Elon Musk, the world’s only trillionaire’s company, Tesla brings the long-awaited second-generation Roadster back to the spotlight with a show that features rocket-style thrusters, mid-air manoeuvres and extreme acceleration. The electric sports car launched at an event in Texas on October 15, 2026, has drawn worldwide attention for going against what people expect from a regular car.
But along with the tech headlines, the Roadster’s grand display has stirred a distinctly Bollywood-style reaction online. Social media users are comparing it to the action sequences of filmmaker Rohit Shetty, who has made movies with car stunts, flying vehicles and gravity-defying action.
The comparison is best understood as internet humour and not as a realization of Elon Musk’s creative influences. There is a post in the forum that Musk is inspired by Shetty’s movies, but no independent statement has been made which suggests that.
Tesla Roadster reveal: A sports car with rocket-style technology.
The new Roadster is Tesla’s redesigned second-generation electric sports car. First announced in November 2017, almost a decade ago, the project has been delayed so many times and this is a big deal for Tesla and customers who have waited years for it.
At a Waco, Texas show, Tesla demonstrated the car performing dramatic manoeuvres using a combination of high-powered fans and thruster technology developed in conjunction with SpaceX, Musk's aerospace company.
The demonstration included the vehicle going up an inverted ramp, turning in mid-air and landing back on the ground. It was also seen doing an aerial manoeuvre over other Tesla vehicles.
The Roadster was Tesla and SpaceX engineering’s showcase, Musk said. The demonstration was to showcase technology that is beyond what is normally high-performance electric cars can do.
Tesla also made ambitious acceleration claims. During the reveal, the car reached 60 miles per hour in about 0.81 seconds. These are company demonstration claims, not an independently certified production-car performance record.
Production will happen by 2028. The final availability of the demonstrated features, their practical use and their legal status on public roads remain important questions.
🚨 BREAKING: Elon Musk just posted a video of a Tesla Roadster flying over a lineup of cars, captioning it: “Flying cars are real.” 🚗🚀 Sci-fi is getting closer to reality. 👀 #Tesla #ElonMusk #Roadster https://t.co/q2hVil2Uui
— Factonomics (@Factonomic10603) October 16, 2026
Why Rohit Shetty is entering the conversation
Rohit Shetty has a reputation for high-energy commercial cinema with elaborate stunts, spectacular vehicle chases and exaggerated action sequences. Singham, Chennai Express and Sooryavanshi are just a few examples that have helped make his visual style very popular among Indian audiences.
The Tesla Roadster’s demonstration, with a car turning in the air and using thruster technology to perform extraordinary manoeuvres, naturally invites comparisons with the kind of spectacle seen in action films.
And that is where the online joke comes in. The Roadster is so futuristic and cinematic or dramatic that viewers think it belongs in a Rohit Shetty action sequence rather than on an ordinary road.
The humour also plays into a familiar theme of Shetty’s filmmaking: stunts that deliberately stretch the limits of realism for entertainment.
Technology, spectacle and internet humour
Tesla’s reveal shows how product launches can be entertainment events in their own right. Musk has frequently shown ambitious demonstrations to draw attention to the engineering projects of the company, and the Roadster's presentation drew comparisons with science fiction and action cinema.
Rohit Shetty adds an Indian pop-culture element to that conversation. It’s a funny comparison that connects a futuristic electric vehicle with a filmmaker known for spectacles in cinema.
For now, the only story that has been confirmed is Tesla’s dramatic Roadster reveal and the online responses it generated. The statement that Musk was inspired by Shetty’s movies should be treated as unverified unless a reliable source confirms that he actually made the statement.
But the truth is that in a world so unequal only people like Elon could afford to invest in something so remarkably futuristic and not care about our current existence and well-being on the planet.
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