"Bebdo" is a traditional
Goa
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...
n
Konkani song composed by
Chris Perry and sung by
Lorna. It was a part of the album ''Lorna - Unforgettable Hits.'' The song is about a drunkard husband who troubles his wife.
Nike ad
An international ad campaign by
Nike
Nike often refers to:
* Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory
* Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment
Nike may also refer to:
People
* Nike (name), a surname and feminine give ...
for its
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
equipment featured a Konkani song "Rav Patrao Rav" sung by Ella Castellino based on the song "Bebdo" as the theme music. The lyrics to the new song were written by Agnello Dias (who worked in the
JWT advertising agency
An advertising agency, often referred to as a creative agency or an ad agency, is a business dedicated to creating, planning, and handling advertising and sometimes other forms of promotion and marketing for its clients. An ad agency is generally ...
that made the ad) and recomposed by Ram Sampat.
The ad was shot on a set in
Karjat
Karjat (Pronunciation: əɾd͡zət̪ is a city administered under a Municipal Council in Raigad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is served by Karjat railway station. Karjat forms a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Karja ...
,
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
over a month on a budget of Rs 1 crore. Indian
bowlers S. Sreesanth
Shanthakumaran Nair Sreesanth (, born 6 February 1983) is an Indian former cricketer and film actor who played all forms of the game. He is a right-arm fast-medium-pace bowler and a right-handed tail-ender batsman. In first class cricket, he p ...
and
Zaheer Khan
Zaheer Khan (born 8 October 1978) is an Indian former professional cricketer who played all forms of the game for the Indian national team from 2000 till 2014. He is a fast-medium left-arm bowler. He was the second-most successful Indian pace ...
have cameos in the ad.
[{{Cite web, url=http://specials.rediff.com/wc2007/2007/feb/27sld2.htm, title=Nike just did it!, date=Feb 27, 2007, website=rediff.com Specials, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216090218/http://specials.rediff.com/wc2007/2007/feb/27sld2.htm, archive-date=2018-12-16, url-status=live, access-date=2018-12-16]
References
Further reading
Article on Nike ad
External links
YouTube video of the ad
Goan music