The advertisement to mark the inaugural of the fourth edition of the 46-day Grand Kerala Shopping Festival (GKSF) includes a scene from military thriller Kandahar, starring Bachchan and Malayalam superstar Mohanlal.
The commercial is termed, "an advertisement done for Kerala Government by Lt Col Dr Mohanlal and Ashirwad Max Lab Films."
It shows Mohanlal, who is a Lt Colonel in Territorial Army, in military uniform with Bachchan in civilian clothes.