Police complaint filed against Akshay Kumar over controversial TV ad

The TV commercial is for a washing powder brand.

In the two-minute-long video, Kumar can be seen dressed as a Marathi warrior.

The ad film shows Kumar's character and his fellow soldiers getting mocked by his wife for their soiled clothes, after successfully returning from a battle.

The soldiers are then seen dancing and washing their clothes using Nirma, the detergent product.

The complainant, Suryakant Jaggannath Jadhav has submitted a written complaint and a CD containing the footage of the advertisement.

He has alleged that the commercial defames great warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

He has further alleged that the advertisement has hurt the sentiments of the people of Maharashtra, and it disrespects Marathi culture.

He has sought action against Kumar and the detergent company.

Separately, on the work front, Kumar-starrer Good Newwz is ruling the box office. The film, that released on December 27, has crossed the Rs. 150 crore mark.

Kumar has three major films coming up in 2020. They include Rohit Shetty's cop film Sooryavanshi, comedy horror film Laxmmi Bomb, and Kumar's first historical drama film Prithviraj, based on the life of king Prithviraj Chauhan.