It was CRED's IPL 2021 ad in which Dravid wanted to beat up people while stuck in traffic.
Rahul Dravid, retired Indian cricketer and the poster man for chill has lost his cool. Yes, you read it right. The unthinkable has become reality.
In a spot for CRED, ‘Jammy’ as he is popularly called loses his cool while stuck in traffic. From egging someone for a fight to spilling liquid on a car’s window to yelling “Indranagar ka gunda hun main”.
In the ad description, the former cricketer says, “Hi, this is Rahul Dravid writing the description for this video. Sorry, I lost my temper there. I am meditating these days. Well, I am just writing this to let you know that CRED truly rewards you every time you pay your credit card bills on time. They are good people.”
🤣 who wants a behind the scenes vlog of this? https://t.co/FCMF8WFM8U
— Tanmay Bhat (@thetanmay) April 9, 2021
Tanmay Bhat, stand-up comic and co-founder, AIB (a now-defunct comedy collective) who was the brains behind CRED’s first campaign last year tweeted, “who wants a behind the scenes vlog of this?”
He wrote this ad along with Devaiah Bopanna, Puneet Chadha, Nupur Pai, and Vishal Dayama. Ayappa KM, founder, Early Man Film directed it.
It was present India team captian Virat Kohli who first shared the ad and it, within seconds, became the latest viral ad of 2021. Brands, obviously, couldn't hold themselves in their seats:
Dunzo
Calling all angry gundas of Indiranagar to get out of traffic Jammys, sit Toit at home, and order in some Chakum Chukum. You chill Bob's, we'll be your Sarathi and come Humming to your Corner House with a Shalimar delivery. Stepping out should always be Plan B.
— Dunzo (@DunzoIt) April 9, 2021
Zomato
deliveries in Indiranagar miiight be late today due to an angry gunda on the road
— zomato (@zomato) April 9, 2021
boAt
Everyone right now: An angry gunda in the streets of Bengaluru
Everyone at 7:30pm: An Angry Gunda in the field for Bengaluru
If the noise gets too much, you know what to do! 🎧#SoundOfChampions#MIvRCB— boAt (@BoatNirvana) April 9, 2021
Spotify
Want to avoid turning into an angry gunda in Bangalore traffic? We have a podcast for that.
— Spotify India (@spotifyindia) April 9, 2021
OYO
Stuck in Indiranagar? #ComeToOYO#IndiraNagarKaGunda
— OYO (@oyorooms) April 9, 2021
CARS24
Reports coming in from Indiranagar that a Gunda is breaking cars, if this Gunda has damaged your car too, we are offering free upgrades.
T&C apply— CARS24 India (@cars24india) April 9, 2021
Radio City
#BengaluruUpdates
We give you all the traffic updates around Indiranagar while the angry gunda delays traffic. Also, tune in for some music.#AngryGunda #RahulDravid #RadioCityBengaluru— Radio City (@radiocityindia) April 9, 2021
HDFC Bank
#IndiraNagarkaGunda can chill out this summer with HDFC Bank #SummerTreats and enjoy 5000+ offers on Loans, Cards and EasyEMI#RahulDravid #IPL2021
— HDFC Bank (@HDFC_Bank) April 9, 2021
Paytm
If being stuck in a 𝘫𝘢𝘮 can turn you into this...
Imagine what being stuck on "Payment Processing" can do. 😉— Paytm (@Paytm) April 9, 2021
Pepsi India
That moment when you realize someone drank your new refreshing Pepsi.#IndiraNagarkaGunda
— Pepsi India (@PepsiIndia) April 9, 2021
Rajasthan Royals
Some of Dravid’s best performances 🙌 pic.twitter.com/fDN9a2juVs
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 9, 2021