Ad Campaigns
Manyavar launches sequel to Viruskha ad
MUMBAI: Manyavar released a new ad – “Naye Rishtey, Naye Vaade- Hamesha” – taking forward the story of Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma in the ad. It continues the playful romance of the pair at yet another yaar ki shaadi. Dressed in a mid-night blue double-breasted Indo-western outfit with an asymmetrical cut, Virat, complements Anushka, who looks mesmerising in an ivory coloured, hand embroidered lehenga.
In the ad, Virushka leave no stone unturned to warn their soon to be married friends about the realities of marriage.
Commenting on the campaign, Virat said, “I loved Manyavar’s unique collection for the season. There are lots of different hues and cuts in store this season. For myself, I chose a very stylish double breasted outfit with an asymmetrical cut. I think it made me look really suave.”
Speaking about the ad, Anushka said “The youth will definitely resonate with it, especially young couples. Manyavar and Mohey have become brands that the youth have come to relate to. Their communication tends to be entertaining yet drives home a message which is extremely contemporary.”
The director of the ad, Dhadak and Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya fame, Shashank Khaitan said, “I rarely take on ad film projects, but I was really excited at the prospect of working on Manyavar and Mohey. We wanted to continue the element of relatability of the ad, and with the right treatment of light-hearted banter the film beautifully focuses on love and happiness in spite of differences.”
As someone rightly said, “A good dress can make you remember what is beautiful about life.” So if you have a wedding to attend this season, you know where to head for your wardrobe fix!
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.
