‘Hindi mai announcement karo’: Passenger asks IndiGo pilot to speak in Hindi, viral video prompts hilarious reactions

Pradeep Krishnan, an IndiGo pilot and a content creator, was recently asked to make announcements in Hindi while operating a Chennai to Mumbai flight. As simple as it sounds, it seemed like an uphill battle for Krishnan, who is now winning hearts on social media.

In an Instagram reel, Krishnan, who hails from Tamil Nadu, made his announcement in Hindi. “Namaskar, mera naam Pradeep Krishnan hai. Mera first officer ka naam Bala hai. Hamara lead ka naam Priyanka hai. Hum aaj Chennai se Mumbai jaayenge, 35,000 mein udayenge, pura distance 1,500 kms hai, pura time one hour ek ghante thirty minutes hai, jaane ke time turbulence hoga, hum seat belt daalenge, main bhi daalenge. Dhanyawad (Namaskar, my name is Pradeep Krishnan and my first officer is Bala. Our lead is Priyanka. We are flying 35,000 feet from Chennai to Mumbai, covering a distance of 1,500 kms in an hour and 30 minutes. Please wear your seat belts as we might have turbulence. I will too wear seat belts. Thank you),” he says in the video.

“A very sweet passenger asked me to make an announcement in Hindi. indha vechuko!!!!! i genuinely tried,” Krishnan captioned the video.

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With over a million views on Instagram, the video is earning plaudits from social media users. Reacting to it, a user wrote, “Bro trying to prove that he’s a south Indian whenever he get a chance.” Another user commented, “You should have taken a video of passenger’s expression… Missed it… I wish I was there in this flight.”

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“His hindi is as good as my english,” a third user wrote. “He had me at “udaayenge”,” actor-entrepreneur Parul Gulati commented.