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Branding Wednesday- Gawker’s Take on HDFC Na Sir Jhuka Hai Kabhi …

Posted on July 30, 2008

Remember the HDFC Ad where a family is shown at the railway station where everyone refuses each-other’s help. Gawker at ‘A Goose Nest’ stretches it to its logical conclusion. The post is hilarious and I have cross posted it at the Ad Critics too. And if you can find a video of the Ad, please let me know because I can’t find one.

A little boy is playing on the platform, probably the old guy’s grandson. He falls down. The old guy is about to run and pick him up. His son frowns at his father, saying no. The old guy is chastised. Little boy stands up on his own. He maintains his dignity.

Everyone walks to the parking lot. Old guy is about to cross the street. A car comes careening by. The son is about to pull the old guy back in order to save him from being run over. His mother frowns at him. The son, chastised, lets his father walk on. The car runs over the old guy. He maintains his dignity.

The old guy is hurt and bleeding. He tries to get up. His wife puts forth her hand to help him off the road. His son frowns at her. She pulls back, chastised. The old guy falls back onto the road. The old guy maintains his dignity.

A crowd gathers. Someone calls the ambulance. Paramedics are about to help the old guy onto a stretcher. The old guy frowns at them. They cease and desist. The old guy crawls onto the stretcher by himself, moaning in pain and leaving a trail of blood behind him. The old guy maintains his dignity.

3 thoughts on “Branding Wednesday- Gawker’s Take on HDFC Na Sir Jhuka Hai Kabhi …”

  1. Sidhusaaheb says:
    July 30, 2008 at 12:26 pm

    😀

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  2. Pecos Blue says:
    July 31, 2008 at 10:23 pm

    Wow I will have to check it out.

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  3. Mridula says:
    August 1, 2008 at 5:30 am

    Sidu, I did enjoy the spoof more than the ad!Pecos Blue you should check it out 😀 It is a nice read.

    Reply

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