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WazirX Brings Back Gangs of Wasseypur’s Ramadhir Singh to Call Out Tip-Driven Crypto Trading

Tigmanshu Dhulia returns as Bauji in a 79-second film that tells futures traders to trust skill over Telegram tips — “Beta, tumse na ho payega.”

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WazirX Brings Back Gangs of Wasseypur’s Ramadhir Singh to Call Out Tip-Driven Crypto Trading

~ Tigmanshu Dhulia returns as Bauji in a 79-second film that tells futures traders to trust skill over Telegram tips — “Beta, tumse na ho payega.” ~

Mumbai, September 2026: WazirX has pulled Gangs of Wasseypur’s most meme-able patriarch back into the frame. Tigmanshu Dhulia reprises Ramadhir Singh — recast as Bauji — in a 79-second film that uses the cult father-son sparring match to call out a very 2026 habit: Indian crypto traders acting on unverified tips from online groups.

Set in spaces that echo Anurag Kashyap’s Wasseypur universe, the ad follows Bauji schooling a son who assumes tip-givers must know how to make money. Bauji cuts throu

Culture first, risk lesson second

The build-up was half the campaign. Dhulia teased the character’s return; Kashyap chimed in on the “return of Ramadhir Singh” before official drops; X lit up expecting

Product under the punchline

WazirX Futures, launched in May, pitches maker/taker fees of 0.02% / 0.04% with no volume threshold — among the lowest on Indian exchanges — alongside WazirX AI, a research-and-trade assistant meant to keep users off signal-group roulette. Tagline of the work: Dil ki nahi, skill ki suno.

For a category drowning in confident Telegram calls, WazirX’s move is clear: borrow Bollywood’s sternest dad, keep the meme intact, and sell conviction over tips.

a reboot. The film, first shared by Dhulia, has crossed 1.6 million views — proof that a decade-old dialogue still outruns most brand inventiveness.

Nischal Shetty, founder, WazirX, framed the bet as entertainment with a hard edge. “In fast-moving markets, especially futures, blindly following anonymous tips can be disastrous. Through this campaign, we wanted to communicate a serious message in a culturally familiar and entertaining way: traders must build their own understanding before taking a position. With transparent pricing, intuitive trading tools, and WazirX AI supporting market research, our goal is to equip users to make more informed decisions.”

gh the fantasy: tip sellers can earn whether the trader wins or loses. The punchline lands where Gen Z memes already live — “Beta, tumse na ho payega” — flipped into a challenge: Kya tum se ho payega?

MAM editorial team The strategists and writers at Mad About Marketing, writing up what we see in the work every week.

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