Hero unveils Karizma XMR with 'Live The Legend' campaign

L&K Saatchi & Saatchi, a part of Publicis Groupe India, has conceptualised the launch campaign for Hero MotoCorp’s bike Karizma XMR.

Titled  #LiveTheLegend, the campaign pays homage to the rich legacy of Karizma.

The launch film honours the bike’s illustrious history and is an ode to the iconicity of the brand which captured the imagination of an entire generation and continues to be loved and revered even today. Narrated by the Karizma brand ambassador, actor Hrithik Roshan,  the film’s powerful VO instantly strikes an emotional chord and unveils Karizma XMR in its modern and advanced avatar. The film even tips the hat to some of the iconic scenes and memorable advertising from Karizma’s past, including riding into a dust storm.

L&K Saatchi & Saatchi and its digital arm, Saatchi & Saatchi Propagate, also created a  campaign, launching the bike with much fanfare and engagement through robust digital activations. The buzz campaign featured Roshan and Rannvijay Singha,  the two names who had been closely associated with the brand in its glory days.

Kartik Smetacek, Chief Creative Officer, L&K Saatchi & Saatchi, said, “The one thing that became apparent the moment we started working on this brand was that this is not another bike, this is the Karizma. Even a decade later, the name commands something more than respect, it commands reverence. The campaign sought to harness this brand love, to stir it,  grow it and create an aura for the next avatar of this legendary name.”

Agency Credits:

Agency: L&K Saatchi & Saatchi

CEO: Paritosh Srivastava 

CSO: Snehasis Bose 

Jt.NCD: Kartik Smetacek 

EVP: Debarjyo Nandi 

EVP & Business Head (Digital): Prachi Bali

Strategic Planning: Sanket Joshi

Creative: Divakar Shetty, Chetan Kapoor, Jason Samuel, Sandeep Salunkhe, Prashant  Patankar, Shiv Nadar, Vinayak Kharat, Omkar Chavan, Gautham C

Account Management: Madhavi Chinnabhandar, Aditya Ranjan, Siddhi Waingankar,  Sushmita Paul, Alisha Furniturewalla, Bhavna Sukhija, Kartik Deo, Ankita Sharma, Divyansh  Agarwal 

Head of Films: Jignesh Maru 

Executive Agency Producer: Rahebar Sonawalla

Production House: Prodigious 

Director: Amit Gupta 

Head of Prodigious: Varun Shah

Executive Producer: Amar Parekh

Producer: Kopal Gupta 

Post Producer: Niyaz Khan

DOP: Jens Maasboel

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