Tum Chalo to Hindustan Chale (तुम चलो तो हिंदुस्तान चले)

A fresh, creative and inspiring ad. Every time I watch this ad, I feel a surge of positive energy inside me and feel motivated to 'do' rather than just sit around. It says ‘I’ need to make the beginning... 'I' have the power to change..

Watch the ad, to get a feel yourself!

The insight for the commercial is that most people in the country are aware of the prevalent economic, political and social troubles, but nobody wants to do anything about it. People know the solution to the problems, but they prefer to complain rather than act.

Trivia

Music: Shankar Ehsan Loy
Singer: Shankar
Lyrics: Gulzar
Conceived by: Vistasp Hodiwala (ad agency JWT)
Directed by: Milind Dhaimade (ad filmmaker, Equinox Films)

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Lyrics

फलक पकड़ के उठो और हवा पकड़ के चलो -2

तुम चलो तो हिंदुस्तान चले -4

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उफक पे पाँव रखो और चलो अकड़ के चलो -2

फलक पकड़ के उठो और हवा पकड़ के चलो -2

तुम चलो तो हिंदुस्तान चले -2

हिंदुस्तान चले

चलो

Translation

Hold the sky to stand, and walk with the wind in your hands,

Be the front-runner; because when you walk, Hindustan (India) walks with you.

Lend your hand to pull out the Sun in the morning,

Fill your hands with sunlight, and throw it around,

Keep you legs on the horizon, and walk with pride,

Hold the sky to stand, and walk with the wind in your hands,

Be the front-runner; because when you walk, Hindustan (India) walks with you.