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This is especially true when it comes to the matter of taboos – DEPUTY EDITOR where, again, like deities, there are more per sq km than perhaps anywhere else Ashwini Gangal INTERVIEW SENIOR LAYOUT ARTIST Kirthiga Reddy in the world. Why Facebook is pushing its video capabilities. Vinay Dominic 20 We normally dismiss superstitions as old wives’ tales and get on with life. The P&G PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE 7+$7 shock comes on realising that people around you, people you believe you know and Andrias Kisku MAYBELLINE Swipe to Spice ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES :,11,1* A digital campaign with a understand, act on these patently ridiculous beliefs. How can rational people act Bollywood-esque touch. 32 Aditi Nagpal 728&+ like this, you ask yourself in shock. 99995 03560 (M); 0120-4077803 (O) The story behind Procter & Gamble India’s award-winning Touch the Pickle campaign There is no gender equality here either. More do’s and don’ts govern Indian for sanitary napkin Shubham Garg brand Whisper. 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Printed at Cirrus Graphics Private Limited B-61, Sector 67, Sreekant Khandekar Noida (U.P.), 201301 [email protected] Cover Illustration Vinay Dominic CONTENTS 40 24 COLORS Entertainment Reloaded This season Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Reloaded will see Shahid Kapoor as a judge. MAXUS WHITEPAPER SERIES 10 8 18 New Sports Destination There is life beyond cricket, says Maxus’ Jigar Rambhia. INDIAN EXPRESS 20 Destination Jaipur RIGHT TO PAY TAX MAHINDRA SONY XPERIA M4 AQUA The paper will be a 20-page The Responsible Citizen It’s a... Two-wheeler Germ of an Idea edition with an up-country Biggies pitch in for Quicko’s The campaign showcases the How dirty is your phone? and city edition. public service campaign. ‘car-like’ features of scooters. Find out from Sony. afaqs! Reporter, July 16-31, 2015 5 $'9(57,6,1* LIMCA India-specific The soft drink brand has launched a campaign with a completely desi backdrop, showing howw Limca is the preferred drink in unusual and crazy Indian scenarios. By Aakriti Shrivastava to another level. The campaign iss special because it talks about thee brand promise of ‘quenching thirst’’ by using a strong local insight wee all can relate to, being Indians. Thehe whole narrative is quirky, humorousus and insanely Indian. It is a kindnd of film you would enjoy watchingng repeatedly; a great way to achieve a higher level of brand recall.” Amit Nandwani, executiveve creative director, who has workedd on the campaign, adds, “Thiss commercial essentially conveyss the point while integrating quirkss rooted in Indian culture. The plot iss relatable and drives home the pointt in a light-hearted manner.” CRITIQUE oft drink brand Limca has launched a ilanjan Dasgupta, executive creative director, campaign with a new pitch, ‘Limca Wali “The campaign NRediffusion Y&R, believes that the ad marks SPyaas’, across TV and digital media. The is special because the brand’s shift to a promising zone. “This one ad has been created by Leo Burnett. Limca is a is much better than the Kareena Kapoor ‘Pyaas lime-based carbonated drink from the house of it talks about the Badhao’ ads. ‘Limca Wali Pyaas’ can become a big Coca-Cola beverage company. brand promise platform being more relatable to today’s India,” Against a typical middle-class set-up of an by using a strong he observes. arranged marriage, the ad, titled ‘Bhaag Bittoo According to Dasgupta, the TG of the brand Bhaag’, depicts how certain happenings are specific local insight.” also seems to have changed, considering the only to India. The ad features a male protagonist RAJDEEPAK DAS imagery and appeal of this ad. “The previous ads named Bittoo running around town buying snacks like the ‘taazgi’ series, looked more premium. This to be served to his sister’s suitor and his family. ad is more realistic and will appeal to all,” he says. The contrasting voice over by Bittoo’s mother, Meanwhile, Suresh Eriyat, founder and as he rushes about, makes the ad comical and creative director, Eeksaurus, is of the opinion that, engaging. All that exertion and heat builds a thirst “This commercial while the TVC captures the feel of the setting that can only be quenched by Limca. The brand’s conveys the point very naturally, the brand may have overdone previous ad featuring Kareena Kapoor, released its presence. He says, “When such a drastically last year, was on similar lines of extreme heat and while integrating different route is being used to narrate a story, you exhaustion, and carried the same tagline. quirks rooted in do not need to put your branding everywhere.” He RajDeepak Das, chief creative officer, Leo also adds that although the story is strong, there is Burnett India, says, “With this campaign, we wanted Indian culture.” a slight disconnect when it comes to convergence to maintain Limca as a part of India’s traditions AMIT NANDWANI to the product. and, at the same time, take the communication [email protected] 6 afaqs! Reporter, July 16-31, 2015 $'9(57,6,1* MAHINDRA TWO WHEELERS It’s a... two-wheeler Mahindra Two Wheeler’s new campaign showcases the ‘car-like’ features of its two lead products Gusto and Centuro, with the help of popular Bollywood songs. By Sohini Sen ahindra Two Wheelers has launched a Bollywood-esque campaign to portray Mthe joys of riding a two-wheeler. The ‘Kisi Se Kam Nahi’ TVC is a multi-product the products. Another insight for Mahindra campaign by the 16.5 billion dollar Mahindra came from the fact that, while the two-wheeler Group, with a special focus on the Gusto scooter segment is the biggest in automobiles, most of the and Centuro motorcycle. The campaign strings innovation happens in the four-wheeler segment. together popular Bollywood songs, as proud By positioning it in this light, the brand is also Mahindra Two Wheeler owners zip around the trying to up its aspirational quotient. 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