Doctors protest against Aishwarya's smoking poster

About 1,500 doctors from Mumbai, attached to Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD), gathered at KEM Hospital and pinned black ribbons to their white robes to protest against the poster of the film Guzaarish showing actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan smoking

The protest received support from Indian Medical Association, Mumbai, and Doctors for You, a non-government organistaion. MARD is expecting to get support from total 3,500 member doctors of MARD from across the states.

The doctors want Aishwarya to personally explain to the youth, especially women, the evils of smoking. “We want the poster removed immediately from BEST buses and other places and a boycott of the film by all concerned citizens. We also want the censor board to act sensibly,” said Dr Madhav Swami, president, MARD.

Guzaarish, directed by Bhansali and starring Aishwarya and Hrithik Roshan, released on Friday across the state.

Doctors are also upset with a recent statement made by Anurag Kashyap, who directed ‘No Smoking’, starring John Abraham, three years ago.





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