The first thing you notice is the light. Not the people. Not the setting. Just that soft, almost lazy Dubai light that makes everything slow down a notch. The kind of light that suggests no alarms, no schedules, no reason to rush anywhere. You settle into it before you even realize you are watching an ad.
Then you see them.
Anushka Sharma is laughing, already mid-stride, already a few steps ahead. Virat Kohli follows, pretending he is not competitive when everyone knows better. What unfolds next barely tries to sell you anything. It just watches two people be exactly who they are when no one is asking them to perform.
The idea is simple. Too simple, honestly. They challenge each other to come up with better surprises while exploring Dubai. No dramatic stakes. No winner declared. Just playful one-upmanship, the kind that lives inside long relationships where love has learned how to laugh.
Dubai plays it cool here. No flexing. No skyline shoved down your throat every five seconds. The city exists like a confident host who knows it does not need to impress anyone. A desert lunch appears quietly, almost casually. Fabric rustles in the breeze. Plates are set. There is wildlife nearby, enough to remind you that this place has a pulse beyond luxury.
Anushka is the architect of this moment. She does not announce it, does not wait for applause. She lets Virat arrive at it. And he does, smiling that familiar smile, the one that says he knows she has won this round and is completely fine with it.
That is the thing about them. There is no tension around who shines. No need to balance the scales. It is already balanced.
The beach scene shifts the energy. Less soft, more sharp. Sun bouncing off the water. Bare feet in sand. A volleyball flies through the frame, and suddenly, the competition is real. Anushka wins, cleanly, joyfully, without overthinking it. She says she is the better athlet,e and it lands because no one in the scene feels threatened by that truth.
Virat’s comeback is pure instinct. He dances. Badly. Confidently. Without a second thought. It is funny, but not in a scripted way. It feels like something that happened because the camera happened to be there.
And then comes the moment that quietly hijacked the internet.
Food.
A covered dish. A reveal. Chole bhature that tastes like Delhi, apparently, even though Delhi is nowhere in sight. Virat’s reaction is immediate. The discipline cracks. The rules bend. “Proper Delhi waala taste hai,” he says, and you can hear the relief in his voice. Home has a flavor, and someone remembered it for him.
That is where the ad stops pretending to be about travel. Because anyone who has lived away from home knows that feeling. That one bite that collapses distance. That one smell that brings you back to another version of yourself.
Virat returns the favor later with her favorite cold coffee. Not grand. Not dramatic. Just thoughtful. That is the pattern here. The surprises are small but precise. They say, I know you. I pay attention.
The internet, predictably, lost its collective mind. People called it couple goals. Said it felt like a movie. Said it reminded them of the early days, when everything between them felt lighter, less documented. Some asked for a full-length romantic comedy, convinced this chemistry could carry an entire film without trying too hard.
What makes this work is restraint. Anushka and Virat have never leaned into spectacle for the sake of it. They show up together without overselling their bond. This film understands that. It gives them space. It lets silences linger. It trusts the viewer to feel what is happening without being told.
Dubai benefits from that trust too. The city becomes a canvas, not the subject. Beaches, desert, skyline, all present, none demanding attention. It suggests that the best way to see a place is through the person you share it with.
When the film ends, there is no big emotional crescendo. No tagline echoing in your head. Just a soft aftertaste, like good coffee or better food. You think about the trips you have taken. About inside jokes. About competitions that were never really about winning.
And maybe that is why it works so well. It does not try to convince you of anything. It simply lets you watch, and somehow, that feels more honest than any campaign ever could.
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Sana has been covering film, fame, and everything in between for over a decade. From red carpets to rehab rumors, she brings nuance, wit, and an insider’s edge to every story. When she’s not reporting, she’s probably watching Koffee With Karan reruns or doom-scrolling celebrity IG feeds.
