Have you seen the recent Hero MotoCorp ad? Hum mein hai hero? When I saw it, I was delighted to see a bit of Hyderabad in it!
This is the commercial:
At 1:40, of course, is the one and only Charminar. And at 1:46, do you see something like this:
This somewhat European looking palace is the Sardar Mahal. The sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Mahboob Ali Khan built it for his wife Sardar Begum in 1900. But she didn't particularly like the palace, so it remained unoccupied for a very long time. At present, GHMC has its office in Sardar Mahal, but there are plans to set up a museum in the palace: More here.
I shot these pictures more than a year ago, but I never got around to posting them, because I sort of agree with Sardar Begum that it isn't a very pretty palace :P But this ad gave me the perfect reason to post them :)
I shot these pictures more than a year ago, but I never got around to posting them, because I sort of agree with Sardar Begum that it isn't a very pretty palace :P But this ad gave me the perfect reason to post them :)
8 comments:
hahaha! People i say!
They will take a milage out of anything and everything
Mileage? You mean the bikes in the video?
Interesting observation. The ad is quite delightful, trying to encompass the diversity of India. And Sardar Mahal looks like a nice place too. Great post ma'am!
Thank you Rushikesh :) I like the ad too - the song especially :)
Madhu,
I'am commenting here for other posts too.
I really appreciate your passion and efforts behind these beautiful pictures.
I lost your blog address after my last visit here( hands at work) It took me a while to find it back. I was really searching for this.
Now I have bookmarked it.
Sangeetha Surabhi
Wonderful ad, and beautiful pictures!!
Sangeetha - that's so sweet of you - thank you so much :)
Thank you Vyankatesh :)
Isn't it Golconda fort at 0.33 and 1.33?
Oh, and btw, I soo love your blog! Glad I found it! I can see in your words and pics, all the Hyderabad that I've been longing to see/visit but haven't/couldn't, for reasons peratining to un-cooperating health and more!
Thanks so much! Keep it coming! :)
Yes, I emailed you too, about the Asman Garh Palace...so waiting to hear from you about it (either here, or on email) :-)
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