Name’s Bond, Jamshed Bond: Pierce Brosnan’s pan masala ad shakes, stirs Twitter

India woke up with shock and awe on Friday with a full-page advertisement of actor Pierce Brosnan, who played the legendary British spy James Bond in popular Hollywood movies, endorsing a pan masala brand.

Updated on: Oct 7, 2016, 11:32:24 IST

Hindustan Times | By Dhrubo Jyoti

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India woke up with shock and awe on Friday with a full-page advertisement of actor Pierce Brosnan, who played the legendary British spy James Bond in popular Hollywood movies, endorsing a pan masala brand.

An ad showed Pierce Brosnan holding a box of Pan Bahar with text below reading “Class never goes out of style” and a signature of the actor. (YouTube)

The ad showed Brosnan holding a box of Pan Bahar with text below reading “Class never goes out of style” and a signature of the actor.

The ad went viral in a matter of hours, with Twitter having some fun at the expense of the actor and the brand. Here are a few examples:

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Dhrubo Jyoti
Dhrubo Jyoti is Deputy Executive Editor at Hindustan Times, where they help oversee the newspaper’s daily news and opinion coverage. They are part of the leadership team of the newspaper and their daily responsibilities include news selection, commissioning and editing, apart from planning and executing special projects. Apart from this, they write on national affairs at the intersection of caste and sexuality, with a focus on elections, politics and the lifeworlds of the caste marginalised. Formally trained in physics from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata and Bose Institute, Kolkata, they made a switch to studying journalism from the Asian College of Journalism in Chennai. Over the past decade at Hindustan Times, they have worked at the National Desk, Page 1 team, Integrated Copy Desk and Special Stories Team, before running the opinion page as views editor for two years, and then moving back as Senior Editor of News Operations. In the past 12 years, they have reported on numerous national and state elections, specialising on caste-informed coverage of major moments in India’s history, and focussing on leading investigations into government accountability and social inequities. Their narrative non-fiction work aims to put Dalit voices at the core of India’s LGBTQIA+ movements.Read More