I put together ten funny Indian commercials. I've wanted to do this for many years but it always seemed difficult for me as an European. India is a huge country with millions of commercials which I don't know and also don't understand. When I started to inform myself, I realized, I was wrong. 1. They don't have millions of commercials, but billions. 2. The ads are not so hard to understand because the advertisements speak for themselves and they often use Hindi and English as well as Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and many other of their many other languages. 3. I learned that the Indian adverts don't match the stereotypical perceptions we often have. Not everything is Bollywood, not everyone is dancing, and not everybody wears colorful dresses. Well, sometimes they do ... So I used the occassion to learn more about India, their ads and about their culture. It was an enriching experience. May you enjoy it!

Thanks to the viewer Jyothi Rohan5 who asked me in a comment to come up with such a video - now I did!

These ads are included:

1. Perfetti Van Melle, Center Fruit Chewing Gum with "Forest" from 2017

2. Fevicol Ezee Spray / Ezeespray by Pidilite with Adhesive For Unbreakable Bonds with Narendra Khatri by Ogilvy Mumbai from 2018

3. Perfetti Van Melle, Center Shock Electrik Gum with "Fresh Hair Cut" from 2007

4. Airtel Voice Message, "I miss you so much, it hurts" with the superstars Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Kareena Kapoor from 2008

5. Pepsi India, "Tutorial How To Watch ICC World at the Hospital" with Ranbir Kapoor from 2012

6. Amul Macho, "Race" with Saif Ali Khan from 2011

7. Kit Kat India, the famous "Dancing Babies" from 2013

8. Dixcy Scott Innerwear, "Bagpipe Competition" with superstar Salman Khan from 2016 by Ogilvy Mumbai (the commercial has actually no name, as far as I know, the campaign slogan is "Fully Elastic, Fully Fantastic")

9. Olx India, "Sushil" from 2018

10. Dabangg Ka Swag, Dabangg Ki Pepsi with Salman Khan from 2019

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11. Heinz Ketchup, "Indian Housewife" from 2006, shortlisted for the Cannes Lions 2006, Silver Medal at New York Festival 2006 by Leo Burnett

11.5 Heinz Ketchup, "Restaurant" from 2006, shortlisted for the Cannes Lions 2006, Silver Medal at New York Festival 2006 by Leo Burnett