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Khushi Advertising bags ad films screening rights of Fun Cinemas for two years
MUMBAI: Khushi Advertising has bagged the exclusive rights of screening ad films across the Fun Cinemas multiplex chain for two years.
The rights have been given for all existing and upcoming Fun Cinemas Multiplex screens across India for two years.
Khushi Advertising director Pranay Shah said, “Khushi advertising is growing aggressively and as part of our continuing expansion, the new association with Fun Cinemas will further improve our business growth. Khushi advertising has been selling multiplex onscreen space pan India since last 15 years and has successfully emerged as the best media buying agency in the cinema medium.
Khushi Advertising‘s strategy this year will be to control a minimum of 650 screens across various cinemas.
Said Shah, “Our pan India presence with exclusive rights and tie-ups with some of the biggest names and chains of malls, Department stores and multiplexes makes us a single point source for advertiser’s requirements in this exciting new dimension of advertising.”
Fun Cinemas is currently present in over 19 cities across India, including Mumbai, Delhi (4 properties), Bangalore, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Gwalior, Goa, Ambala Panipat, Guwahati, Hissar, Amritsar, Kota, etc. comprising 77 screens nationally. It is also present in tier I, tier II and tier III cities with 200+ single screens (Digital Cinemas).
Fun Cinemas plans to add 32 screens in multiplex format, 100 in digital format and 25 screens in refurbishment format to its tally in 2013.
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Lego brings Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappé, Vinicius together
Campaign clocks 314 million views ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026 buzz.
MUMBAI: Four legends, one frame and not a single tackle in sight. Lego has pulled off a crossover few thought possible, uniting Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior in a single campaign ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 only this time, they’re building dreams brick by brick.
Titled “Everyone wants a piece”, the campaign features the quartet assembling a Lego version of the World Cup trophy, before placing miniature versions of themselves atop it, a playful nod to football’s ultimate prize. Shared widely across social media, the ad carries a pointed disclaimer: it is not AI-generated, a subtle but telling signal in an era where even reality is often questioned.
The numbers tell their own story. The campaign has already crossed 314 million views on Instagram across the players’ accounts, with fans hailing it as a rare, almost nostalgic moment particularly for the reunion of Messi and Ronaldo, whose last shared campaign ahead of the 2022 World Cup became one of the platform’s most-liked posts.
Beyond the film, Lego is extending the play with exclusive, player-themed sets tied to each of the four stars, part of a broader football-led programme designed to ride the global momentum building towards 2026. The idea, as echoed by the players themselves, leans into the parallels between football and play experimentation, creativity, failure, and triumph.
Messi described the sets as a way to bring on-pitch moments into an imaginative, hands-on world, while Ronaldo called the transformation into a Lego figure a rare honour, blending sport with storytelling. Vinícius, meanwhile, struck a more personal note, recalling childhood moments of building with Lego and framing creativity as a universal language that transcends borders.
The timing is no accident. With the 2026 World Cup set to run from June 11 to July 19 across the United States, Canada and Mexico, and featuring an expanded 48-team format, global anticipation is already building. Argentina, led by Messi, will enter as defending champions, adding another layer of intrigue.
For Lego, the campaign does more than celebrate football, it taps into its mythology. Because when icons become figurines and rivalries turn into play, the beautiful game finds a new kind of pitch. one built, quite literally, by hand.
