Actors Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor tied the knot on April 14 and netizens couldn’t contain their excitement. The internet was flooded with congratulatory tweets and brands not wanting to miss out on this opportunity jumped on the bandwagon.
Brands resorted to Moment marketing, which is a technique to lure audiences and make your brand stand out or visible amongst consumers.
One brand that made the most out of this wedding was Durex India, which made a loud noise with a naughty post which left the netizens in splits. The Instagram post received over 1.18 lakh likes and the comments section saw participation from over 2,000 users.
#Ralia, #RanbirAliaWedding were the hashtags trending on social media for days at an end as the couple kept releasing new pictures from the wedding and the parties that ensued in instalments.
Therefore, to make the most out of this opportunity, brands like Amul, Netflix India, Zomato, Swiggy, Spotify India, Tinder, Indigo Airlines, and many more others too posted congratulatory messages and other witty takes on their social media handles.
The master of Moment marketing, Amul, posted a picture with its Butter girl standing by Kapoor and Bhatt, who are in their wedding attire, and altered the ages old saying to read, “Patt Mangni, Bhatt Byaah”, to make it all about the actors.
#Amul Topical: The Alia-Ranbir shaadi! pic.twitter.com/AdemkcMWy7
— Amul.coop (@Amul_Coop) April 14, 2022
Similarly, Netflix India too put out a series of tweets, including one in which they had forecasted that the two actors would make a great ‘real-life couple’. Further, it also shared some of its old tweets in which it had mixed the names of movies involving the two actors and more.
Omg did they take our advice?????? https://t.co/dSVa8IUNEZ
— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) April 14, 2022
Dear Zindagi,
When will our love life ka Tamasha end and our own shaadi begin ????— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) April 14, 2022
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— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) April 14, 2022
If Sid woke up today...
1. He'd hear that Ranbir and Alia are married ????????
2. He'd find out that Mai releases at 12:30 PM ????????
3. He'd be really happy to know that it's a long weekend ????????
It's a good day to wake up, Sid ❤️ pic.twitter.com/lgHDdNNBOy— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) April 15, 2022
Not wanting to stay behind, dating app Tinder too urged its users to reach out their crushes and not to delay any further in expressing their interest.
dropped hints by posting ranbir-alia pics with a “me and who” on my story ????
— Tinder India (@Tinder_India) April 14, 2022
Similarly, music streaming app Spotify India also posted an apt song to describe the anticipation which netizens had for the wedding and to see the photos and videos from the ceremony.
Stayed up at 2:30 only to sing raat ke dhaai baje, koi shehnaai baje ????#SpotifyOnTohMazzaOn #RanbirAliaWedding
— Spotify India (@spotifyindia) April 13, 2022
Just saw the wedding pictures and went from dancing to Badtameez Dil to ????????????♥️♥️♥️♥️ with Roke Na Ruke Naina reaaall quick#RanbirKapoorAliaBhattWedding
— Spotify India (@spotifyindia) April 14, 2022
Food delivery app Swiggy took a quirky detour to congratulate the two actors, borrowing from a well-known line from Bollywood movies.
congratulations to ranbir and alia on settling for dal chawal for 50 years and more ❤️
— Swiggy (@swiggy_in) April 14, 2022
Zomato, on the other hand, chipped in with an offer to help the newlyweds in anyway they can along with congratulating them for their decision.
congratulations alia and ranbir, let us know if student of the year and salesman of the year need anything from the start-up of the year ❤️
— zomato (@zomato) April 14, 2022
McDonald’s India and Dominos also congratulated the couple and hinted at people finding the best combos from amongst their offerings.
Looks like congratulations are in order for the happy pair!
✨Jodi of the year✨
We're talking about ???? & ????
What were you thinking? ????— McDonald's India (@mcdonaldsindia) April 14, 2022
Here's to Ranbir and Alia, the jodi as perfect as pizza and chilli flakes! ????#DominosIndia #RanbirKapoorAliaBhattWedding
— dominos_india (@dominos_india) April 14, 2022
Matrimony portal Shaadi.com, meanwhile, appreciated that the wedding could take place as per the couple’s wishes and in an environment which guaranteed privacy, apart from hinting at how the wedding managed to grab the attention of all.
lowkey really happy that the couple could get the privacy they deserved during this momentous occasion ????#Ralia
— Shaadi.com (@ShaadiDotCom) April 14, 2022
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chu #Ralia hai tumne ye jo dil ko
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