Bajaj Avenger TV ad - Review

This ad for the latest Bajaj Avenger 180cc DTSi, is capturing a lot of attention. With a caption “Feels Like God”, there is a lot of talk going on about it. It’s a bit late to write a review, since the ad came out a month ago, but considering the fact that even agencyfaqs! has not written anything about it, I think I am well in time with the review.

The ad is targeted at the executive segment and Bajaj has always got it right with this segment. First they did it with Bajaj Pulsar, their caption “Definitely Male” along with the excellent vehicle made sure that Pulsar would be the market leader in this segment. Other automobile manufacturers are trying in vain to dethrone Pulsar.

Avenger also follows the Pulsar way, trying to get to the attitude of their target segment. There are no celebrities, no sexy female with her seducing looks, no specifications of the bike, no advantages regarding fuel efficiency, nothing. Just the bike, the guy and the way he feels while driving it. Simple enough.

The ad starts with a macho guy, with a stub, wearing a black T-Shirt and a black jeans, driving his Bajaj Avenger through the roads of Ladakh.

As he is driving, he remembers his dad slapping him, which is shown in black and white. As the ad comes back to the present, the guy takes preventive action and the voice over says, “I forgive my dad”.

Next he sees a woman getting married, which is showed in B&W, and as he comes back to the present, he looks at his ring finger of his left hand and the voice over says, “I forgive women”.

Now his boss throws a pile of paper on him and fires him. He ducks while driving while imagining that. The voice over says, “I forgive my boss”.

He encounters a hole in the middle of the road, and as his bike jumps out of the hole, he looks back at it, and the voice over says, “I forgive the government”.

He traverses through roads that beautifully hug the mountain and he moves along.

The next scene that he remembers about is that of his barber about to give him a shave. Coming back to the present, he licks at the scar below his nose and the voice over says, “I forgive my barber”.

He then sees a guy on the road, trying to start his bike. He looks at the guy and the voice over says, “I forgive my past”.


As he drives along, he sees a local who was sitting and weeding the path. The local gets up, arcs his back to relieve the pain, and the voice over says, “I feel……. I feel like….”.
Then he looks up to the sky, while the voice over says, “I feel like god”.

End of the ad.


It is one of the best ads of the year, and it is sure to capture more attention. I was struck by the ad when I watched it for the first time, the voice over “I forgive my dad” and “I forgive the government”, were too good.

You can download the ad here. (Click on the "Download Goddies" at the top left of the screen)