The Best & Worst Advertisements in India

Ram · 16th April 2006, 21:39

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Originally Posted by 2L8uLoose

I know I'm not going to be very popular around here for saying this but.. I HATE THE NEW COCA COLA AD with ASH in it.
I mean come on.. first its the Indica Xeta ad.. which has been discussed to DEATH in another thread here so I'm not going to comment on that.. and now we have the coke ad, with Ash making sounds that are more becoming of a sadak chaap romeo(bombay saying ppl... figure it out).
Are our ad film maker's loosing their originality.. or do they just think that we as the viewing public are going to buy no matter how they want to sell it to us?

My submission is that, the inspiration for the ad, is real-life Bombay!

There are many Bombay girls (actually even urban Kolkata girls) with attitude in real life, who mock boys, loudly and follow through maybe even more scornfully than the character played by Aishwarya Rai.

On the other hand, some travel and observation has shown me, that the common girl in Delhi, Lucknow, Faizabad, even Nagpur, lives a very suppressed existence in comparision.

Such upcountry girls, may find the ad hard to believe, profane and outlandish.

2L8uLoose · 16th April 2006, 21:44

Ram, I think lets leave the attitude of the women (which IMO is being kind of sexist on your part)in various metro's outa this thread.. I started this coz an ad peeved me off.... I dont think discussing the morals of the women in various metro's and the 'upcountry' girls as you put it...
Lets stick to the ad's that p*ss you off here please

aZa · 16th April 2006, 21:51

Any advert that repeats more than twice in 5 mins is way to bugging ...!!! just look at the AXN show on international tv commercials ... now dats what our ad agencies shud be looking at.

1. All balaji tv soaps adverts oh i just hate that Perna basu character to the core

2. Coca cola ad ... uhh Girls with attitudes are welcomed with open arms

but BTM's Oh hell no!

3. Chubti Chaadti garmi ...laya dermi cool !! hahah

4. Harpic and gang cleaning toilets and showing soiled toilets on NATIONAL TV. OMG!!

5. Many more i just can't recall them at this moment !

cheers

yogi1771 · 16th April 2006, 22:32

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Originally Posted by aZa

Any advert that repeats more than twice in 5 mins is way to bugging ...!!! just look at the AXN show on international tv commercials ... now dats what our ad agencies shud be looking at.

1. All balaji tv soaps adverts oh i just hate that Perna basu character to the core

2. Coca cola ad ... uhh Girls with attitudes are welcomed with open arms

but BTM's Oh hell no!

3. Chubti Chaadti garmi ...laya dermi cool !! hahah

4. Harpic and gang cleaning toilets and showing soiled toilets on NATIONAL TV. OMG!!

5. Many more i just can't recall them at this moment !

cheers

oh bye the way these harpic ads will come right when ur having ur lunch or dinner great

Rayden · 16th April 2006, 22:36

Thums up guys always seem to get old looking guys for their ads. Wonder why...

cheap_deal · 16th April 2006, 22:54

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Originally Posted by v1p3r

I hate the new Coke ad. And I hate Aishwarya Rai. So hey, coincidence...that's joincidence with a C!

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Originally Posted by 2L8uLoose

Anyone feel like adding a POLL here?
V1p3R... HUH??? would you mind explaining your statement?

a fan of 'Friends' tv show eh vip3r.

yes the ad is pretty bad, same goes for the other aishwarya ad in which she plays frisbee with a bunch of guys on the beach then there is some animated stuff (sorry i didnt even watch the whole thing to see what ad it was).

Godfather · 17th April 2006, 08:25

You guys have forgotten the Chloromint ad... The girl in the lift.
I also hate the thumsup ad which shows akshay kumar standing on top of a light house
and the coke ad...

DCEite · 17th April 2006, 08:36

I think all these crappy coke/pepsi ads are handiwork of a person called Suhel Seth. I just hate his work!

iraghava · 17th April 2006, 15:54

Well agreed that the Coke & the frisbee toting ASh ads are just stupid. I also thought the Thumbs Up & the Khaitan fan to be absolutely absurd.

I think we should have more ads like the Fevicol one which is currently airing with the small kid but the best is the Halls one in which the girl comes flying!

sinner · 17th April 2006, 16:12

Well I hate the new coke ad too but for all u guys wanna see the inovative side of advertising have a dekho to this image.

