New Delhi, India
A never-seen-before âangryâ avatar of legendary Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid has taken social media by storm. Appearing in an advertisement, Dravid was seen showing his angry side while stuck in traffic in Bengaluru.
In an advertisement that hit the screens on Friday afternoon, just before the start of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, Dravid has managed to leave everyone shocked with his new avatar while becoming the talk of the town. The ad has gone viral like a wildfire with the 48-year-old former cricketer becoming the top-ranked trending topic on social media platform Twitter.
Hashtags like #IndiraNagarKaGunda, #RahulDravid, #IndiraNagar have been trending since the ad released on Friday with Dravid winning hearts with his acting and for his new avatar.
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Featuring in an ad for a Bengaluru-based credit card bill payment platform where actor Jim Sarbh is seen saying "it is like saying Rahul Dravid has anger issues" while referring to the benefits offered by the platform. Dravid then appears shouting at everyone and even breaking the side-mirror of a car standing next to him.
The ad has resulted in memes flooding the internet as love and admiration for Dravid was seen all over social media platforms. The fact that Dravid doesn't do many ads caught everyone by surprise and his new avatar was the icing on the cake for everyone.
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Hereâs how Rahul Dravidâs new avatar took Twitter by storm:
Never seen this side of Rahul bhai ?? pic.twitter.com/4W93p0Gk7m
â Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) April 9, 2021
Rahul bhaiâs strike rate is through the roof ??âºï¸ pic.twitter.com/9JgRG4Z7gF
â Ashwin ?? (@ashwinravi99) April 9, 2021
It's official then. Dravid's moving to Gurgaon! pic.twitter.com/VTe9w4Wbaj
â Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) April 9, 2021
Am I the only one who's watching this ad on loop?#RahulDravid took anger to another level. Damn cute!!
#IndiraNagarkaGunda pic.twitter.com/HDezuayYuy
â Annesha (@Annesha31oct) April 9, 2021
Engineering students:
In first semester. In final semester pic.twitter.com/FDnfRKDcjB
â Dipanshu (@maine_nhi_bola) April 9, 2021
Engineering students:
In first semester. In final semester pic.twitter.com/FDnfRKDcjB
â Dipanshu (@maine_nhi_bola) April 9, 2021
Acting of Rahul dravid in this add is greater than the whole career of Arjun Kapoor....Agree or die #RahulDravid pic.twitter.com/ynvVzSfp7W
â Perpendicular (@Perpend92286456) April 9, 2021
After watching Rahul Dravid in the Cred ad#RahulDravid #Cred pic.twitter.com/SaoQE8HjF0
â Manish Phore (@4amanish) April 9, 2021