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Zee Studio in marketing for push for Godfather
MUMBAI: Zee Studio, which is airing The Godfather trilogy on Saturdays at 9 pm, has kicked off a campaign.
To pull the younger audience to this Hollywood cult Trilogy, Zee Studio has created a Godfather Face Book page where it is running two contests – Godfather Confessions – Trivia and Post your Godfather Picture.
In Godfather Confessions – Trivia, users will post onto the wall or in the notes section.
In Post your Godfather Picture, users can post their suited up ‘God fatherly’ pictures to get a prize.
Zee Studio is promoting the property off air to build appointment viewership via Sms Godfather Trivia Questions campaign. Questions posted on TV during films have to be answered correctly to win prizes.
Zee Studio has specially branded God Father Buses plying across Mumbai. It has also tied up with a Radio Channel to promote the “Ride The God Father bus”.
In extension to the campaign, a month long theatre slides and Translites in all major Theatre chains in Metros are done. OOH Media has also been tapped to promote the Trilogy.
Zee Studio plans to continue showcasing crime movies in this time band, after it has exhausted the trilogy.
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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.
