Remember those old ads on Indian television (Doordarshan)? bajaj bulbs, hajmola, rasna et al. The small kid saying “hajmola sir”, the old man singing “jab main cchota baccha tha”, or the rasna girl saying “i love u rasna” and so on. Those were the 1980s. The days I was growing up in school and loved advertisments. There weren’t many programmes on TV for primary and mid-school students, so had to make do watching these ads. I would run to the sitting room whenever I heard any of the ads playing. 

Those who haven’t lived the 80s may find these interesting, and I am sure you will appreciate those evergreen and everlasting jingles.

And, those who have lived the 80s will definitely love to relive those memories.

Here are some of those ads. I hope you enjoy this journey of jingles and ads.

(I couldn’t find the “Hamdard ka tonic Cinkara” ad. If anyone has the video or link, please let me know.)

Hajmola ad:

Lijjat Papad ad:

Rasna ad:

Bajaj scooter ad:

Bajaj bulbs n tubes ad:

Luna ad:

Vicks 500 ad:

Vicks again …

Vicco Vajradanti:

Garden Sarees (this jingle was composed by A.R Rehman):

Liril (1985):