Updated On: 11 October, 2021 03:06 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
A statement issued on behalf of Amitabh read: "`Kamala Pasand`... a few days after the commercial was aired , Mr Bachchan contacted the brand and stepped out of it last week

Amitabh Bachchan/picture courtesy: AFP
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on his 79th birthday on Monday announced that he has terminated his contract with a pan masala brand, saying that he wasn`t aware that it `falls under surrogate advertising`. A statement issued on behalf of Amitabh read: "`Kamala Pasand`... a few days after the commercial was aired , Mr Bachchan contacted the brand and stepped out of it last week. "Upon checking why this sudden move - it was revealed that when Mr Bachchan became associated with the brand, he wasn`t aware that it falls under surrogate advertising."
The statement from Amitabh`s office further read: "Mr Bachchan has terminated the contract with the Brand, has written to them his termination and has returned the money received for the promotion."