Updated February 9th, 2020 at 14:27 IST
Chyawanprash smoothie dumbfounds Vir Das, netizens call it 'marketing masterstroke'
A person made a Chyawanprash smoothie and dedicated it to Indian stand up comedian Vir Das after he talked about Chyawanprash in 'Vir Das: For India'
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In a bizarre incident, a person made a Chyawanprash smoothie and dedicated it to Indian stand up comedian Vir Das. The Twitter user's bizarre decision comes after Vir Das was seen talking about Chyawanprash and how Indian parents forced their children to have it in his latest Netflix show titled Vir Das: For India.
Dedicated to @thevirdas the Chyawanprash smoothie. It won’t make you go 😣 pic.twitter.com/KD4Ab6lIGn
— Tarika Singh (@tarikasingh)
What are the ingredients?
The tweet showcasing the picture of the Chyawanprash smoothie even prompted a person to ask for the recipe.
Chyawanprash... smoothie... is just wrong. So wrong. But coz I trust you, what are the ingredients?
— YellowGlassDragon (@karishmau)
200 ml milk of choice, half an apple, 1 tbs peanut butter, 2 tsp flax seeds, 1 tsp Chyawanprash + lil bit honey!
— Tarika Singh (@tarikasingh)
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Vir Das dumbfounded
The unusual recipe of the smoothie even shocked Vir Das.
— Vir Das (@thevirdas)
Yo...i just do the jokes....i ain't in charge of the aftermath. https://t.co/LUUqtVers9
— Vir Das (@thevirdas)
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Dabur takes a dig at Vir Das
According to reports, Vir das even received a hamper from Dabur that consisted of different ingredients and samples of the products. The hamper had different bottles of Chyawanprash. Dabur took a dig at Vir Das for making fun of the taste and couriered in different flavours of the Chyawanprash.
Okay....this is getting crazy now 😮Thanks @DaburIndia #VirDasForIndia #Chyawanprash pic.twitter.com/2qyqiyRZOk
— Vir Das (@thevirdas)
— Vir Das (@thevirdas)
— Vir Das (@thevirdas) February 1, 2020
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Netizens call it a marketing masterstroke
Dabur's dig prompted a lot of people to post hilarious comments.
Coming soon, appreciation letter from the makers of Parle-G
— Boomer_Baba 🎅 (@boomer_baba)
So much more fodder for your next gig!
— sTaT (@username5483)
There’s Chyavanprash on the ingredients sheet. Guess @thevirdas really tried it out. Vir, did you end up making the same face again? 😂
— Ajay Parthasarathy (@iajay16)
Just wondering if @DaburIndia actually asked Vir Das to make that joke in his special in the first place. Marketing master stroke!
— Deepesh Lakhotia (@CuriousBITSian)
Times of India - your turn now ;)#Chyawanprash #VirDasForIndia
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Published February 9th, 2020 at 14:27 IST