Ranveer Singh's ad featuring adult star Johnny Sins for his sexual wellness brand stirred up the internet. The commercial serves as a parody of slippery TV soaps, complete with sexual innuendos. Ever since the ad dropped, netizens have been seen having a field day.
Several celebrities like Priyanka Chopra, Zoya Akhtar, Arjun Kapoor, Ritabhari Chakraborty, Rashami Desai, and Nakuul Mehta have also shared their thoughts on Ranveer Singh's unexpected ad.
Sharing the ad on his Instagram, Ranveer wrote, ‘It's bold to care.’
Reacting to the post, Priyanka Chopra posted a skull, raising hands and smiling face with heart-eyes emojis.
Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar called the actor ‘simply the best’, while Arjun Kapoor commented that Ranveer is bold and beautiful for doing this ad.
Amrita Rao wrote, ‘Presentation.’ Vikrant Massey dropped laughing and ok hand emojis. ‘Jethji helping Johnny was not on my 2024 bingo card,’ Vijay Varma commented.
Meiyang Chang commented, ‘This is a serial I’ll watch all 50 seasons of I’m Bold over.’ Tanmay Bhat, one of the writers of the ad, wrote, ‘So good to see one of my all time favourite sexual icons….and also Johny Sins.’
TV actor Nakuul Mehta said that Ranveer was aceing his day job.
However, Rashami Desai, with extensive TV industry experience, expressed her discontent with the ad on Instagram stories. She stated that the ad feels like a humiliation to everyone in the TV industry.
She took to Instagram stories to express her disappointment with the ad. The actor wrote, ‘I’ve started my work from a regional film industry. And then started working in television industry. People call it a small screen. Where normal people watch news, cricket, all the Bollywood films also and much more. After watching this reel, which is highly unexpected, I felt it’s a humiliation to all the TV industry and people who work in television (sic).’
She then added, ‘Coz we always made feel smaller and treated like one. Actors really wanna work on big screen too, this is exactly how we get treated. Everyone is working hard. But I’m sorry, TV show pe sab nahi dikhate (People don’t show it). This all happens on big screen. And nothing wrong in showing some reality but this is really check for all the TV industry coz I feel it’s a slap. May be I’m over reacting but we show culture and love to our audience. And I’m hurt coz I have a respectful journey in TV industry. Hope you’ll will understand the emotion (sic).’
The ad starring Ranveer and Johnny is a humorous spoof of Indian TV dramas. Everyone, including Ranveer and Johnny, wears traditional attire. It depicts a woman complaining to Ranveer about his brother, played by Johnny, who faces erectile dysfunction. The funny ad is scripted by Tanmay Bhat, Devaiah Bopanna, and their team.