Bollywood diva Nargis Fakhri has stoked up controversy with her new advertisement. A senior investigative journalist has raised objections to a Pakistani Urdu newspaper Jang featuring Fakhri in a front page ad.
According to Express Tribune, Fakhri’s advertisement on the front page has created a stir over social media where people have condemned it by calling the advertisement ‘cheap’ and ‘absurd’. Many, including journalists, took to Twitter to condemn the ‘obscenity’ of the ad that simply shows Nargis Fakhri lying down with a phone in her hand while donning a red dress
Pakistani investigative journalist Ansar Abbasi was the first one to condemn the ad on the micro-blogging site while others later joined him.
My strong protest to top jang group management for this absurd front page ad in today's jang. pic.twitter.com/M5SRc1p3H7
— Ansar Abbasi (@AnsarAAbbasi) December 20, 2015
Abbasi protested the step and termed the ad as absurd in a tweet, while other users also responded to his outrage.
@AnsarAAbbasi you are right, her beautiful body curves have nothing to do with 3G phone and its "cheap price." I fully agree with you dear
— Matiullah Jan (@Matiullahjan919) December 20, 2015
@AnsarAAbbasi Abbasi sb. mujhe tu ek khatoon haath mein phone pakre dikhai de rahi hai, aap ki nazarain kia dekh rahi hai? What's in ur mind
— Imtiaz (@imtiazhkg) December 20, 2015
@AnsarAAbbasi Front page ad looks absurd but corruption, loot and plunder of the government is acceptable~
— Kadar Khan (@kadar_k) December 20, 2015
Dayummm @NargisFakhri https://t.co/bUVAW32uWW
— Athar Ali Khan (@AtharAliKhan) December 20, 2015
@AnsarAAbbasi why newspapers are trying to be like playboy or weekend type of magazine ?? These kind o adds look good in magazine not on NP
— Muhammed Amer (@amerdxb1) December 20, 2015
ajj jung walon nay front page par nargis fakhri ko chap dia hay kal sunny leone chap daingay.
— Mirza Lamer King (@iMirzaSaheb) December 20, 2015
cud've used a talent like @NargisFakhri in a much better way,@Mobilink's TOM / TRPs objectives still achieved!#makingnewspapersrelevantagain
— Aleem Qadeer (@aleemqadeer) December 20, 2015
However, some users found the protest absurd instead, with one writing “Jitna shor is pe much rha hai agr Taliban, Sipah Mehdi aur Tehrik e nifaz e Fiqah Jafriya pe mchta tou halaat behtr hotay :P”