Why Suneil Shetty rejected a tobacco ad. Suneil Shetty speaking to scribes revealed why he rejected a tempting tobacco ad. He said he turned down Rs40crs tobacco ad as a principle.
Suneil Shetty said "For a few crores, will I compromise that? No, I won’t." He revealed "Before passing away in 2017, dad was unwell from 2014, and I was looking after him. I was not in a state of mind. I had completely quit,"
He continued "However, the same morning I got an offer to do a health show. I saw it as a calling," He revealed "When you take a gap of 6–7 years, you think that you don’t know your craft, that things have changed, that nobody knows you I was not comfortable."
Suneil Shetty shared "I have been offered Rs 40 crore for a tobacco ad," adding, "I looked at him and said, ‘Do you think I will fall for the money? I won’t.’" He further remarked, "I won’t do anything that will leave a blemish on Ahan and Athiya. Now nobody even dares to come to me with such offers."