'Bollywood can’t afford you, but pan masala can': Mahesh Babu gets trolled for promoting tobacco brand

After Bollywood celebrities such as Akshay Kumar, SRK, and Ajay Devgn endorsing the paan masala brand, now Mahesh Babu took to join the row for not only promoting a tobacco product but also attracting resultant backlashes.

Twitter flooded with criticism towards the Telugu actor with many pulling his recent 'Bollywood can’t afford me...' comment. People sarcastically questioned and slammed Mahesh Babu by saying, "Bollywood can't afford u but pan masala brand does."

Take a look at some of the tweets, right here:

During the trailer launch event of Adivi Sesh's upcoming film 'Major', Mahesh was asked about venturing into the Hindi film industry, given the trend of pan-India films in today's times. To that, the actor said, "I may sound arrogant, I did get a lot of offers in Hindi. But I think they can't afford me. I don't want to waste my time."

Superstar Akshay Kumar in the past apologised to his fans for featuring in an advertising campaign of a paan masala brand. "I would like to apologise to you, all my fans and well-wishers. Your reaction over the past few days has deeply affected me. While I have not and will not endorse tobacco, I respect the outpouring of your feelings in light of my association...With all humility, I step back. I have decided to contribute the entire endorsement fee towards a worthy cause," he had tweeted.