Rishabh Pant's TV commercial for the Dream 11 app has created a stir on social media. The cricketer portrays a classical singer in the ad, which is a dream sequence, and later calls himself lucky for not choosing the occupation. This context has made many people unhappy, and they are reacting as strongly and as hard as they can against it.
This is a disgusting and disrespectful commercial. Pimp yourself but not at the cost of ridiculing art and it’s rich traditions. I demand that @Dream11 pulls this down. pic.twitter.com/a9KIs23heL
— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) December 10, 2022
Hansal Mehta wrote, "This is a disgusting and disrespectful commercial. Pimp yourself but not at the cost of ridiculing art and its rich traditions. I demand that @Dream11 pulls this down."
I don’t have words to express my disgust and the ugliness of this commercial. Disrespecting your legacy makes you look like a fool @RishabhPant17 .This is the music of Pdt Ravi Shankar, Utd Zakir Hussain, Pdt Bhimsen Joshi. I’m sure u earn a fortune by doing this,but it is worth? https://t.co/is4fCOz4Yt
— Kaushiki (@Singer_kaushiki) December 9, 2022
Singer Kaushiki Chakraborty said, " I don’t have words to express my disgust and the ugliness of this commercial. Disrespecting your legacy makes you look like a fool, @RishabhPant17 .This is the music of Pdt Ravi Shankar, Utd Zakir Hussain, Pdt Bhimsen Joshi. I’m sure you earn a fortune by doing this, but is it worth it?"
I’m a practising Indian Classical Musician and I don’t follow cricket but I’ve never disrespected your field of work. When u haven’tbeen trained to understand something atleast be sensible enough to be respectful towards it. Making fun of your heritage makes you look like a fool
— Kaushiki (@Singer_kaushiki) December 9, 2022
She added, " I’m a practising Indian classical musician, and I don’t follow cricket, but I’ve never disrespected your field of work. When u haven't been trained to understand something at least be sensible enough to be respectful towards it. Making fun of your heritage makes you look like a fool"