Has Kartik Aaryan dropped his multi-crore Chinese Oppo contract?
Amid the ongoing Indo-China tensions, followed by 'digital strike' by Indian Government under which 59 Chinese apps were banned, Bollywood too has extended its support. Reportedly, Kartik Aaryan has dropped a multi-crore deal with a Chinese phone brand, Oppo. Speculations began on social media after the actor was seen holding an iPhone in his latest Instagram picture.
"Yes. I am that Bua who needs to click the sky every time there is a cloud," the actor captioned the picture.
However, an official statement from Kartik Aaryan's team is awaited. We will update the copy as soon as we get any confirmation.
Earlier, The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE)also appealed to the industry members to refrain from promoting Chinese apps. "@fwicemum appeals to all the celebrities & techinicians not to promote any Chinese apps post India banning them & hearby stand by the decisions taken in the interest of the national security," wrote Ashoke Pandit on Twitter.
@fwicemum appeals to all the celebrities & techinicians not to promote any Chinese apps post India banning them & hearby stand by the decisions taken in the interest of the national security. pic.twitter.com/dc5oYcwffd
— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) July 1, 2020
Indian Government banned 59 Chinese Apps including TikTok, Shareit, Shein and WeChat.
Even before Government banned these apps, educator and innovator Sonam Wangchuk's appealed masses to boycott Chinese products. Inspired by Wangchuk, Archana Puran Singh, an avid TikTok user, deleted her account as well as the app. Arshad Warsi, Milind Soman and Kamya Punjabi had also joined the campaign.