Bengaluru's Moonwalking video recreated by Mexican Ad Agency

A Mexican ad agency Boveda Celeste has recreated Bengaluru’s viral moon walking video on pothole-infested roads, in Mexico. Earlier this month, an actor dressed up as an astronaut walked the poorly formed roads in Bengaluru targeting civic apathy. The video went viral on all social media platforms with support showering from across the globe. The Mexican Moonwalk The short clip was uploaded on 11th September on Instagram by user boveda_celeste. It is an exact copy of the Bengaluru-based artist Baadal Nanjundaswamy’s viral video, who created the concept of an astronaut walking on the surface of the Moon filled with craters on a poorly constructed Bengaluru street, replete with potholes, to create awareness about the terrible infrastructure of the city. Read: Not Chandrayaan-2: Indian 'Astronaut' Navigates Bengaluru's Potholes The handle said that the video might serve as an example of how governments are ignorant towards the city’s poor infrastructure and expressing their concerns with a quote "we expect a change". Baadal Nanjundaswamy also shared the Mexican recreational video on his Twitter. ...and they recreated it in Mexico! #mexican roads pic.twitter.com/Pz2yfgQrPv — baadal nanjundaswamy (@baadalvirus) September 11, 2019 Read: Shraddha Kapoor Joins The Protest To Save Aarey Forest, Questions BMC Baadal Nanjundaswamy's original work - "Hello BBMP Commissioner," read Nanjundaswamy's caption on his Twitter post on September 2. Hello bbmp👋 @BBMPCOMM @BBMP_MAYOR @bbm #thelatest #streetart #nammabengaluru #herohalli pic.twitter.com/hsizngTpRH — baadal nanjundaswamy (@baadalvirus) September 2, 2019 Read: 'Don't Share Fake Videos': BMC Clarifies That Viral Video Of Bike Stuck In Flooded Manhole Is Not From Mumbai Baadal Nanjundaswamy confirmed that before recreating the video, Boveda Celeste contacted him and had taken permission. Boveda Celeste is a local Mexican advertisement agency. BBMP responds quickly Soon after the Bengaluru video got viral, Baadal Nanjundaswamy posted a video of the BBMP department fixing the roads, on Twitter. Thank you people for such a overwhelming response and support! ♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏 Work in progress.. Quick and prompt response from @BBMP. Thank you very much @BBMPCOMM @BBMP_MAYOR and Mr. Prabhakar, CE RR Nagar who is overlooking on ground currently. pic.twitter.com/clgoLAIKzU — baadal nanjundaswamy (@baadalvirus) September 3, 2019 Read: Mumbai Citizens Can Now File Complain To BMC On Revived Twitter Handle

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Bengaluru's Moonwalking video recreated by Mexican Ad Agency

A Mexican ad agency Boveda Celeste has recreated Bengaluru’s viral moonwalking video on pothole-infested roads after seeking permission from the creator

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