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An unprecedented nine lakh people creates #MyFantasyAdWithSRK in just ten weeks
Mumbai: Since its launch on 20 September 2023, #MyFantasyAdWithSRK, the innovative AI-enabled campaign by Sunfeast Dark Fantasy, has gone viral, garnering unprecedented buzz and engagement. To date, nine lakh people have created their ads with mighty Shah Rukh Khan (“SRK”) and fulfilled their fantasy of being pampered by the ‘King of Bollywood’ himself. At its peak, the campaign witnessed an overwhelming response, with approximately 6 users uploading their details every minute!
Sunfeast Dark Fantasy, in collaboration with media partner IPG, launched this innovative campaign – #MyFantasyAdWithSRK. Here, consumers/Shah Rukh Khan fans had a unique opportunity to be his co-stars and create their personalised advertisements. Utilising cutting-edge Generative AI technology (Gen AI), users experienced the thrill of sharing screen space with their favourite Bollywood icon by simply uploading their picture on the dedicated campaign website
https://www.darkfantasyadwithsrk.in/
The campaign broke the internet as soon as it went live. It gained huge traction among fans and influencers, across the country. Ads started pouring in from not just metros but from cities such as Patna, Kochi, Guwahati, Indore, Jaipur, Agra, Nagpur and more. Interestingly, among all the users approx. 60 per cent of users are male while 40 per cent are female.
ITC Foods Division chief operating officer, Biscuits & Cakes Cluster Ali Harris Shere said, “#MyFantasyAdWithSRK gave SRK fans the opportunity to bring to life the fantasies nurtured over the years. It was one of our milestone campaigns, and we are truly delighted to see how fans are coming forward voluntarily and creating their version of the ad. Nine lakh fantasies fulfilled is a huge achievement for the brand Dark Fantasy. We are happy to see that we were able to convert the fantasies of many into reality”.
Further, the campaign gained popularity not just in India, but in international markets as well. Fans from Brazil, Australia, Bangladesh and UAE have reached out via the brand’s social media platform expressing their interest in participating.
To take the experience a notch higher, Dark Fantasy also ran a – #MyFantasyAdWithSRK digital contest. Where, top five participants who have showcased their creativity in captions and garnered maximum likes on their personalized ad with SRK, will have the opportunity to get their personalized ad with SRK featured on national TV.
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Kaspersky and KidZania want Indian children to fight hackers before they hit their teens
Kaspersky and KidZania open a cyber investigation centre in Mumbai to teach children how to outsmart hackers
MUMBAI: India’s children are growing up online faster than anyone can protect them. Kaspersky, the global cybersecurity firm, is betting that the best way to fix that is to make six-year-olds feel like detectives.
The company has opened a Cyber Investigation Centre inside KidZania Mumbai at R City Mall, Ghatkopar, in what it is calling a first-of-its-kind cybersecurity role-play experience for children. Kids suit up in Kaspersky uniforms, sit down at dedicated workstations loaded with security software, and spend 20 minutes cracking simulated cases of phishing, identity theft and cyberbullying. Up to six children can play investigator at a time. Those who crack the case walk away with a personalised Kaspersky Cyber Investigator card — and a healthy suspicion of dodgy links.
The timing is not accidental. In India, 82.2 per cent of children have access to a mobile device by the age of 14. They use it to stream, game, chat and study. Most of them have never heard the word “phishing.”
“The earlier we equip children with the awareness and skills to navigate the digital world safely, the stronger our collective digital future becomes,” said Jaydeep Singh, general manager for India at Kaspersky. Tarandeep Singh Sekhon, chief business officer of KidZania India, put it more plainly: “Every parent today is thinking about how to prepare their child for a digital-first future.”
The partnership comes with commercial sweeteners. Visitors buying KidZania tickets get a complimentary two-month Kaspersky trial subscription. Annual pass holders get a full year’s subscription thrown in. Discount vouchers go out at the exit gates.
The launch ceremony leaned into KidZania’s theatrical DNA — a diya lighting, a dance performance, a key handover, a parade through the miniature city, and a ribbon-cutting at the new centre.
Cybercriminals, it turns out, do not discriminate by age. Kaspersky and KidZania are hoping that neither will the next generation of people trying to stop them.
