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Random Stuff Soumyadip ChoudhuryMay 31, 2012 0

From anti-smoker to smoker to non-smoker: My King Size journey

@anirbanchow, a good old friend, still remembers the kick that landed on his butt as a result of his adamant refusal to kick the butt. A decade-and-a-half later I have…Continue Reading →

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Fancy a puff from an air-conditioned cigarette?

When I first saw this ad for Caravan Air-Conditioned Cigarettes, the first thought that came to my mind was “WTF…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0October 28, 2011
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A beardless Kabir Bedi’s long affair with Wills cigarettes

Got the first glimpse of a beardless Kabir Bedi in a Marlboro Man avatar, thanks to Memsaab. And now here’s…

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Advertising Soumyadip ChoudhurySeptember 20, 2011 2

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 →

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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…

Soumyadip Choudhury 1September 10, 2011
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Panama Cigarette Ad from 1945

A few years back, I had put together, on this blog, an extensive collection of Indian Cigarette Ads from 1800s…

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Indian Cigarette Ads from 1800s to 2000s

The song that is on the tip of the tongue of every Hindi-film-loving Indian smoker is getting a paint job. Dev Anand starrer Hum Dono (1961) will be soon released…Continue Reading →

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