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Pass Pass mini gum Chingles launches five comic TVCs
NEW DELHI: Pass Pass Chingles mini chewing gums have come up with ‘Aaj Lee Kya’ which is a series of five television commercials created by Dentsu Marcom for the Dharampal Satyapal (DS) Group.
The campaign is a call to the audience to break the monotony of their daily rut and infuse a little laughter and light heartedness in their lives with some harmless pranks on friends, family and colleagues. The tagline also works as a reminder to use the brand almost on a daily basis. In the communication, the product can be seen as a prank enabler. The TVCs show three brothers who run riot in the mini soap operas.
DS Group marks its foray into the Rs. 16 billion gum category with its new brand of mini gums called ‘Chingles’. Launched under its flagship brand ‘Pass Pass’, Chingles is positioned as an antidote to the seriousness that creeps into our lives as we grow up to become responsible adults.
The campaign ‘Aaj Lee Kya’ is a call to the audience to break the monotony of their daily rut and infuse a little laughter and light heartedness in their lives with some harmless pranks on friends, family and colleagues. The tagline also works as a reminder to use the brand almost on a daily basis. In the communication the product can be seen as a prank enabler. The communication is presented in a series of TV commercials.
The first one introduces the ‘Lee’ family. It is about a crazy household with triplet brothers, who are always busy taking each other’s case through harmless tricks and gags. Their names – UngLee, KhujLee and GoogLee, each represent an expression commonly used to refer to taking someone’s trip.
The five TVCs are anecdotes of the three brothers playing pranks on each other. Another character that’s a part of this crazy set-up is JuLee, the neighbourhood damsel and the object of desire for all the three brothers. Apart from pulling pranks on each other, the three brothers are constantly trying to oust one another to get JuLee’s attention and to destroy the chances of the other if any.
The commercials are fast paced to almost give a Charlie Chaplinish feel; the retro execution, unique outfits and voices and innocently hilarious plots add to the frenzy of the films and make the campaign more memorable.
The Lee brothers return with yet another hilarious prank of theirs. This time the brothers KhujLee and GoogLee depict the proverb ‘Idle mind is a devil’s workshop’ in their classic style. The film opens on an ordinary day in the Lee household with UngLee lazing around with a book in his hands. But how could such peace last for long when there is a set of naughty siblings. There is sibling rivalry as KhujLee and GoogLee exploit to trick UngLee into leaving his quantum of solace only to fall prey to another clever prank of his brothers.
The films are 40 seconds, 30 seconds, 20 seconds and 15 seconds long, and are being launched next week to run for six weeks.
The account management is handled by Sunita Prakash and Dhruv Lavania with planning by Narayan Devanathan and Rabia Sooch. The National Creative Director is Titus Upputuru, Creative Director is Abhinav Karwal, Art Director is Sumit Vashisht and
copywriters are Titus Upputuru, Anish Nath, and Kapil Rana. The TVC has been directed by Amit Sharma for Chrome Films.
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Hiili names Sanjay Hemady as country manager India
Media veteran to drive digital decarbonisation push
MUMBAI: Climate tech firm Hiili has announced its entry into India, appointing industry veteran Sanjay Hemady as India country manager to steer its growth in one of the world’s fastest-expanding digital markets.
Hemady, a familiar name across India’s media and consulting circles, will lead Hiili’s India operations from Mumbai. His mandate is clear: help Indian companies measure, manage and reduce the carbon emissions generated by their digital services.
Hiili offers a scientifically validated platform, certified by the UC3M-Santander Big Data Institute, that enables businesses to improve the efficiency of their digital infrastructure while cutting emissions. As organisations race to meet ESG targets, the company positions itself as a practical bridge between climate pledges and measurable action.
“I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as country manager, India at Hiili,” Hemady said in a LinkedIn post, adding that the company aims to move beyond broad sustainability promises towards precise, science-based decarbonisation.
Hemady brings more than three decades of experience spanning print, television, radio and digital media. He has previously served as chief executive officer at HIT 95 FM, assistant general manager at CNBC TV18, and held leadership roles at MTV India and The Indian Express, among others. Most recently, he worked as an independent business consultant advising firms across media and technology.
With India’s digital economy expanding at pace, the environmental cost of data, streaming and online services is climbing quietly in the background. Hiili’s bet is that carbon efficiency will soon sit alongside cost efficiency in boardroom conversations.
For Hemady, the move marks a shift from selling airtime and ad inventory to championing climate accountability. If successful, Hiili’s India play could make digital growth not just faster, but cleaner too.
