The ad featuring Sanjana Sanghi shows the Dil Bechara actress slapping her boyfriend multiple times over deciding which film to watch. Actress Pooja Bedi reacted saying she is 'absolutely horrified'
Sanjana Sanghi
Sanjana Sanghi is facing the heat for 'promoting violence against men'. The Dil Bechara actor features in an ad for a streaming app, where a man and a woman are confused about what to watch. Sanghi slaps the male co-model eight times and says they should watch the eighth show on the app.
Several netizens, including Pooja Bedi, were 'horrified' by the ad. "Domestic violence against men is not acceptable. What if a man was slapping a woman?" posted Bedi.
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Absolutely HORRIFIED 2 watch this advt. Domestic violence against men is NOT acceptable. What if a man was slapping a woman in this advt? This should NEVER CLEAR an advertising board! #men have rights! #domesticviolence@sharmarekha @smritiirani @DeepikaBhardwaj @amitdeshmra https://t.co/9yph7VMuAw
— Pooja Bedi (@poojabeditweets) December 9, 2020
Following backslash, Sanjana Sanghi deleted the ad from her Instagram account.
Netizens pointed out that "there would be protests" and "calls for banning the ad" if the roles were reversed.
Rubbish ad !!
— Mahima (@mahima6_7) December 10, 2020
Physical abuse should not be tolerated against any being !#SanjanaSanghi
specially the slap in this particular ad was extremely violent !!! pic.twitter.com/0Tol8Ac4Lp
#Thappad by #taapseepannu no no no...and But #Thappad by #sanjanasanghi Cool..Cool..Cool..!! pic.twitter.com/bwgXUMixwk
— Maneesh Rai (@maneeshrai13) December 10, 2020
#ShameOnSanjanaSanghi
— Eishani (@EishaTweets) December 10, 2020
You guys preach about smashing patriarchy and yet you cannot respect the other gender.
As if fake Me too allegations weren't enough that now you're promoting violence against men.
Respect needs to be given both ways.
Shame on you.#ShameOnSanjanaSanghi
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— Amit Verma: #Let'sBuildOurIndia (@PhotonSupport) December 10, 2020
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The Advertising Standards Council of India, which was alerted about the ad through Twitter, said, "Thank you for tagging us, we are already processing the complaint against this advertisement."
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On the work front, Sanjana Sanghi is set to join actor Aditya Roy Kapur in the upcoming action film, OM: The Battle Within. The action-thriller is co-produced by Ahmed Khan, who previously helmed Baaghi 3, and directed by debutant Kapil Verma.
"After exploring many scripts and possibilities for a while, OM felt just right since it was the spectrum jump I was looking for in terms of throwing myself into an entirely unchartered territory of a big commercial actioner, being executed in a never-seen-before way that is going to present me with new and exciting challenges," Sanjana said.
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