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Coca Cola drops Salman Khan as brand ambassador for Thums Up, may rope in Ranveer Singh

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has been dropped as brand ambassador by beverages major Coca Cola India for its soft drink 'Thums Up' after four years of association.

India TV Business Desk New Delhi Published : Oct 19, 2016 19:33 IST, Updated : Oct 19, 2016 19:42 IST
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Coca Cola has dropped Salman Khan as brand ambassador of Thums Up

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has been dropped as brand ambassador by beverages major Coca Cola India for its soft drink 'Thums Up' after four years of association.

The company is in talks with young star Ranveer Singh to replace him, sources privy to the development said.  

The contract with Khan had expired last month and the company has chosen not to renew it, according to industry sources. 

When contacted, Coca Cola India declined to comment. The company's decision to not to renew the contract with the 50-year-old actor is more to do with the image of Coca Cola, which is seen as a young brand, a source said. 

"That explains why Coca Cola is talking to a much younger star like Ranveer Singh," the source added. 

Khan has been among the top celebrity endorsers reportedly charging Rs 5 crore per year per brand. 

Recently, he had courted controversy when he supported Pakistani artists saying "they were not terrorists" in the wake of a debate on whether they should be allowed to work in Indian movies after the Uri attack. 

Coca Cola India had roped in Khan as its brand ambassador for the second time to endorse its Thums Up brand in October 2012 replacing another Bollywood star Akshay Kumar. He had earlier endorsed the brand in early 2000s. 

At that time, Coca-Cola India had also signed an agreement with Being Human -- The Salman Khan Foundation -- to jointly promote, conceive and execute charitable and social activities. 

(With PTI inputs)

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