Nargis Fakhri's controversial ad for giant Mobilink, posing in a red dress with a cell phone drew sharp reactions of the people and caused furor among fans, calling it nonsense and inappropriate for objectifying the actress.
THE 36- year old heroine said that, she has been with Mobilink as their brand ambassador for the last 3 years and there has never been an issue like this. Main Tera Hero, star was totally unaware about her visuals being used for a mainstream newspaper ad of an Urdu daily reported the sources.
The 'Rock star' celebrity openly said that she wants her persona to be used for enhancing the brand's communication but not at the cost of being objectified for looks.
As a piece of advice, Aurora magazine stated that Mobilink should stop objectification of women while advertising and slated the Fakhri issue to be irrelevant.
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