Some years ago, there was this superb ad running on TV about a guy for whom even a local train bothers to slow down. As he gets into the compartment, his co-commuters share an idea why the aforementioned miracle happened. Turns out the young man had done something remarkable just the day before. Apparently, a group of loafers were harassing a girl in the train and our hero decided to stand up. He didn't wait for others to take an initiative. "Yeh bhaisaab akele hi bidh gaye," adds a bespectacled elder in the video. The details of his actions weren't conveyed but the message was clear: he did a brave job in a city and an era that strictly follows the tujhe kya policy.
PS: I've been trying to find that bravery award commercial on YouTube but to no avail. Also the year when it came out on air, i was in Nashik and had done something similar with a different result. I ended up with bruises and the damsel was still in distress.
4 comments:
the advertisement is not that old, i have seen it some time back,its okay advertisment. now a days things have gone far ahead than teasing, rather than waiting for an opportunity to pick up a fight with such perverts its time if we are succesful in changing the mindset of men and the so called patriarchy
Physical strength might not have been the winner...how about the feeling of having at least tried?
Youtubed 'bravery award train' and found this video at the top in the results https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVyT_5H9vkM . Wondering why you couldn't find it.
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