GM India Embarks on Marketing Blitz with Tara Rum Pum

Company News

New Delhi, April 25

General Motors India has launched another unique marketing initiative in connection with the much-awaited summer blockbuster film Tara Rum Pum, which stars the ambassadors for the Chevrolet Aveo, Rani Mukherji and Saif Ali Khan.

The major production from Yash Raj Films features cars, racing and excitement. Directed by renowned filmmaker Siddharth Anand of Salaam Namaste fame, the story revolves around the most popular racing league in the United States, NASCAR.

Saif Ali Khan plays the lead as a stock car racing champion for Chevrolet. This is in line with the Aveo’s Now that’s Performance tagline. Chevrolet’s association with Tara Rum Pum reinforces the brand’s values of performance, substance and style, all of which are suitably depicted by Rani and Saif, who appear in the movie as a contemporary urban couple based in New York.

GM India Director Marketing Anisha Motwani added – “Unlike some of the other in-film placements where brands are force-fitted, “Tara Rum Pum has a storyline woven around “cars”. The theme revolves around car racing and seamlessly showcases the performance, style and substance of Chevrolet cars in the most engaging manner”.

GM India is organizing a contest around the launch of the movie, which will be promoted aggressively both on television and in print. Those who watch Tara Rum Pum will have the opportunity to test drive the Chevrolet vehicle of their choice at any GM India dealership. They also can fill out a lucky draw form after answering some basic questions about the movie. A winner will be selected from the entries collected over a period of four weeks after the all-India release of the movie on April 27. The winner will receive a brand new Chevrolet Aveo.

“The tie up with Chevrolet is an organic fit, being completely in-sync with the creative direction of the film,” said Tarun Tripathi of Yash Raj Films’ Marketing Department. “Yash Raj Films prides itself on delivering value to its associates on any film project. This association is an example of what can be achieved when the brand and the film company both go the extra mile.”

General Motors India is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors Corporation. GM India manufactures the Chevrolet Optra, Chevrolet Aveo, Chevrolet SRV, Chevrolet Aveo U-VA, Chevrolet Spark and Chevrolet Tavera at its state-of-the-art facility in Halol.

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