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Tata Salt Lite launches its new campaign #TakeItLite to create awareness on “Hypertension” and its symptoms
MUMBAI: Tata Salt Lite, a low-sodium salt specially formulated to provide 15% lower sodium than regular salt, launched its new campaign today to spread awareness on hypertension and its symptoms. Hypertension or high blood pressure, often termed as a silent killer is one of the leading health problems of urban India. Stressful lifestyles coupled with altered food habits have led to an exponential increase in the occurrence of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
The thought behind the 360 degree campaign is derived from the insight gathered from a group of nutritionists and doctors. According to the insight, hypertension or high blood pressure is a silent killer and people do not recognize the symptoms. Getting angry on small daily life situations without a reason is one of the symptoms of hypertension.
Taking forth the brand’s core promise, ‘DeshkiSehat, DeshKaNamak’, Tata Salt Lite reinstates its commitment towards societal health and well-being. Moving towards building a stronger narrative on health, the new campaign aims to get people to take notice of such behavior and take preventive measures to control their blood pressure.
The campaign’s TVC, conceptualized by Ogilvy and Mather, stars Anand Tiwari and Mansi Parkeh as the lead protagonists. The TCV opens with Anand Tiwari, a 35-37 year old man approaching his fridge to fetch a box of ice cream. On seeing the box empty and yet being left inside the fridge makes him irritable and angry. He starts screaming and shuts the fridge door with anger. Watching him lose his temper and getting hyper on such a petty issue, makes his wife really concerned about him. This is when she realizes that his actions could be a symptom of high blood pressure which needs to be addressed. This incident triggers a change in her buying behavior and she picks Tata Salt Lite, a 15% low sodium salt that will help manage the blood pressure of her family.
Commenting on the new TVC, Sagar Boke, Head- Marketing, Consumer Products Business, Tata Chemicals Ltd., said, “Many studies have shown that a majority of the urban adult population in India suffers from hypertension, a life-threatening condition that can be effectively managed by controlling the intake of sodium along with an active lifestyle. Tata Salt Lite is a 15% low sodium salt specially designed to provide consumers a convenient means to take preventive measures towards keeping the blood pressure in check. The objective of this new campaign is to increase the awareness about the early signs of Hypertension and take preventive action, well in time. This campaign reinforces the Tata Salt philosophy of salt as a health enabler and not just a taste enhancer.”
Digital
Content India 2026 opens with a copro pitch, a spice evangelist and a £10,000 prize for Indian storytelling
Dish TV and C21Media’s three-day summit puts seven ambitious projects before an international jury, and two walk away with serious development money
MUMBAI: India’s content industry gathered in Mumbai this March for Content India 2026, a three-day summit organised by Dish TV in partnership with C21Media, and it wasted no time making a statement. The event opened with a Copro Pitch that put seven scripted and unscripted television concepts before an international panel of judges, and by the end of it, two projects had walked away with £10,000 each in marketing prize money from C21Media to support development and international promotion.
The jury, comprising Frank Spotnitz, Fiona Campbell, Rashmi Bajpai, Bal Samra and Rachel Glaister, evaluated a shortlist that ranged from a dark Mumbai comedy-drama about mental health (Dirty Minds, created by Sundar Aaron) to a Delhi coming-of-age mystery (Djinn Patrol, by Neha Sharma and Kilian Irwin), a techno-thriller about a teenage gaming prodigy (Kanpur X Satori, by Suchita Bhatia), an investigative crime drama blending mythology and modern thriller (The Age of Kali, by Shivani Bhatija), a documentary on India’s spice heritage (The Masala Quest, hosted by Sarina Kamini), a documentary on competitive gaming (Respawn: India’s Esports Revolution, by George Mangala Thomas and Sangram Mawari), and a reality-horror competition merging gaming and immersive fear (Scary Goose, by Samar Iqbal).
The session was hosted by Mayank Shekhar.
The two winners were Djinn Patrol, backed by Miura Kite, formerly of Participant Media and known for Chinatown and Keep Sweet: Pray & Obey, with Jaya Entertainment, producers of Real Kashmir Football Club, also attached; and The Masala Quest, created and hosted by Sarina Kamini, an Indian-Australian cook, author and self-described “spice evangelist.”
The summit also unveiled the Content India Trends Report, whose findings made for bracing reading. Daoud Jackson, senior analyst at OMDIA, set the tone: “By 2030, online video in India will nearly double the revenue of traditional TV, becoming the main driver of growth.” He noted that in 2025, India produced a quarter of all YouTube videos globally, overtaking the United States, while Indians collectively spend 117 years daily on YouTube and 72 years on Instagram. Traditional subscription TV is declining as free TV and connected TV gain ground, forcing broadcasters to innovate. “AI-generated content is just 2 per cent of engagement,” Jackson added, “highlighting the dominance of high-quality human content. The key for Indian media companies is scaling while monetising effectively from day one.”
Hannah Walsh, principal analyst at Ampere Analysis, added hard numbers to the picture. India produced over 24,000 titles in January 2026 alone, with 19,000 available internationally. The country now accounts for 12 per cent of Asia-Pacific content spend, up from 8 per cent in 2021, outpacing both Japan and China. Key exporters include JioStar, Zee Entertainment, Sony India, Amazon and Netflix, delivering over 7,500 Indian-produced titles abroad each year. The top importing markets are Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, the United States and the Philippines. Scripted content dominates globally at 88 per cent, with crime dramas and children’s and family titles performing particularly strongly.
Manoj Dobhal, chief executive and executive director of Dish TV India, framed the summit’s ambition squarely. “Stories don’t need translation. They need a platform, discovery, and reach, local or global,” he said. “India produces more movies than any country, our streaming platforms compete globally, and our tech and creators win international awards. Yet fragmentation slows growth. Producers, platforms, and tech move in different lanes. We need shared spaces, collaboration, and an ecosystem where ideas, technology, and people meet. That is why we built Content India.”
The data, the pitches and the prize money all pointed to the same conclusion: India is not waiting for the world to discover its stories. It is building the infrastructure to sell them.
