Wills Filter cigarettes ad from 1969
Yet another addition to the ever-growing Wills Filter/Wills Navy Cut advertisements on Cutting the Chai. This sample is 1969 vintage. Each Wills Filter/Wills Navy Cut ad has a couple enjoying…Continue Reading →
Wills Filter: Made for each other
This was perhaps the most noticed (and the longest running) of all the ads in Hindustan Thompson Associates’ (HTA) ‘Made…
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…
Nutramul dada: Jugal Hansraj’s second-best role ever
Second-best, as his best was in Masoom (1983). Maybe growing up and stopping the Nutramul intake had an adverse effect on Jugal Hansraj. His acting career went nowhere and his…Continue Reading →
Amrutanjan takes on Zandu’s badnaam Munni with Savita Bhabhi
The script of the new ad for Amrutanjan Roll-On balm reads like one straight out from a Savita Bhabhi comic…
1930s ad for washable condoms and other contraceptives
Pamphlet advertising, one of the oldest forms of advertising, is still alive and vigorously kicking. They come tucked inside our…
To have beautiful hair like Waheeda Rehman, use Castaroma
A print advertisement from the 1950s for Castaroma hair oil endorsed by actress Waheeda Rehman.Continue Reading →
How to speak on the telephone, the right way
It was an altogether different age, when having a telephone at home was a status symbol. And the waiting list…
In rural MP they call the Wagon R ‘Bhata Gadi’. Here’s why
It may not be the best looking car on the roads but the advertising campaign tried to brand it as…
Join IPL – Institute of Political Leadership
Delhi is a city of interesting abbreviations. CID isn’t necessarily Crime Investigation Department, it can also be expanded to Crime Immunisation Dias (whatever that means, the worth lies not in…Continue Reading →
Google Chrome Hoarding Gives a 404 Error
Driving to work on New Year's Day, noticed a hoarding advertising the web browser. And if you were to type…
WikiLeaks-inspired Pakistani Butterfly Sanitary Napkin Ad
RG Blue Communications, a Pakistani advertising agency has created a humourous ad for Butterfly Sanitary Napkins with WikiLeaks as the…
