'KGF2' teaser: Karnataka Health Department, Anti-Tobacco Cell object to smoking visuals

teaser of highly anticipated film KGF: Chapter 2 which has been receiving love from people, recently witnessed objections from Karnataka State Anti-Tobacco Cell and Health Department regarding smoking visuals. Yash starrer teaser showed South Indian superstar lighting a cigarette and smoking. According to Indian Express, Karnataka State Anti-Tobacco Cell said that visuals showing actor smoking, violated Section 5 of Cigarettes and Or Tobacco Products (Prohibition of vertisement and Regulation of Tre and Commerce, Production, Supply, and Distribution) 2003 followed by which department decided to seek deletion of teaser from online platforms.

Objectionable smoking visuals in KGF: Chapter 2 teaser

On or hand, Karnataka Health Department has also appealed to Yash, to remove problematic scenes from teaser and film. At one point in time, teaser showcases a scene where actor blows up a row of jeeps with a machine gun and goes on to light a cigarette using barrel of red-hot gun. leing portal quoted Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K Sudhakar who said that Yash is into social work, and he mires him a lot. According to him, Health Department has me an appeal to him about his upcoming film. A smoking scene in film has been brought under his tice and he is well versed with fact that department officials have asked Yash to remove that scene. Owing to young fan base of actor, Sudhakar feels that this is important for all and is applicable to all his films. 

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Meanwhile, a letter objecting to visuals in forthcoming film’s teaser has been sent to film’s director Prashant Neel, actor Yash, and producer Vijay Kiragandur. According to tice, it is mandatory to display statutory warning, “Smoking is injurious to health” warning on screen if y decide to showcase such scenes in film or teaser.  teaser of Yash-starrer Kanna movie sent netizens into a frenzy with stunning visuals and action sequences. That was evident in statistics that two-minute video was recorded within just 24 hours. makers of KGF: Chapter 2 shared that movie was ‘rewriting history’ as its teaser received over 78 million views within 24 hours of its release. This including 4.2 million likes, which is being reported as best among releases in South film industry. 

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