MUMBAI: India’s city skylines have just found a new icon to stare at—and it’s not made of glass and steel. Jaguar Land Rover India, in collaboration with Laqshya Media Group, has launched a sweeping out-of-home (OOH) campaign to introduce the new Defender, painting a bold visual narrative across urban India.
Titled the ‘Defender – Portal Campaign’, the effort unfolded in two visually arresting phases. The first set the scene with snow-capped peaks—featuring the Defender hurtling through frozen terrain with the calm of a seasoned explorer.
Phase two flipped the scene entirely: desert dunes, golden and blazing, where the SUV charged forward with grit and grandeur.
The campaign targeted premium high-footfall zones including malls, arterial highways, and airport corridors, capturing the eyeballs of luxury-inclined urban dwellers. Whether at a bustling junction or an upscale district, the Defender made its mark with placements too audacious to ignore.
But this wasn’t just a car ad—it was cinematic storytelling at scale.
One visual depicted the SUV bursting from a brutalist concrete portal into alpine wilderness, alive with icy momentum. Another creative threw it into the desert, every grain of sand kicked up with purpose. A standout frame combined a close-up of goggled eyes with the gleam of the Defender’s headlamp—blurring the line between human and machine.
“With the new Defender, we didn’t just want to create another OOH campaign—we wanted to engineer a spectacle that mirrors the vehicle’s unstoppable spirit. From snow-clad peaks to sun-baked sands, we designed every touchpoint to make people feel the thrill of adventure and the power of possibility. This campaign isn’t just about seeing the Defender; it’s about experiencing what it means to be truly unmissable”, said Laqshya Media Group CSO Yuvrraj Agarwaal.
The Defender’s OOH rollout may have traversed just a few cities, but its ambition roared across geographies. By combining tight location targeting with layered visual storytelling, Laqshya and JLR have turned each site into a portal of power and performance—reminding viewers that great adventures begin on the streets they walk.