'Blatant violation of anti-tobacco law in 'Heroine' promos'

Updated On: 26 July, 2012 07:43 AM IST | | IANS

The newspaper advertisements of Madhur Bhandarkar's upcoming movie "Heroine", that features lead actress Kareena Kapoor with a cigarette on movie sets, have drawn flak for blatant violation of anti-tobacco laws

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'Blatant violation of anti-tobacco law in 'Heroine' promos'

In a letter written to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, NGO Health Related Information Dissemination Amongst Youth (HRIDAY) points out violation of law, regulating display of tobacco use in films.u00a0"Leading national dailies (on May 23) and online versions of several newspapers carried an 'on the sets' photograph of 'Heroine'. The picture shows actress Kareena Kapoor smoking a cigarette and holding a glass of amber colour liquid, depicted as alcohol," the letter said.

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