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Curry Nation executes first commercial for Netsurf Communications
MUMBAI: Curry Nation has come out with Netsurf Communication‘s first television commercial. The first commercial went air on 28 July. The creative agency had won the creative mandate for Netsurf two months back with the aim to leverage its brand proposition.
The ad establishes an emotional connect with consumers and promotes Netsurf amongst existing distributors and consumers while building up on the new base attracting others. On the campaign, Curry Nation creative head Priti Nair said, “Through the TVC we have attempted to showcase how people connect with one another by touching each and influencing others lives. This is similar to the philosophy of Netsurf which goes out connecting with its audience while building an emotional connect with them.”
The tagline for the campaign is Sehat, Barkat, Muskurahat. “This communication was designed to ensure that the brand stays in the mind of the consumers and distributors. We want to create a recall value for the brand. When it comes to executing a commercial for a client like Netsurf, the brand and branding becomes more important than the product as it is a company which engages in a cooperative selling concept,” added Nair.
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The total ad spent allocated to marketing Netsurf Network‘s is Rs five crore with heavy focus on the television and digital medium. BTL would be used as a support medium where the brand would promote itself via mall activations.
Headquartered in Pune, Netsurf has consumers majorly situated in the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. “We have plans to establish our office in Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and West Bengal with our presence in more than 300 districts across India,” said Netsurf Network Limited chairman Sujit Jain.
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Netsurf jointly with Curry Nation plans to set up new standard concrete platforms in the field of network marketing in India. “The communication task was to establish Netsurf as a serious player in the business by leveraging the core truth of the product offering. We aim at empowering people and touching lives. The gift of health, wealth and prosperity is what the network offers to the people,” he added.
“The challenge we faced while executing the commercial was that we had to alter the process of showcasing our product portfolio and creating an emotional connect on the product lines. I think Curry Nation has done an excellent job to communicate the same,” said Jain.
The film has been conceptualised by Priti Nair and directed by Shimit Amin of the Chak De India fame.
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Janhvi Kapoor teams up with Amaha to spotlight alcohol addiction
‘Off the Rocks’ aims to shift stigma to science in mental health discourse
MUMBAI: Janhvi Kapoor has partnered with Amaha to launch Off the Rocks, an awareness-led initiative that seeks to reframe alcohol addiction as a clinical mental health condition rather than a moral failing.
The initiative comes at a time when alcohol consumption is increasingly normalised in social settings, yet awareness around dependency and addiction remains limited. According to estimates, nearly one in five alcohol users in India may face addiction, but many continue without diagnosis or access to professional care, often held back by stigma or lack of understanding.
Kapoor said the idea for the campaign stemmed from a gap she has observed in public conversations. “The conversation around alcohol is either completely absent or deeply judgmental, and neither serves the people who actually need support,” she said. “Alcohol addiction is real, it’s clinical, and it affects people across every walk of life.”
Off the Rocks is designed as a long-term, multi-format effort rather than a one-off campaign. It will feature expert-led discussions, personal stories, and accessible content aimed at building awareness, reducing stigma, and guiding individuals towards professional help.
To ensure clinical depth, Kapoor has teamed up with Amaha, a full-spectrum mental health organisation with a large network of psychiatrists and psychologists. The organisation brings both infrastructure and expertise, particularly in treating moderate to severe mental health conditions, including alcohol use disorder.
“Addiction sits at the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, and lived experience, and remains one of the most stigmatised conditions we see,” said Amaha founder and CEO Amit Malik. He added that the initiative would help connect public awareness with credible, evidence-based care.
Amaha currently operates across multiple cities with in-person centres and digital services, offering therapy, psychiatry, and self-care tools in several languages. Its platform has reached millions globally, reflecting a growing demand for structured mental health support in India.
With Off the Rocks, Kapoor and Amaha are attempting to shift the narrative from blame to understanding, and from silence to support. If it succeeds, the initiative could help more people recognise when social drinking crosses the line and, more importantly, where to turn next.
