Gold Spot

Gold Spot ads from 80's

Gold Spot ad from 1970s

The guy on right, the one rooting for Orange Pride, looks like Peter Sellers of Dr.Strangelove

Gold Spot was a popular orange-flavored soft drink in India until 1993. The brand was owned by Parle, but was sold to Coca-Cola when it re-entered the Indian market in 1993. Gold Spot had a catchy punch line - The Zing Thing. Gold Spot was withdrawn from the market in order to make space for Coca-Cola's Fanta brand. However the brand has a good following in the rural areas especially in Maharshatra, to keep the brand alive, Gold Spot is sold as a soda in these markets.

The TV ads of the 80's wee a hit with the likes of kitu gidwani featuring in them. The target audience were the youth who seemed to hitch on to 'the zing thing' bandwagon. Old-timers still swear by its taste and according to them 'fanta' , to make way for which 'Gold Spot' was eased out tastes like horse p*** in comparison. I sometimes wonder, where in the world did he taste horse p***.

I have been able to get hold of two ads one of which featuring Kitu Gidwani. The ads go like this:

Ad 1

He is crazy about roller skates,

She goes crazy over double takes,

He is crazy about dizzy spin, and I go crazy just watching him

You bet, he’s crazy about me.

As crazy as crazy as we are about …

Gold spot, the zing thing, Gold spot, the zing thing,

Gold spot

Ad 2

He is crazy about speeding,

I go crazy over his driving,

He is crazy about mobike race, and I go crazy just keeping pace

You bet, he’s crazy about me.

As crazy as crazy as we’re about …

Gold spot, the zing thing, Gold spot, the zing thing ,

Gold spot

Enfield Bullet

The name Bullet dates from 1932, but it became famous in the late 1940's with the introduction of the alloy head, spring arm frame 350 cc Bullet. The modern Bullet Classic is unique in that it is still made in a traditional way, based as it is on the Bullet of 1954, but benefitting from modern techniques. The Royal Enfield Bullet 350 Standard has proven itself over 45 years in the toughest of conditions. Finished in Black colour this motorcycle retains the classic bike appeal with tank emblems and deep valance mudguards.






Despite more than 100 improvements which have been made to the basic design in the past ten years, with the exception of the indicators, the Royal Enfield Bullet Classic 350 looks much the same as it did 50 years ago.

The old ad, that used to come before before every chitrahar, and Sunday movie is still embedded in our psyche. Here it goes

Yeh Bullet meri jaan
Manzilon ka nishaan
Zindagi ek safar
Chalna shaam-o-sahar
Iski raftar ki
Baat hain aur hi
Lambi raahon pe
Ye kya gazab ki chale
Raaste taye kare
Faasle taye kare
Ye Bullet...
Enfield Bullet
Ghazab ki sawari.

Complan

Ye hai badhta bachcha,

dekho kaise kood lagaye,

ye hai badhta bachcha,

kapda chota hota jaaye...

(little Shahid Kapoor): I'm a complan boy,

(little Ayesha Takia): I'm a complan girl

khoob badhaye complan...