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Excellent Publicity makes waves with international expansion
Mumbai: Excellent Publicity, one of the independent advertising agencies, embarked on its ambitious international expansion earlier this year. With a steadfast focus on growth and innovation, Excellent Publicity has set its sights on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with Dubai as its primary launchpad. This strategic decision is underpinned by the region’s economic stability, diverse emerging industries, and remarkable economic growth prospects, making it an ideal destination for the agency’s global expansion.
Before embarking on this exciting journey, Excellent Publicity conducted comprehensive market research and analysis to ensure its success in the MENA region. MENA’s geographical location serves as a bridge between Europe, Asia, and Africa, making it a pivotal hub for businesses seeking global reach. The MENA region is witnessing a dynamic shift from traditional sectors to technology, tourism, and entertainment. Excellent Publicity sees this transition as an opportunity to provide its advertising expertise to scale businesses. Besides, countries in the MENA region are experiencing robust economic growth, leading to increased consumer spending. After establishing a strong foothold in the MENA region, Excellent Publicity further intends to build its presence in Canada and the United Kingdom.
Currently, Excellent Publicity is operating in Dubai for its international operations. It has also started a new corporate office in Indore, India, in addition to its existing presence in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Delhi, and Pune, with Ahmedabad being the headquarters. In terms of increasing its footprint, Excellent Publicity is eyeing expansion in metro cities and non-metro regions, with plans to establish its presence in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Vishakapatnam, Kochi, Vadodara, and Surat. The advertising agency has experienced a 2.36X growth from 2020-21 to 2021-22 and achieved a 1.8X increase in revenue from 2021-22 to 2022-23, reaching almost 100 crore Rs.
In the last decade, Excellent Publicity has witnessed remarkable growth, serving over 3,000 clients, including 100 listed on BSE and NSE, and a handful of Fortune 500 clients. Globally, the agency boasts 20-25 clients across various industries.
Excellent Publicity co-founder & director Vaishal Dalal said,” The growth trajectory we have witnessed in the last two years is exceptional. Going forward, Excellent Publicity is poised to lead the advertising industry into a new era of international expansion, revenue growth, and unparalleled service excellence. Our entry into the international market, beginning with the MENA region, further strengthens our position in the advertising industry. The agency’s commitment to innovation, strategic planning, and market leadership positions it for continued success in India and beyond.”
Excellent Publicity has projected an exciting growth trajectory over the next six years, with plans to launch an IPO by 2029. Its comprehensive range of offline and online marketing services remains unrivalled in the market.
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Galleri5 launches India’s first AI cinema OS at India AI Summit
Collective Artists Network unveils end-to-end production platform powering Mahabharat series and Hanuman teaser.
MUMBAI: India’s cinema just got an AI operating system upgrade because why settle for tools when you can have a full production command centre? Collective Artists Network and Galleri5 today unveiled Galleri5 AI Studio at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, billing it as the country’s first cinema-native production technology platform. Launched on 20 February 2026, the system acts as an end-to-end orchestration layer for film and television, integrating generative AI, LoRA-driven character architecture, controlled shot pipelines, 3D/VFX tools, lip-sync, upscaling, quality control, and delivery, all tuned for theatrical and broadcast standards.
Unlike piecemeal AI tools, Galleri5 controls the entire stack from script and world-building to final master output. Filmmakers retain creative authorship, continuity, and IP security while slashing timelines from years to months.
The platform is already in live use at scale. Mahabharat: Ek Dharmayudh, an AI-powered series produced under Collective’s Historyverse banner, is airing on Star Plus and streaming on JioHotstar, ranking among the top-watched shows in its slot. Meanwhile, Chiranjeevi Hanuman – The Eternal (produced by Star Studios 18) dropped its teaser on IMAX screens, leveraging Galleri5’s infrastructure for the visuals.
Collective Artists Network founder and group CEO Vijay Subramaniam said, “For India to lead in the next era of storytelling, we have to think beyond tools and start building systems. This is about putting durable production infrastructure in place so creators can dream bigger, producers can execute faster, and our stories can travel further.”
Galleri5 partner at Collective and CEO Rahul Regulapati added, “Cinema requires precision, repeatability, and control. Off-the-shelf AI doesn’t solve that. Orchestration does. We built an operating system where technology bends to filmmaking, not the other way around.”
Under Historyverse, Collective Studios is developing a slate including Hanuman, Krishna, Shiva, and Shivaji blending advanced AI systems with traditional craft. The summit session featured directors from Hanuman, Krishna, and Shiva alongside Collective leaders, diving into real-world case studies: what delivers on screen, what glitches, and how production economics are shifting.
At a summit packed with global tech brass and policymakers, Galleri5 stakes a bold claim, cinema’s future belongs to integrated systems, not isolated gadgets and India is building one right now. Whether you’re a filmmaker eyeing faster workflows or just curious about AI remaking epics, this OS could be the script-flip the industry didn’t see coming.
