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Bell Bajao ad campaign wins international laurel

Breakthrough, an organization that uses popular media to advocate women's rights in India and fight for stronger immigrants' rights in the United States, has won the Cannes Silver......

Author Indra Sinha joins Bhopal protestors

The nine activists who have been fasting in protest against the government's indifference towards the Bhopal gas victims, received a shot in the arm with Indra Sinha, author of Booker-shortlisted......

Martin Sorrell: 'Massive changes sweeping advertising'

'You have to tear it all down if you want to build something new tomorrow.' Photograph: Adeel Halim/Reuters A new-age digital advertising and marketing services company, S4 Capital, which was......

What drives brands to up the ante on ads?

Is it a last ditch attempt to reassure consumers, or a way to gain the upper hand at the negotiating table, or is it just a way of exhausting the treasure chest before the lights go out The......

Leo Burnett gets future-ready

The energy is palpable as you step into the Central Mumbai office of ad agency Leo Burnett. The dormitory-style office is aptly suited for what the newly-appointed chief executive officer Saurabh......

The fun and essence of Cannes ad fest

Okay, today the curtains are going to come down on the 2010 Cannes Advertising Festival. It's been a week of stimulating seminars, inspiring award shows, long walks and delectable foi gras. In the......

Ambient: The next big 'A' in advertising

A water fountain spouts blood. A dog walks around with a leash around its neck, ominously suspended in mid-air. No, these are not attempts to create a sci-fi thriller but ambient advertisements. In......

What sending Jallikattu to the Oscars means

To an award show that's famous for honouring artists belatedly, we have sent as our official entry one of our major film-makers's weakest work yet, feels Sreehari Nair. So I am taking my evening......

Is he India's answer to Bruce Lee?

'When we make these action machismo films, the stupidest thing is to show that the hero sails through a thousand people. It's a tradition we have grown up with.''We don't have the basis of creating......

'I don't want to work with Sanjay Leela Bhansali'

'You don't need a godfather to protect you from the dangers of Bollywood because nobody will.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shashank Arora/Instagram You have seen Shashank Arora in Titli, Brahman......

Revisiting Boot Polish: A beautiful celebration of sibling love

In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, Sukanya Verma looks back at Raj Kapoor's Boot Polish (1954), starring Baby Naaz and Ratan Kumar. IMAGE: Rattan Kumar and......

The man who wanted to save cinema

P K Nair, the legendary founder-director of the National Film Archive of India, passed away into the ages on March 4. He was 86. Nairsaab had dedicated his life to restoring and archiving films,......

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