fact, they were left fuming. However, the director of the film, Thakur Tapasvi, maintained that the film has Akshay in a cameo but no contract was being signed because it was a small role. But the...
- 8/21/2013
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
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