Molten gold, Rs 28: The ad that got Calcutta curious
The Indian lust for gold can never be quenched. Gold prices had recently crossed Rs 29,000 for 10 grams. Even at Rs 3,175 back in 1988 gold topped the desire…Continue Reading →
The Indian lust for gold can never be quenched. Gold prices had recently crossed Rs 29,000 for 10 grams. Even at Rs 3,175 back in 1988 gold topped the desire…Continue Reading →
Second-best, as his best was in Masoom (1983). Maybe growing up and stopping the Nutramul intake had an adverse effect…
Pamphlet advertising, one of the oldest forms of advertising, is still alive and vigorously kicking. They come tucked inside our…
A print advertisement from the 1950s for Castaroma hair oil endorsed by actress Waheeda Rehman.Continue Reading →
It was an altogether different age, when having a telephone at home was a status symbol. And the waiting list…
This advertisement is from the January 28, 1950 edition of The Times of India (Delhi) and has the then Prime…
Abhishek Bachchan delivered a string of 17 flops before his first hit and then gradually rose up the ladder to be amongst the reigning stars of Bollywood. But cricket isn’t…Continue Reading →
Lisa Ray, one of the prettiest faces around, was a teenage crush (I had a number of them). Easily the…
The language was Bangla, but the accent and the stories, distinguishably Chinese. An avid radio listener, my father tried to…
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 →
This advertisement for Grasim's Graviera Suitings is one of the rare occasions when Salman and Sangeeta appeared together professionally.
If it is named after Zeenat Aman, it has to smell good. An advertisement for a perfume named after Zeenat…