Many mainstream actors in the Hindi film industry have endorsed chewing tobacco, or pan masala, at some point in their careers. It’s common knowledge that television advertising does not bind ...

The industry’s response to the ban is equally mixed up and, er, murky.  Fight or flee The gutkha industry is highly fragmented. Dozens of regional players (like Shikhar and Dilbagh in Delhi) dominate ...

Controversy over a campaign for India's Pan Bahar starring Hollywood star Pierce Brosnan refuses to die down—with the company claiming that the actor knew what he was endorsing despite his claims that ...

New Delhi: The Union health ministry is planning to ask the BCCI to stop dislaying hoardings with smokeless tobacco advertisements, especially surrogate ads by gutka manufacturers endorsed by ...