Actor Ranveer Singh, whose new advertisement for a menswear brand has been slammed on social media. The advert was slammed by many for being sexist and for showing insensitivity towards sexual harassment of women at the workplace.
Ranveer Singh who is famous for his suave style and charming personality has landed himself in hot water for appearing in an advert which has been slammed for being sexist in nature.
The billboard Shows Ranveer carrying a girl over his shoulders with the caption “Don’t hold back. Take your work home.” Of course, social media was abuzz criticizes the actor.
After receiving a lot of flak from celebs and public on social media, Ranveer has finally broken his silence.
Ranveer said in a statement, “It was important to give the brand the creative freedom while designing the campaign but I guess we got it wrong on one of those billboards. I am sorry this happened but it is a thing of past. We rectified it immediately by having the hoarding taken down as early as possible from over 30 cities overnight, I treat all women with utmost respect both professionally and personally and would never do anything to disrespect them,” he said.