Ranveer Singh's 'sexist' ad sparks outrage

Known for his suave style and charming personality, Ranveer Singh has landed himself in hot water for appearing in an advert which has been slammed for being sexist in nature.

The billboard - in question, shows Ranveer carrying a girl over his shoulders with the caption reading, "Don't hold back. Take your work home." Of course, social media was abuzz criticises the actor.



https://twitter.com/Actor_Siddharth/status/800382616113467392

After receiving a lot of flak from celebs and public on social media, Ranveer has finally broken his silence.

In a recent statement, the actor said, "It was important to give the brand creative freedom while designing their campaign, but I guess we got it wrong on one of those billboards and I'm sorry this happened but it's a thing of the past.. we rectified it immediately by having that hoarding taken down ASAP from everywhere over 30 cities overnight. I treat all women with the utmost respect both professionally and personally and would never do anything to disrespect them."

We have stopped the Indian campaign made by our Indian company. We didn’t intend to offend anyone #notholdingback

— JACK & JONES (@JackandJonesTM) November 23, 2016

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