Actors Who Are The Top Brand Ambassadors of Indian Tourism

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Celebrities have always been promoting and endorsing goods and services because of the social status they have.

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan has been very involved in social work. Amitabh donated Rs. 11 lakh to clear the debts of nearly 40 beleaguered farmers in Andhra Pradesh. He also donated Rs. 30 lakh to clear the debts of some 100 farmers in Vidarbha. In 2010, he donated Rs. 11 lakh for Resul Pookutty’s foundation, a medical centre at Kochi. Amitabh Bachchan also donated Rs. 2.5 lakh to Delhi Police constable, Subhash Chand Tomar’s family, who died after succumbing to injuries during anti-gang rape protest for the2012 Delhi gang rape.
Big B, as he is popularly called, is the brand ambassador for Gujarat Tourism. Initially not all were in favor of agreeing with Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to make Amitabh Bachan the brand ambassador. But all those who disagreed had to cut a sorry face since revenues have picked up ever since Mr Bachchan has been promoting tourism in Gujrat.

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan is a frequent television presenter and a stage show performer. The media often label him as “Brand SRK” because of his many endorsements and entrepreneurship ventures. Khan’s philanthropic endeavor have provided healthcare and disaster relief, and he was honored with UNESCO’s Pyramide con Marni award in 2011 for his support of children’s education.
Shah Rukh’s Khan became the son of Bengal when he bought the IPL cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders. He was soon given the title of being the brand ambassador of the West Bengal Tourism Board. The actor who was chosen for his celebrity appeal has apparently declined any remuneration for doing this promotional activity for West Bengal.

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Prachi Desai

Prachi won several film and television awards, including the Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role. She shot to fame in the movie ‘Rock On’ and was selected to be the tourism ambassador of Goa in 2011. She was given the title by Goa tourism director Swapnil Naik because Prachi had that grounded personality and a traditional outlook.

Prachi Desai

Hema Malini

Hema Malini is an Indian actress, director, producer, dancer and politician. The Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank called upon the yesteryears ‘dream girl’ aka Hema Malini to be the brand ambassador for the Spears Ganga campaign that was started to clean up the Ganga. In 2007, Malini entered a promotional contract with Kent RO Systems, makers of a mineral water purifier system.

Hrithik Roshan

Roshan is one of the highest-paid actors in India and has won various awards, including six Filmfare awards. He ranks high in listings of the most popular Indian celebrities. He was selected as brand ambassador for the Maharashtra tourism board as talks with Madhuri Dixit did not materialize.

Hritik Roshan

 

Priyanka Chopra

She has received numerous awards, including a National Film Award and five Filmfare Awards. In 2016, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, and Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In recognition of her contribution to women’s empowerment after she played the Character of ” Mary Kom” aka India’s only female boxer who won the Olympic BOXING medal . The Assam government has appointed top Bollywood actor & ex- Miss universe Priyanka Chopra as the state’s tourism brand ambassador for two years.

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Arjan Kripal
Arjan comes from a family of professional cricketers. His grandfather, father and uncle have all represented India. Arjan himself captained the Indian Under 19 Team, and has played first class cricket for Tamil Nadu. He is a qualified coach, a BCCI match referee and even holds a world record in cricket! Arjan’s cricket career saw him travel extensively across the world. He has since discovered that he has an insatiable wander lust and a flair for planning itineraries for family and friends – a love and skill that has naturally progressed into setting up Get Up and Go. Arjan is a certified scuba diver and has bungee jumped, sky dived and paraglided several times. He has been to every continent and corner of the world, reveling in exotic foods and myriad photo ops; from walking the Inca Trail in Peru, to swimming with Whale sharks in Mexico… Arjan has even come face to face with a Great White Shark in South Africa! “I want to share all my varied journeys with fellow travellers so they can experience, first hand, something that has been so rewarding for me.”