Cannes-inspired ad fest in Goa

Inspired by the Cannes Advertising festival, the Advertising Agencies Association of India, for the first time in the country, will host its annual advertising creative awards in a festival format.......

Indian ads win glory at Cannes

It was curtains down for the 52nd Cannes Advertising Festival in France on June 25, and India's performance at the prestigious awards fell short of expectations.The advertising agencies flew back......

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......

Advertising executives get freebies

After clients, advertising agencies are now offering freebies, well, to their own men. If the Advertising Agencies Association of India has its way, 800 delegates will be heading to Goa for a......

All We Imagine As Poetry

'Did anyone else get the feeling that AWIAL -- despite being ostensibly based in the Mumbai of today -- is actually set in a Neverland of Solemnity?' asks Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Kani Kusruti and......

The Shyam Benegal I Knew

His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great......

'Manthan Is My Most Influential Film'

'The censor board asked me for some strange cuts.''Otherwise, they would have given me an 'A' certificate.''One cut was where Girish Karnad was explaining artificial insemination in cattle.''These......

PIX: Aishwarya Rai returns to showbiz with jewellery ad

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's maternity leave seems to have ended, as the actress returned to showbiz with a new advertisement for Kalyan jewellers. Ash's extra postnatal kilos -- last seen at the......