Brands
Hyundai drives into glamour with Filmfare for third year
MUMBAI: Lights, camera, Creta! Hyundai takes the spotlight again. Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) has announced its continued partnership with the Filmfare Awards for the third consecutive year, reinforcing its connection with India’s cultural heartbeat. The collaboration reflects HMIL’s commitment to blending mobility with aspiration, celebrating cinema while engaging millions of customers nationwide.
“Indian cinema evolves with every frame, and Hyundai evolves with every journey,” said HMIL whole-time director and COO Tarun Garg. “Our association with Filmfare reflects our commitment to innovation, technology, and the aspirations of the families we’ve served for nearly 30 years. Our brand philosophy, Progress for Humanity, guides every action we take, from products to CSR initiatives, creating meaningful change in people’s lives.”
This year, the partnership is extra special as the Hyundai Creta marks a decade as the “King of SUVs” in India. Since its 2015 launch, the Creta has redefined the SUV segment with cutting-edge design, performance, and customer satisfaction. The latest Hyundai Creta King will make a grand appearance at the awards, turning heads on and off the red carpet.
HMIL is also driving India toward a greener future with its electric lineup, including the award-winning Ioniq 5 and the Creta electric, alongside sustainability and CSR initiatives such as Samarth by Hyundai and the Ioniq 5 forest program. These efforts highlight Hyundai’s commitment to inclusive and responsible progress.
Through this long-standing partnership, Hyundai continues to celebrate India’s cultural milestones, proving that the brand is not just about mobility, but about creating experiences that resonate with the heart and imagination of its customers.
Brands
Faber-Castell India appoints Sunaina Haldar as director – marketing
With stints at Tata, SleepyCat and ADF Foods under her belt, Haldar is primed to redraw Faber-Castell’s brand story
MUMBAI: Faber-Castell India has poached Sunaina Haldar from ADF Foods, appointing her director – marketing as the German stationery brand looks to muscle up in a category that is rapidly reinventing itself around creativity and self-expression.
Haldar hit the ground running. “My first couple of weeks have been incredibly energising, understanding consumers, visiting markets, engaging with retailers and immersing myself into the world of Faber-Castell Group,” she said.
She arrives with considerable firepower. At ADF Foods, Haldar ran marketing across India and international markets for a portfolio spanning Ashoka, Aeroplane, Camel and ADF Soul. Before that, she was vice-president – marketing at direct-to-consumer mattress brand SleepyCat, where she helmed brand, content and performance marketing. Her résumé also includes a stint leading marketing, new product development and CRM for Tata SmartFoodz at Tata Consumer Products, no small proving ground.
Between corporate roles, Haldar also operated as a fractional CMO for early-stage startups, building marketing strategy and operational structures from scratch, a signal that she knows how to move fast with limited resources.
With 18 years straddling FMCG, D2C and the startup world, Haldar now takes the reins at a brand that has long owned the classroom but is clearly hungry for the living room. In a stationery market where the pencil has become a lifestyle statement, Faber-Castell has picked someone who knows exactly how to sell that story.
