Watching Sawai Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur ride Royal Enfield’s Classic motorcycles across Europe is less an advertisement than an evocation of nostalgia, of journeys never taken, yet oddly familiar.

Set to a score by Rushil Ranjan, Abi Sampa and the Orchestral Qawwali Project, the commercial follows the royal scion astride the Classic 350, Classic 650 and Goan Classic 350, against backdrops stretching from Britain to Paris. There is no dialogue; the motorcycles carry the narrative, framed against Europe’s scenery.

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The Classic series itself is steeped in history. Inspired by Royal Enfield machines of the post-war years, particularly the 1948 G2, it was reintroduced in 2009 with the 350 and 500cc variants. It has s

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