Indian Food Brands Join ‘Barbie Vs Oppenheimer’ Debate With Witty Posts And Memes

The world of films has been full of excitement in the recent past. Two interesting and diverse films – Barbie and Oppenheimer – have released on the same day July 21. There are fans of both in equal numbers; Greta Gerwig’s Barbie promises to be a unique retelling of the classic doll character. Meanwhile, Oppenheimer directed by Christopher Nolan is a biopic about the creator of the atomic bomb. As movie buffs debate about which film to watch, it was time to give the debate a foodie spin! Amidst the flurry of memes on social media, a number of Indian brands joined the fun to create some witty posts with a foodie twist. Take a look:

which side are you on? ???? pic.twitter.com/Q71DeZLoOj— Swiggy (@Swiggy) July 21, 2023

#Barbie or #Oppenheimer? Settle this battle at a Burger King near you!#Barbenheimer#BurgerKing#BurgerKingIndia#HomeOfTheWhopper#Settle#battle#VegWhopper#ChocoLavaCake#Barbie#oppenehimerpic.twitter.com/DXQHs11LOR

— BurgerKingIndia (@burgerkingindia) July 21, 2023

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While the food delivery app Swiggy played on the colour scheme of the two movies, burger chain Burger King chose to share different kinds of products for both films.

Meanwhile, the grocery delivery app BlinkIt chose to tweet on two different products available on their application. Further, pizza chain Dominos added clever wordplay combining their signature pizzas and the names of the films – Barbie and Oppenheimer.

1 ticket for 1 ticket for
Barbie Oppenheimer
please please pic.twitter.com/pMXcgdWZkf— Blinkit (@letsblinkit) July 19, 2023

Can’t choose between Margherita Robbie and Cheeseburst Murphy today????
Drop your Barbenheimer x Pizza crossover orders????????#DominosIndia#BarbieTheMovie#Oppenheimer#Barbenheimer— dominos_india (@dominos_india) July 21, 2023

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Swiggy Instamart and McDonald’s India too shared their creative takes on the Barbie vs Oppenheimer debate. Take a look: 

Its barbieheimer day, which one are you gonna watch ????? pic.twitter.com/Azz65tYAFe— Swiggy Instamart (@SwiggyInstamart) July 21, 2023

This Friday we drink pink. #BarbieTheMovie#trending#Momentmarketing#pink#trendpic.twitter.com/dYsPUwMRLc— McDonald’s India (@mcdonaldsindia) July 20, 2023

Previously, food delivery app Zomato too had shared a Barbie-themed tweet. They posted about a unique ‘Barbie barfi’ that they came across. “These Barbie promotions are getting out of hand,” they wrote in their tweet. Click here to read the full story.