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Lenskart.com rolls out new TVC with Digital superstar Bhuvan Bam
MUMBAI: Lenskart.com, the largest eyewear company in India, unveils its first TVC with digital superstar and brand ambassador Bhuvan Bam to launch its one-of-a-kind range – AIR. The latest offering from Lenskart.com’s portfolio, the AIR range showcases an eclectic, modern and halke phulke rendition of classic eyewear unifying functionality and style.
Redefining performance eyewear, Lenskart.com roped in Bhuvan Bam as its brand ambassador earlier this year to bring to life clutter-breaking campaigns and produce exclusive content for the brand. Roping in a prominent influencer face for a TVC campaign, in itself has been a first in the industry thereby disrupting the norms and regular promotional techniques, yet again.
The multi-platform ad campaign spread across TV, Youtube and social media, conveys the message of taking things lightly and not to be weighed down by life's challenges & stresses. Delivered in Lenskart's young and refreshing tone of voice, it is most relevant for today’s times. Shot to a beautiful background score, the ad shows the protagonist Bhuvan Bam confronting challenges, missteps, and faux pas but never once being bogged down by these hiccups as he flaunts a lighthearted attitude. Every time in the film, he finds himself in an unwelcome situation, he blows away his glasses and a new featherlite pair appears on his face symbolically indicative of him having moved on. The story beautifully brings forth the key product feature of lightweightedness sans the usual marketing rhetoric.
Lenskart.com is committed to pushing the envelope with its out-of-the-box inventions and AIR features extremely lightweight frames and gracefully sleek designs. The newly launched Lenskart Air range comprises of six distinct lines- Air Classic, Air Flex, AIR Signia, Air Sport, Air Wrap, and Air Silicon. For eyewear fanatics, the AIR range is the perfect solution to the problem of heavy glasses and the discomfort of donning such a pair. With its cutting-edge innovation in form and function, delivered by high performance materials and revolutionary technology, the range amalgamates exemplary durability, flexibility and corrosion free material with coolest, trendiest styles.
Commenting on the new TVC and product offering, Peyush Bansal, Founder and CEO, Lenskart.com said, “Disruption is the DNA for Lenskart.com and consumer obsession remains our sole guiding principle. From our passion to deliver the best in class product like Lenskart Air to engaging Bhuvan Bam, a youth icon and the relatable hero for the masses, we stay committed to reaching and delivering only the best to our customers and fans. The new campaign Halka Rakh yaar is born out of a key consumer insight- the increasing need to keep things light and easy going, in every facet of life and the Halke Phulke frames of Lenskart Air are the trustworthy partner in this endeavor. The TVC is an ode to this carefree, spirited approach and with his unique lighthearted attitude, Bhuvan has added a fresh twist to the TVC.
On featuring in the ad, Digital Super Star and Brand Ambassador, Lenskart.com, Bhuvan Bam said, “Eyewear has played an instrumental role in many characters I have curated for BB ki Vines. As an artist, I am excited to partner with Lenskart.com as their brand ambassador. The #HalkaRakhYaar campaign is a fun ad on how we must have a carefree attitude inspite of missed connections and it’s a mantra I swear by myself. It is a heartfelt endeavour and I hope the audiences like it as much as I did while shooting it.”
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Abhay Duggal joins JioStar as director of Hindi GEC ad sales
The streaming giant brings in a seasoned revenue hand as the battle for Hindi television advertising heats up
MUMBAI: Abhay Duggal has a new desk, and JioStar has a new weapon. The media and entertainment veteran has joined JioStar as director of entertainment ad sales for Hindi general entertainment channels, adding 17 years of hard-won revenue experience to one of India’s most powerful broadcasting operations.
Duggal is no stranger to big portfolios or bruising markets. Before joining JioStar, he spent a brief stint at Republic World as deputy general manager and north regional head for ad sales. Before that, he put in three years at Enterr10 Television, where he ran the north region for Dangal TV and Dangal 2, two of India’s leading free-to-air Hindi channels. The north alone accounted for more than 50 per cent of total channel revenue on his watch, a number that tends to get attention in any sales meeting.
His longest stint was at Zee Entertainment Enterprises, where he spent over six years rising to associate director of sales. There he commanded the Hindi movies cluster across seven channels, owned more than half of north India’s revenue across flagship properties including Zee TV and &TV, and closed marquee sponsorships across the Indian Premier League, Zee Rishtey Awards and Dance India Dance. He also handled monetisation for the English movies and entertainment cluster and the global news channel WION, a portfolio that would stretch most sales teams twice his size.
Earlier in his career Duggal closed what was then a Rs 3 crore single deal at Reliance Broadcast Network, one of the largest in Indian radio at the time, before that he helped launch and monetise JAINHITS, India’s first HITS-based cable and satellite platform.
His edge, by his own account, lies in marrying data and instinct: translating audience trends, inventory signals and client demands into long-term partnerships built on cost-per-rating-point discipline rather than short-term deal chasing. In a media landscape being reshaped by streaming, fragmented attention and AI-driven advertising, that kind of rigour is increasingly rare and increasingly valuable.
JioStar, which blends the scale of Reliance’s Jio platform with the content firepower of Star, is doubling down on its advertising business at precisely the moment the Hindi GEC market is getting more competitive. Bringing in someone who has spent nearly two decades doing exactly this, across some of India’s most watched channels, is a pointed statement of intent. Duggal has spent his career turning audiences into revenue. JioStar is clearly betting he can do it again, and bigger.
