very underdog has his day and if the underdog happens to be Amitabh Bachchan, one can safely predict he won�t remain an underdog very long. So Bachchan, the boatman (and a thirsty one at that) in the new commercial of Pepsi, loses no time to scupper the plans of a smart alecky Arshad Warsi (better known as �Circuit� from Bollywood hit Munna Bhai MBBS) to grab his share of Pepsi.

The commercial, which was launched on C&S; television earlier this month, is very much in the league of the old Pepsi advertising, with its accent on brashness and in its revering the spirit that refuses to give up and call it a day. The thirst for more is intact. So is the desire to take life on one�s own terms. ... more