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Gozoop’s #HumHongeKamyaab campaign brings a ray of positivity
MUMBAI: As India gears up to face a global pandemic, with a 21-day nation-wide lockdown, public sentiment veers between anxiety, confusion, and determination. With social distancing being the need of the hour, there is a need to be united in spirit while physically staying apart, so that we can break the chain and flatten the curve.
At the close of the PM's address where he announced a nation-wide 21-day lockdown, Gozoop released a video to showcase this determination and spirit that is more than just the sound of a spoon hitting a plate. It is a sound that reverberates the will and determination of a nation that has come together in trying times. This video was shared by NITI Aayog in the public interest.
जब अलग रहकर आएंगे साथ, हम होंगे कामयाब!
We express our respect for all brave hearts providing critical services in these challenging times.
Stay Home & Stay Safe. #CoronavirusLockdown #HumHongeKamyaab @PMOIndia @SrBachchan @deepikapadukone@anandmahindra pic.twitter.com/dgjVgYrkD5— NITI Aayog (@NITIAayog) March 24, 2020
The video has also been shared by Bollywood celebrities like Deepika Padukone to promote this message of positivity in tough times.
Hum Honge Kamyaab is a song that has represented the country’s hope and determination for generations and continues to do so in these difficult times. This song perfectly describes the spirit of every Indian across the country because when the doors were shut, people took to their windows to come together.
This moment was the ray of light all of us had been looking for in these bleak times.
A moment of hope. A moment of togetherness. A moment of perseverance. A moment that tells us it will all be okay.
Speaking about this, Gozoop CEO and co-founder Ahmed Aftab Naqvi said, “This is a time for all of us to stick together in spirit but stay separate at home. We wanted to communicate this message to as many people across the nation, in a way that they understand and act on it. I am glad that our team while working from home, put in their efforts and used the power of creativity to launch this video. I am thankful to the NITI Aayog for supporting this idea and helping it reach across India. If this helps save even one life, we will consider our job done. #HumHongeKamyaab.”
Gozoop Creative Head Shrenik Chedda said, “I have always believed that advertising is creativity with a purpose. So when our Prime Minister spoke about coming together, it struck a chord within all of us. And that's where the idea was born. This video channels the powerful sentiment of our nation and champions the need for unity in times of adversity. A unity whose very essence is bound in staying apart.”
“The beauty of our great country is that despite our differences in times of crisis our SPIRIT is paramount. From this simple truth was born #HumHongeKamyaab. Our attempt was to pull off a tale of this unity in a unique way, bringing together positivity and pride from different parts of India in a short span of 2 days. Standing strong together is the core of every crisis, but the uniqueness here is standing away and emerging stronger,” said Gozoop group director – brand communications Megha Ahuja.
While it is important to be united in spirit in these trying times, it is equally important to physically stay apart. Let’s continue social distancing in a diligent manner, as we can make a difference by staying indoors.
As we remain bound by a determination to face the COVID-19 crisis head-on, there is one thing we must always keep in mind – Times are tough. But we are tougher.
NATIONAL: Amazon Ads has laid out a sharply tech-led vision for the advertising industry in 2026, arguing that artificial intelligence, streaming TV and creator partnerships will combine to turn brand building into a more precise, performance-driven business.
At the heart of the shift, the company says, is the fusion of AI with Amazon’s vast trove of shopping, browsing and streaming signals, allowing advertisers to move beyond blunt reach metrics to campaigns designed around real customer behaviour.
“The future of advertising is not about reaching more people, but the right people with messages that resonate,” said Amazon Ads India head and vice president Girish Prabhu. “By combining AI with deep customer insights, we help brands move from broadcasting campaigns to having meaningful conversations wherever audiences spend their time.”
One of the biggest changes, according to Amazon Ads, will be the collapse of the wall between media planning and creative development. Retail media, powered by first-party data, is increasingly shaping everything from brand discovery to final purchase, pushing marketers to design campaigns around audience insight rather than internal instinct.
AI is also moving from a support tool to a creative engine. Agentic AI, which automates and accelerates production, is expected to make high-quality creative accessible even to small businesses, compressing weeks of work into hours and giving challengers the ability to compete with larger brands on speed and scale.
Behind the scenes, AI-driven analytics will take on a bigger role in campaign optimisation, identifying patterns, spotting opportunities and recommending actions that would previously have required teams of analysts.
Streaming TV is another big battleground. With India’s video streaming audience now above 600 million and connected TV users at 129.2 million in 2025, advertisers are set to treat streaming not just as a branding channel but as a performance engine, measured increasingly by sales, sign-ups and bookings rather than just reach.
Finally, Amazon Ads sees creators and contextual advertising reshaping how brands tell stories. Creators will act less like influencers and more like long-term partners, while scene-aware ads on streaming platforms will allow brands to insert hyper-relevant offers into the flow of what viewers are watching.
Taken together, Amazon Ads argues, these shifts mark a move towards advertising that is both more human and more measurable, where AI handles the complexity, and creativity does the persuading.
