THE INVINCIBLE INDIANS PROJECT

TitleTHE INVINCIBLE INDIANS PROJECT
BrandBAJAJ AUTO
Product / ServiceBAJAJ V
CategoryA12. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) / Corporate Image
EntrantLEO BURNETT INDIA Mumbai, INDIA
Idea Creation LEO BURNETT INDIA Mumbai, INDIA

Credits

Name Company Position
Saurabh Varma Publicis Communications Chief Executive Officer
Rajdeepak Das Leo Burnett Chief Creative Officer & Managing Director
Dheeraj Sinha Leo Burnett Chief Strategy Officer & Managing Director
Sumeet Narang Bajaj Auto Vice President Marketing
Narayan Sundararaman Bajaj Auto Vice President
Soumya Das Bajaj Auto Deputy General Manager Marketing
Sanju Menon Leo Burnett Vice President
Rajiv Wadhwa Leo Burnett Vice President
Prajato Guha Leo Burnett Executive Creative Director
Sachin Kamble Leo Burnett Executive Creative Director
Vikrant Yadav Leo Burnett Senior Creative Director
Kevin Lobo Leo Burnett Senior Creative Director
Vivek Unnikrishnan Leo Burnett Copywriter
Deepak Jage Leo Burnett Art Director
Vikrant Wadkar Leo Burnett Art Director
Piyush Jaiswal Leo Burnett Copywriter
Anuj Abraham Leo Burnett Brand Services Associate
Dileep Dharampuri Leo Burnett Editor
Vandana Watsa Prodigious Films Executive Producer
Anup Das Prodigious Films Producer
Vikrant Yadav Prodigious Films Director
Kevin Lobo Prodigious Films Director
Soumendra Padhi Prodigious Films Director
Siddharth Sengupta Prodigious Films Director

The Campaign

A few citizens were fighting against all odds to solve these serious road-related problems but it required much more than just individual efforts. So to empower these individuals we redesigned Bajaj motorbikes into special units custom made to tackle road problems. Thus, the Invincible Indians Project was born.

Creative Execution

Finding the Invincibles- We researched and found out citizens that were single handedly fighting against road related problems of India. We then shortlisted 3 individuals to kick-start the project - “Ambulance Dada” or “Ambulance Brother”, who runs a self-initiated ambulance on two wheels service for the reprieved in remote areas after the death of his mother; “Pothole Man”, who fills potholes with his bare hands to prevent road accidents after the death of his son; and “Fire Man”, a volunteer fire fighter. Repurposing the Bajaj motorbikes- Working with a team of product designers and engineers we re-purposed the Bajaj V into India’s first ambulance on two wheels, a fire engine on two wheels and a mobile pothole leveller. Creative Work A short-form docu-series shone the spotlight on these unsung heroes and the customised bikes and inspired government bodies and even ordinary citizens to make their own special bikes.

Results

Indians states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh and many more adopted the designs of the bike ambulance to help patients residing in areas that are inaccessible to traditional ambulances. Word of the Invincible Indians spread throughout the nation – generating 140 million impressions and the docu-series featuring these invincible heroes and their special bikes was seen over 15 million times. Even reaching the ears of the President of India, who conferred one of India’s highest civilian honor – the Padma Shri – to two of our Invincible Indians. Many citizens too adopted these designs and made their own customized bikes, thus saving countless lives.

The special bikes created by Bajaj as part of the Invincible Indians Project to solve India’s menacing road problems generated a direct response from the government bodies and ordinary citizens. While on one hand the bikes empowered these heroes, it also gave ordinary citizens a chance to make their own custom bikes to solve these problems. The docu-series about these heroes and their special bikes was watched over 16 million times and the entire nation came together to help these heroes. Many Indian states have adopted these designs and implemented them on large scale.

The campaign was targeted at the masses. People for whom motorcycles were a commuting necessity. They are the ones who are the most cognisant of the struggles of daily commutes, issues with reaching places.Some amongst them have a deep rooted sense of serving the community. We gathered data about the specific road-related problems and partnered with individuals who were fighting against them. Next, we collaborated with product designers to empower these individuals to further their cause. This, by redesigning Bajaj V into very specific purpose built motorcycles, such as Bike Ambulance, a Bike Fire Engine, and a Bike Pothole leveller. Once done, it not only made a difference to the micro-communities they were serving, but also inspired several others to take up such service to the nation/community. The special bikes and their designs encouraged citizens to make their own custom bikes and helped save countless lives.

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