Published 19:11 IST, November 1st 2019

Anushka Sharma-Farokh Engineer row: Amul pokes fun in latest topical

As Anushka Sharma lashed out at Farokh Engineer over his statement that selectors had served the actor tea, Amul poked fun at it in its latest topical.

Reported by: Joel Kurian
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Amul, for years, has been entertaining audiences with ir animated topicals. Any major event happens and one can expect creative minds at dairy brand to come up with a brilliant use of wordplay and Amul girl, to highlight it and also promote mselves. brand didn’t waste too much time in coming out with an illustration for Anushka Sharma’s heated response for being linked to controversial events related to Indian cricket. Former Indian cricketer Farokh Engineer, whose comments about actor being served tea by selectors got her charged up, too featured in graphic, for ‘Engineering a controversy.' 

READ: Farokh Engineer: MSK Prasad Calls Out Ex-India Cricketer

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Exactly a day after Anushka Sharma’s post left fans and even celebrities excited, Amul released ir latest topical. Anushka turns into Amul Girl here and is at cricket stands. She is seen with cup of ‘tea’ in her hand, one of important components of controversy, and of course, bread and butter, while Farokh Engineer is seen with a bat in his hand and an im of an Indian cricketer in his hand. caption read, “Engineering a controversy” and ar line featured a play of words, ‘selected to serve’, over how Farokh’s criticism of selectors, along with name of Anushka, had swballed into a controversy. 

READ: I Profusely Apologise To Anushka, Criticised Only Selectors: Farokh

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Anushka in a strongly-worded post on social media lashed out at all controversies she had become a part of, be it being linked with her husband and Indian captain Virat Kohli’s performance, or being accused of interfering with selection policy and attending closed-door meetings, 'overstaying' authorised time with her husband on foreign tour, BCCI’s ‘security’ for her with regards to her tickets, her visit to High Commisioner in London. She wrote that she had kept quiet about her name used for se stories all this while, but silence could t be taken for truth. She asked media persons, netizens and celebrities to keep her out of this.

Here’s her post: 

READ: "Said It In Jest": Farokh Engineer Apologises To Anushka Sharma

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On professional front, Anushka Sharma was last seen in movie Zero. She had featured as lead actor opposite Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif too had played a crucial role in it. actor, however, is yet to anunce her next, though she was linked to star in a reported remake of Satta Pe Satta, that is reportedly set to feature Hrithik Roshan and be directed by Farah Khan. 

READ: Farokh Engineer Criticises Harbhajan Singh For His Comments On Ashwin

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19:03 IST, November 1st 2019