8 Controversial TV Ads Which Were Banned In India

Zee Media Bureau
Mar 15, 2023

Tanishq Ad On Interfaith Marriage

Jewellery brand had to pull back its ad after receiving backlash with some accusing it of promoting 'love jihad' and 'fake secularism'.

Pooja Bedi And Marc Robinson's Kamasutra Condom Advertisement

Pooja Bedi and Marc Robinson’s 1991 commercial was banned by Doordarshan.

Bipasha Basu's New York Lotto Advertisement

In a 1999 commercial for New York Lotto, Bipasha Basu went bold and the ad was meant for the international audience.

Milind Soman and Madhu Sapre's Nude Ad For Tuff Shoes

Tuff shoe ad commercial of the 90s featured then supermodels Madhu Sapre and Milind Soman nude with a python covering their modesty.

Amul Macho Ad Banned

Amul Macho commercial and Lux Cosy innerwear ad were deemed indecent, vulgar and suggestive.

Fab India Diwali Ad Banned

Jashn-e-Riwaaz advertisement was pulled off after senior BJP leaders slammed the brand and accused it of 'defacing' Diwali by linking the festival to an Urdu term.

Amul's China Ban Advertisement

The Cooperative diary's Twitter was briefly blocked when their topical urging Ban on Chinese goods was displayed.

Aamir Khan's Ceat Tyre Diwali Ad

Ceat tyre's 2021 Diwali ad featuring Aamir Khan irked a few.

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