Many of u might have recived this in FWD: mails if no i'll give a briefe story behind this

Coca Cola takes the 2nd floor of this building for their Sales & Marketing office and puts up a hoarding.

A couple days later Pepsi puts up the other board just for fun.

aZa · 17th April 2006, 16:56

hahahah nice one ... infamous COLA wars !!

Abhay · 17th April 2006, 17:29

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Originally Posted by 2L8uLoose

I know I'm not going to be very popular around here for saying this but.. I HATE THE NEW COCA COLA AD with ASH in it.

Ditto......
stupid ad for a stupid drink.

Joz · 17th April 2006, 18:49

I hate the new Coke advt, but he one which really made me go 'YUCK' was the Lux advt with SRK in the bath tub. What on earth where they thinking? Whom where they targetting?

18th April 2006, 07:58

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Originally Posted by Joz

Whom where they targetting?

Homosexuals, perhaps? Hyundai did that with the Getz and it seemed to work....

neoranjit · 19th April 2006, 20:13

Another irritating one that i have come across is the Pleasure ad... why do guys have all the fun or something like that... yuck.. I think there has been a thread talking about this.

16th April 2006, 21:44	#17
2L8uLoose BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 627 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	Ram, I think lets leave the attitude of the women (which IMO is being kind of sexist on your part)in various metro's outa this thread.. I started this coz an ad peeved me off.... I dont think discussing the morals of the women in various metro's and the 'upcountry' girls as you put it... Lets stick to the ad's that pss you off here please Last edited by 2L8uLoose : 16th April 2006 at 21:50.*
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16th April 2006, 21:51	#18
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 25 Times View My Garage	Any advert that repeats more than twice in 5 mins is way to bugging ...!!! just look at the AXN show on international tv commercials ... now dats what our ad agencies shud be looking at. 1. All balaji tv soaps adverts oh i just hate that Perna basu character to the core 2. Coca cola ad ... uhh Girls with attitudes are welcomed with open arms but BTM's Oh hell no! 3. Chubti Chaadti garmi ...laya dermi cool !! hahah 4. Harpic and gang cleaning toilets and showing soiled toilets on NATIONAL TV. OMG!! 5. Many more i just can't recall them at this moment ! cheers
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16th April 2006, 22:36	#20
Rayden BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 101 Thanked: Once	Thums up guys always seem to get old looking guys for their ads. Wonder why...
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17th April 2006, 08:25	#22
Godfather Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bangalore / Atlanta Posts: 1,387 Thanked: 71 Times View My Garage	You guys have forgotten the Chloromint ad... The girl in the lift. I also hate the thumsup ad which shows akshay kumar standing on top of a light house and the coke ad...
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17th April 2006, 08:36	#23
DCEite Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NCR Posts: 3,588 Thanked: 3,483 Times	I think all these crappy coke/pepsi ads are handiwork of a person called Suhel Seth. I just hate his work!
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17th April 2006, 15:54	#24
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,993 Thanked: 281 Times View My Garage	Well agreed that the Coke & the frisbee toting ASh ads are just stupid. I also thought the Thumbs Up & the Khaitan fan to be absolutely absurd. I think we should have more ads like the Fevicol one which is currently airing with the small kid but the best is the Halls one in which the girl comes flying!
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17th April 2006, 16:12	#25
sinner BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thane - Mumbai Posts: 433 Thanked: 77 Times View My Garage	Well I hate the new coke ad too but for all u guys wanna see the inovative side of advertising have a dekho to this image. Many of u might have recived this in FWD: mails if no i'll give a briefe story behind this Coca Cola takes the 2nd floor of this building for their Sales & Marketing office and puts up a hoarding. A couple days later Pepsi puts up the other board just for fun.
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17th April 2006, 16:56	#26
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 25 Times View My Garage	hahahah nice one ... infamous COLA wars !!
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17th April 2006, 18:49	#28
Joz BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dubai Posts: 247 Thanked: 3 Times	I hate the new Coke advt, but he one which really made me go 'YUCK' was the Lux advt with SRK in the bath tub. What on earth where they thinking? Whom where they targetting?
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19th April 2006, 20:13	#30
neoranjit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 588 Thanked: 196 Times View My Garage	Another irritating one that i have come across is the Pleasure ad... why do guys have all the fun or something like that... yuck.. I think there has been a thread talking about this.
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