An Ad for Ayodhya
A public service advertisement from Purple Focus.Continue Reading →
#NewTwitter Wish List: 10 things missing in the New Twitter
Got the new Twitter interface and took it for a drive immediately. Some have touted the new-look Twitter as a…
Dissecting the Volkswagen Vento Talking Print Ad
The advertisement that got everyone talking: in the office, at home, on Twitter, on Facebook, on blogs and even on…
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (in an Ambassador)
Bollywood’s best loved love story Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge released in 1995. This advertisement for Hindustan Motors Ambassador car is from late 1998. The yellow mustard fields never fail to…Continue Reading →
So Munni’s Zandu Balm wasn’t an in-film placement
Update: I think I need to eat my words. From what it now appears, to me, that it was indeed…
Blast from the Past: Men’s Hairstyle in 200 BC
The neighbourhood saloons (Indian salons) have those charts with hairstyles that I wouldn’t want to be seen dead in. Ever…
Ganesha
Ganesha An elephant-headed god, who is one of the most popular deities today, revered by Hindus of all sects. Ganesha is the patron deity of writers, accountants, traders and businessmen,…Continue Reading →
20-Year-Old Lisa Ray Wrapped in a Bombay Dyeing Towel
Lisa Ray, one of the prettiest faces around, was a teenage crush (I had a number of them). Easily the…
Sharmila Tagore in 1966 Murphy Radio Ad
The language was Bangla, but the accent and the stories, distinguishably Chinese. An avid radio listener, my father tried to…
Old Old Monk Ad from 1969
Old Monk, as all Old Monk bacchantes will agree, is not just a rum, it’s an institution. You don’t drink Old Monk, you experience it. I discovered the buddha sadhu…Continue Reading →
