In the wake of allegations of racism and promoting child labour, after an advertisement of Kalyan Jewellers posed Aishwarya Rai at her elegant best and a black coloured kid holding an umbrella for her was published, the explanation give by Aish's representatives is not at all satisfying fans.
As people started to nail this ad on social network for its regressive portrayal of a kid, Aishwarya's manager made it clear that the actress has nothing to do with it. Their statement stated that Aish only poses for the shoot, but the final art-work creation rights will be vested with ad agency. Who is here to buy this argument? Netizens say that this is pure escapism nature of Aish, because no actress these days fails to see the final output of her advertisement campaign before it’s published.
On the other hand, Kalyan Jewellers has apologised for the ad and confirmed that it will pull the ad from the campaign. Calling that the creative was supposed to present the royalty, timeless beauty and elegance, the jeweller brand felt deep regrets for hurting sentiments of anyone, though unintentionally.
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