2025 · Story film

Bolero Ke HeroVishwas Ka Safar, Bolero Ka Saath

To create a culturally resonant, high-impact film that positions the Mahindra Bolero as a symbol of strength, reliability, and leadership, deeply rooted in Indian soil.

Client
Mahindra SUVs
Agency
Car&Bike
Director
Dwaipayan Ray
DOP
Aryan Jiotode
Format
Digital film
Category
Story film, Brand documentary
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The brief

To create a culturally resonant, high-impact film that positions the Mahindra Bolero as a symbol of strength, reliability, and leadership, deeply rooted in Indian soil. The goal was to capture not just the reliability of the vehicle, but the emotion and pride associated with it in the Indian heartland.

What better place to tell that story than Mahakumbh 2025 in Prayagraj, a setting that blends scale, chaos, faith, and unwavering tradition.

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The idea

“Vishwas Ka Safar” – The film explores the role of the Mahindra Bolero as more than a vehicle; it is a part of India’s cultural and spiritual landscape. Against the massive, spiritual, and logistically complex canvas of Mahakumbh, the Bolero is shown as a silent enabler, trusted by locals, sadhus, security forces, and administrators alike.

It becomes the unsung hero that moves through the crowd, the mud, the riverbanks, and the narrow gullies, unshaken, unbothered, and unstoppable.

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The making

  • Location: Shot entirely during the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, amidst one of the world’s largest human gatherings.
  • Authentic Chaos: Instead of staged sets, we embraced real crowds, rituals, traffic, and terrain, showcasing Bolero in live action.
  • Visual Language: A raw, documentary-style tone blended with cinematic framing to bring out emotion, power, and scale.
  • Narrative: The Bolero is shown serving multiple roles, carrying devotees, navigating remote paths, and capturing its universal utility.
  • Tone: Reverent yet rugged, spiritual yet grounded, just like the festival and the vehicle itself.
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The hard part

  • Shooting During Mahakumbh: With lakhs of people moving every hour, crowd control, camera movement, and permissions required quick thinking and strong local coordination.
  • Zero Retakes: Most moments were captured live, in real time. There was no opportunity to restage or block traffic.
  • Cultural Sensitivity: Shooting within a sacred, spiritually significant environment requires complete respect, discretion, and adaptability.

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Credits

Director
Dwaipayan Ray
DOP
Aryan Jiotode
Drone
Atharva Kulkarni
AD
Sudhanshu Mittal
Agency
Car&Bike
Producer
Omkar Thakur
EP
Udaysingh Sisodiya
LP
Shridhar Dhuri
Team Lead
Joanna Thomas