Akshay, Kangna not brand ambassadors of International Fleet Review: Parrikar

February 07, 2016 17:17

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today denied reports that Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar and Kangana Ranaut were brand ambassadors of the ongoing International Fleet Review, hosted by Indian Navy.

"Brand ambassadors have to sell brand right from the beginning. I don't think that there is any selling by these two (Akshay Kumar and Kangana)," Parrikar said.

"They were definitely invited (to the opening ceremony)...but no contract or nothing has been paid to them," he told reporters.

Earlier, there were some reports in a section of media that the two film actors had been roped-in as brand ambassadors of IFR 2016. Kumar and Ranaut had taken part in the opening ceremony of IFR on Friday.

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